One of our favorite décor mags, Sweden's Sköna Hem, recently listed their trend prediction of 2009. If you're in need of some inspiration to spruce up your home, take a minute to peruse the list...
1. Raw Blonde Wood With the recent movements to go green, it's no surprise that this tops this list. Beautiful blonde wood meets locally produced materials stresses the importance of simplicity.
2. Tailored Textiles For heavier fabrics (like this grand purple velvet), the tailored look can give a room just the right amount of glamour.
3. Sense & Sensibility This trend is described as creating spaces that evoke a sense of "calm and harmony" by using sheer fabrics and delicate, muted colors.
4. Soft Cubism Main furniture pieces are getting a bit rounder on the edges--but not losing its boxy shape! This contradictory trend can give a room a nice element of surprise.
5. Factory Elements Despite the push towards delicacy and calm, there's always a niche for those of us who have more industrial tastes. The "factory" look is all about using bold primary colors to create a creative work/live space. It's Mondrian meets Pac Man!
Check out all the trends at Sköna Hem! [ Warning: It's all in Swedish. ]
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There is something beautiful about raw wood as long as there is not too much of it like the in the picture.
Solid velvets, mohair, linen velvets in deep rich colors are always in I sell a tone of it.
I love that chair.
*edit* - the chair in the second photo, that is.
"Main furniture pieces are getting a bit rounder on the edges--but not losing its boxy shape! This contradictory trend can give a room a nice element of surprise."
Sorry, but there's nothing surprising about revisiting the 70's. Since fashion/design always looks back 25-30 years, it's pretty predictable.
loving the all white/lighter ones.
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The boxy look isn't anything new but softening it's lines may well be a new twist on an old style - and there is nothing wrong with recycling older styles in a fresh new way.
I have always liked that boxy look to a degree, which is partially why I like the mod look of the 70's a lot.
There's nothing wrong with these trends, but how did they pick the worst possible photos to illustrate these trends?
Nashdp, you're right about us revisiting the 70s. But why anybody would want to revisit the 70s is beyond me.
incidentally, I blog about this same problem. stopthe70s.blogspot.com
LOL, klausonline!
I'm not against the 70's, or against borrowing ideas or styles from earlier decades. It's always done with a twist and incorporated with more current ideas.
But what amuses me is when people talk about a style as being "new" or "surprising," when it is in fact *old* and chronologically predictable. It's only new and surprising to the generation that wasn't yet alive to witness it first time around...
That wallpaper is giving me a headache o.o
If you love Swedish style, check out this link from Susan Serra's site. She's their US rep:
http://www.hansenliving.com/
If you're interested in more trends for 2009, consider:
Appliance Trends for 2009:
http://jgkitchens.blogspot.com/2009/01/trend-watch-2009-appliance-outlook.html
Color Trends from Color Marketing Council:
http://jgkitchens.blogspot.com/2009/01/trend-watch-2009-colors-to-come.html