Perhaps the most exciting aspect of market is seeing what is
trending in and out. The Belgian
look has become very dominant since last year. Its influence has been seen in the shelter magazines for
most of last year. This style can
be dressed up or down depending on your lifestyle and has a much lighter feel
than some of the trends from the last few years. I know I have felt the need to ‘lighten up’ my surroundings
after the last year. Even the
styles with darker palettes, such as Mediterranean are seeing a shift towards a
lighter palette. One of the
aspects I particularly like about the Belgian is how found, collected, and
heirloom accessories and furniture can be used in the mix. Emerging from this look is another
which is being called Farmhouse Country.
With a soft palette of pastels verging on lighter midtones, it is fresh,
lighter in feel, incorporates many of the icons of American style design, and
is a great way to update your current look. Fitting in with both of these looks are the two colors most
dominant at market – blues in the aqua range and pinks flushed with lavender
and gray. Gray is the predominant
neutral, and while it has a history of being considered drab, boring and
sometimes cold, it is now richer, more exciting and often warmer because of
hints of color being added. As a
floral designer, green is considered a neutral because Mother Nature uses it as
a backdrop for her beautiful flowers, and therefore from my perspective green,
in one of its myriad shades is a neutral that can be blended into any
palette. In interiors however, it
is treated as part of the color harmony and therefore should be mentioned as
one of the dominant colors at market.
Still extremely popular in all of the yellow-green shades, it has also
taken on the blue side of the color wheel and is prominent in every hue and
shade of blue-green as it reaches toward the aquas previously mentioned.
We were delighted to find a new lamp resource that gives home decor a new uplift. Decorated with crystals, jewels, flowers, braids and ribbons, each lamp has a personality of its own. Watch for their arrival in March.
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