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Predictions are is a It's time for the ubiquitous design trends or forecasts for the New Year. As much as I hate clichés, I do find trends fascinating. Perhaps trends are not merely driven and forced upon us by the design industries, but, instead, I like to think, arise out of our collective unconscious of the great timeless desire for beautiful ascetics and more useful technologies. Either way, these trends do determine how we shop, buy, wear and live the material world. Even if you are, like myself, a constant forager of that which has been tossed aside by one in order for another to make new again. Here's what folks are saying for the new Now:
Moore says:
Whooo doesn't love Owls. They are everywhere these days. For one thing, it's difficult to miss the huge gold owl on top of the TBS building overlooking I-85 here in the capital of The South. It took me a second to figure out why the owl? Then I remembered the Conan O'Brien ads showing the host of newish TBS late night show with a white owl on his shoulder. So, anyone want an custom owl rug, maybe for a child's room?
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| TBS ad for the Conan O'Brien Show |
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| Hand hooked area rug by Claire Murray |
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| Love this signage pulled from Vogue & Friends blog |
If our latest carpet samples are any indication of what's to come in home fashions, I can tell ya right now that a washed pallet will be around for a while. Very Neutral but with punches of richer colors like, plum, matte blacks, golds, orange reds. Also, for carpet expect super soft, high luster nylons. Although I'm a natural fibers sort of gal, I do have to say that these latest man made fibers feel just like silk but are as tough as steel.
The lovely
Darden Straus snapped a pic of the newest Rosecore Samples while in our showroom the other day. These feel and look like silk, but are a man made fiber... not (quite ; ) as expensive.
By now we've all know about Pantone's 2012 color Tangerine, but I feel blues will be here for a bit longer, I believe but are showing up more in Navy tones.Also, read my previous post on
Who's Blue? Also, I love a soft plum.
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| Handmade in Nepal, this dark navy area reg is available in standard sizes. | | | | |
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| Not sure how I feel about all the elements in this room, but the colors! |
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| I love a pale blue with purples. Here the blue area rug sets off those chairs perfectly. Photo taken from Patricia Gray. |
I really like many of the designers' comments in a recent Elle Decor article on the trend subject.
From
Elle Decor-
“I adore books and cannot imagine life, or my home, without them,” says
Ronda Carman, of All the Best Blog. But for her, books as props have a short shelf life. “Rose Tarlow
put it best: ‘An object added for effect instead of affection will always look like an affectation.’”
• Antiques dealer
Richard Shapiro has modernism malaise, calling out the “monotony of one midcentury room after another, all with predictable, gratuitous, gimmicky accessories.” He lobbies for collecting objects from different periods and styles that all have a bit of soul.
• It’s time to retire brightly lacquered Hollywood Regency furniture, says decorator
Mary McDonald: “I think we all have seen enough garage-sale junk sprayed in high-gloss Skittles colors to last through the next century.”
• Designer
Mario Buatta singles out “dysfunctional decoration,” his term for interiors that don’t relate to people. “Everything is done for styling, and nothing has to do with living— there’s no place to have a conversation or set down a drink,” he says. “The best time to look at a room is the day after you’ve had a party because you see the way people used the space.”
• The DIY craze has run its course, says decorator
Sheila Bridges, who has seen her share of “earthy, handmade concoctions. Just because it can be reclaimed doesn’t mean it should be.”
~ Sloane
