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Thursday, September 6th, 2018
It is pegged that navy is the color that will dominate many homes during the fall and winter seasons of 2018. Even the cute pink hue is also back with a vengeance. And have you always wanted gold carpeting? Well, this and many other surprisingly delish things are the elements to beat this Fall.
Say Hello to Florals
No, spring isn’t quite over yet as it seems to linger with this lovely trend of flower prints. You’ll have to use these cute patterns on a larger scale, though, if you want to go with the flow this year. Do you remember those blousy floral designs? Have them don your cushions, bedding, and yes, an accent wall that’s a lovely mural.
Shop this look:
Figure 1. Maitland-Smith Lamps and Lighting Chandelier, Floral Decor 8125-19: This chandelier is a chic and sophisticated way to fulfill the Fall 2018 floral trend.
Figure 2. You will surely love the Cynthia Rowley for Hooker Furniture Home Office Fleur de Glee Writing Desk 1586-10458A-MULTI2 as it features the designer’s signature floral complete with curved drawer fronts and ample legroom.
Go for Gold
Spring and summer also featured gold as a useful design element. Well, it’s not going away anytime soon.
Gold is still a trend this fall but you can use it as an accessory rather than as the main design element for your home this season. You’re right on track if you already have a Mid-century modern home, to begin with, because gold carpet goes well with this style.
If gold carpeting is a little too much for you, then try this lovely chair. The Marge Carson Bedroom Mirielle Vanity Chair shows just the right amount of gold for you to fulfill that gold accent for this season.
Jet Black Is Back
if you’re a huge monochrome fan then this is a trend that will surely speak to you. Make the black look work by adding a block or two here and there. You can have a jet black shelf or you could also showcase this black vase made of marble complete with cast light antique patina brass mounts. The Maitland-Smith Accessories Black Urn, Brass Mounts 8101-21 is the accessory to beat this season –
All the Pink in the World
That old-fashioned pink that was used to gender-categorize is also being revived for this season. This is the right amount of antidote for the rusty tones that usually dominate fall interiors.
Add more color and warmth to your home this fall by using pink together with other elements such as metallic furnishings. And since you’re dealing with pink, it is sure to look lovely with any shade of gray (fifty shades to choose from).
If you are a bit bolder, then find a statement furniture or upholstery that will surely update the look of your home for this season. If not, then you can always go for the reliable painterly florals as well as layered textures.
Shop think Pink: The Uttermost Living Room Arieat Pink Armchair doesn’t just provide the luscious pink hue but also a supportive comfort which is quite important in any living room seat.
As Bright As You Could Go or Not
It’s Fall. Before you go to the subdued colors of winter, it’s time to enjoy, first, the citrusy colors of fall. Be playful with colors. Look for bolder shapes and hues. It’s all about going for the graphic geometrics and the boldest and brightest hues even on clean lines.
Navy blue might be perceived as a dignified color but it is also versatile so it can be as neutral or as bold as one could get. Plus, jet black is super trending this season and navy blue is almost its cousin so it’s no wonder that it, too, is set to make headlines.
Maitland-Smith Living Room Occasional Table 8285-30
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Sunday, August 5th, 2018
Uttermost Accessories Salar Succulents In Teak Bowl
Summer is all about being bold, beautiful and bright. These are the adjectives that are often used to describe summer because this is the season to go out, frolic under the sun, and just have plain fun. But how would you translate all these to interior design?
When thinking of summer, it is also easy to picture a bright, airy room with colorful décor. These are, of course, true every year but the textures, hues, and patterns can also be altered. As the saying goes, nothing is set in stone so you’re absolutely free to experiment, blend, and alter.
So let’s see what’s hot this season. Wall hangings, patterns, and daring gelato colors are in. Here are some ways that you can infuse these into your interiors –
Trendy Accents
A wonderful way to incorporate the delicious colors of summer is through texture. You can begin with the gold trend and use it first in some of your accent pieces. For instance, go for those gold-colored handles on coffee mugs. Or you can just go for the all-out gold on a lamp base. How about updating the frames on your gallery wall by adding gold edges?
Another inexpensive way to update your home is to paint any of the accent pieces in a room. You can also paint the back of a door with a fun, bold color that’s super trendy during summer. So go ahead and paint a door or two with bubblegum pink, bright lavender or lime green. These are the most popular hues for accessories this season.
Those Green Plants
We already know the many benefits of bringing in houseplants. These potted beauties are able to reduce carbon dioxide levels inside your home plus they also reduce other pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and benzene.
Perhaps you’ve also noticed how the dust levels are at their lowest when you have houseplants. So how would you display your houseplants this summer?
You don’t need to have a huge room in order to display indoor plants. These do not just clean the air but also become effective décor. Have a side table or two where you can place your plants. If not, then have a shelf where you can also keep them.
Be chic by having cascading plants displayed. There are also planters and pots where you can place your favorite plants. These do not just accentuate the plants but also help in decorating your room. Just be sure to get low-maintenance plants if you don’t have time to tend to them.
That staircase can also be used. Arrange your potted plants on each step for a greener and more beautiful staircase. Or how about setting up a tropical wall art? You can display flowering plants or just your small pots of greens right on your living room or dining room wall.
You can also grow succulents which are also quite trendy nowadays.
A Macramé
This is a type of art that is created when a string or cord is used in creating patterns. The resulting pieces are then used as decorative articles. The beauty of this woven piece is that it can have many interior decorating uses.
First, there are many homeowners who are now using macramé in hanging their potted plants. There are also those who use it as a beautiful grand piano topper. You can also go retro by using macramé as fiber art on your walls. These are those little hops with some macramé that’s woven as a dream catcher. Votive holders can also be covered with this unique piece of fabric art.
Terrazzo Patterns
Why not? These are often used as tile flooring but they can also become an inspiration for wall décor and textile choices. You can also use them on accent pieces such as blankets, the bedding, and throw pillows.
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Monday, February 5th, 2018
Trilby Desk from Fine Furniture Design’s Portfolio Collection
Each year, there is always a talk on what trends and themes are going to be the dominant ones. This is true when it comes to fashion and interior design. Unlike fashion, though, trends are easily sidetracked. Trends can only become the standard or norms if they are seen by fashion influencers as something that is timeless.
In the 1950s, there appeared a theme in fashion that shocked the entire fashion industry. Brutalism came into being then and it drove away a lot of people. It was seen as something to be feared because it was different. Not a lot of people were bold or brave enough to use brutalism to stylize.
Rewind to the 1300s, when the Renaissance was able to bridge the huge gap between the religious yet gory Middle Ages and modern history. Shortly thereafter, Rococo and Baroque were born and history went on to record their significant, life-altering trends that they came to be.
Trend or Timeless?
When talking about the word trend, it would seem that people are talking about fashion all of the time. But now, there is a lot more to this word than just clothes, bags or shoes.
Trend is more particularly about colors, patterns, materials, and forms which are also elements of interior design. As the seasons change, so do the collections, and then you wonder how quickly the looks can change.
When talking about interior design trends, always ask yourself about the prevailing trends in fashion as well. These two are inseparable.
Interior designers always tell their clients to make a curated space where they feel they belong. This must be a space that they can comfortably call their home. An interior design should be enjoyable for the homeowner, and it must also be sophisticated, timeless, elegant, and with a dash of customized areas just to prove the homeowner’s ownership of that house.
The theme in the hospitality industry is a tad different, though. Hotels have major changes every decade or so or they would be outdated. The hotel industry thrives on a person’s experience and journey. They want to make an impression that their rooms or suites are the perfect spots to hold staycations.
These are supposed to be hideaways, a haven, and a place where there is respite from the busy goings-on of their lives.
A fashionable interior design must always begin with the right architectural elements. You should also be able to see the culture that sits in the background. As for the furniture, the pieces should be able to tell the style as well as the period when from whence they came.
The lighting must also be done so that what needs to be highlighted is properly emphasized while those that need to recede into the background should stay there.
Interior Design Trends for 2018
This year is the time to love purple. Pantone’s Color of the Year is Ultra Violet which is bold and interesting. It is never boring, it is meant to say, hello, I am here, see me!
The worlds of interior design and fashion are forever fused so pick an idea or two from the designs that you see on clothing and shoes.
Use bold reds, greens, and blues, too. These will outshine the neutrals of the past years. This is the year to test the boundaries in terms of colors. Be bold, be daring, go for statement pieces.
Don’t be afraid to mix dark finishes. Give brass a moment to come back this year as it boldly outstages rose gold. Mix metal finishes in the kitchen as well as the bathroom. Just remember to pick the dominant metal to use throughout the house as accents.
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Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Credenza with marble top 1150-851
There is no doubt that 2016 was a great year for home design. The hottest things ranged from woven wall décor to Nordic interiors. As this year passed, it’s time to explore the possibility of freshening up your home. It’s time to recognize the decorating trends that you could replicate in your home.
So, what’s in?
Everything Green
Most trends are inspiring and chic and these two characteristics perfectly describe this first trend. Green is very strong this year. You could use emerald to lime green as a wall color or even on your area rugs.
If you’re not that keen on using green in most of your furnishings and accessories, then just add a fun dose. For instance, use emerald glasses together with your white plates.
Goin’ Tropical
Interior design, no doubt, takes its cues from the world of fashion. This year, Prada, Marc Jacobs as well as Emanuel Ungaro are quite huge when it comes to tropical prints. This print continues to appear on wall papers as they get their inspiration from designer fabrics.
If tropical prints are not you, then don’t fret. You can still be in by just adding some throw pillows with this trendy pattern. When you do this, though, make sure that you have a plain sofa to match the busy prints.
Shopping for accent pieces is much like purchasing a piece of classic clothing. Just refresh it with new shoes or a bag.
Beautiful Textures
Woven textures are more inviting and the very idea of fusing fabrics with other materials is a huge thing this year. Texture is quite important as it is being seen in every form from wallpapers to brass tables to lighting fixtures.
One quick way to test this trend is to drape a wool throw over a beautiful chair made of leather. You can also mix fabrics when decorating with throw pillows.
Cynthia Rowley for Hooker Furniture Living Room Horizon Line Round Metal Cocktail Table 1586-50009-GLD5
Muted Hues
If you feel anxious about bold colors dominating your home, then this year is going to be great for you – it’s all about neutrals for the year ahead. Beiges, whites, camel, pale gray and pale pink are truly trending and piping hot!
Brass and Marble Combos
Young Huh envisioned brass and marble being the dominant pair in 2017. This top young interior designer wasn’t at all wrong when the prediction was made in 2015.
Brass and marble offer a natural yet clean combination. It can be both clean and industrial with a touch of glamour offered by brass.
Bronze
What is brass without bronze as competition? This year offers loads of bronze details. This metal can effectively warm up any space as it also offers a classic look.
Bronze can easily complement different decorating styles. It looks great in accessories and lighting whether on lamps, vases or decorative kitchen bowls.
A Dash of Geometry
Your goal this year is to set up a home that looks and feels curated. An effective way to achieve this is through the use of patterns. Be inventive as you use geometrics that depict ancient cultures. Whether you would choose Asian or African patterns, you have the power to modernize the setting. Think of triangles and simple lines and you’re in good hands.
Unique Lighting
One of the best accessories that you can use in your home is lighting. So bring out your design sensibility and search for the quirkiest lighting fixtures that you could get your hands on. The more unique, the better. So go ahead and create a distinctive dining room this year.
Consider freshening up the bedside lamps, too.
Artisan Furniture
This year’s big on uniquely-crafted furniture. Think of furniture as an investment so shop at a place where you could find pieces that speak to you and what better place to shop than at McCreery’s Home Furnishings?
Browse through the hottest pieces for 2017 here.
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Monday, December 26th, 2016
Bernhardt Interiors Bedroom Chest 366-115 is made of teak that’s sturdy and ever reliable – great characteristics to begin your year.
As cliché as it may seem, it truly is the time for out with the old and in with the new. With the first month taking its rightful place once more this calendar year, don’t you think that it’s also time to take down the holiday décor to start stylizing your home for the exciting months ahead? Or is it your entire design that needs an overhaul? Perhaps the wall paint has had its moment for the longest time.
Looking through this year’s trends can be quite difficult especially when you’re trying to figure out the design that’s right for your home. For a little help, here are some of the bravest and most talked about trends for this awesome year –
Mind the Outdoors
Cleaning up the inside of your home might become your sole focus for the first month of this year but don’t let this be the case. The exterior façade style could beautifully represent what visitors would anticipate indoors. So whether you’ve chosen a traditional or contemporary setup indoors, it pays to set aside a little time for your patio, terrace, walkway, garden, the lawn, and every part that’s exposed to the scrutiny of other people.
There is a lot of work to do outside especially when it comes to setting up the furniture sets and the lighting fixtures. Let these design elements inspire the pieces that you also bring indoors.
Industrial Is In
Don’t think that you’re too late for this trend as it has been forecasted to become even more popular this 2017. Industrial means not minding the use of subway tiles on a raw concrete finish. Plastic and neon colors are also in since they mean you’re ready to break free from what’s conventional.
Everything gaudy is unwelcome this year.
Flexsteel Living Room Sofa Table 6722-04 highlights the industrial appeal that’s truly ‘in’ for this year.
Yes to Sustainability
This year, teak and other woods are making a huge leap towards center stage; this is, after all, their rightful place. The great news is that technology has introduced more eco-friendly and greener materials so rattan, wicker and bamboo are also highly sought.
Let There be Light
A beautifully-lit home is noticeable even from a mile away. This is because lighting can make a world of difference in terms of style and setting an ambience.
Make your home look amazing with the right lighting fixtures. Don’t focus on task lighting, have a little imagination this year and do have some ambient lighting.
The Leading Colors
Prepare for sophisticated colors this year because they are surely going to take center stage. See which among these colors you’d be most comfortable to use –
Reds, Blues and Greens
If you’re the social type, then you are going to love the shades of spicy reds, hazy blues and lime greens this year. The earthier the color for greens, the better it is. Taupes are also in as this is the go to color for traditionalists who are considering a contemporary setting.
As for the shades of blue, you could go for the Hamptons feel with dusky blue. Find paint, wallpaper, and textiles that represent the delicious colors of the ocean.
Blue green could be accentuated with punches of orange. This is the color combo to have for a more dramatic home this 2017.
Pastels, Grays, Yellows and Oranges
Pale pastels remain usable as are muted shades which introverts will surely love.
Lemon yellow is a wonderful, happy color to use inside rooms, this is if you’re willing to take the risk.
Shades of gray are the safest colors to use. These are solemn, rich shades that can help you safely set up the style of your home.
So, are you ready to embrace these tips this year?
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