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5 Big Home And Interior Design Trends For 2011
Posted by in Trend Interior Design on June 29, 2011
Despite a difficult financial climate in 2010, and a bit of a shaky start to 2011, there is a sense of optimism which is reflected in the emerging design trends for 2011.
1. Wallpaper designs
Wallpaper designs will be big and bold. Previous year have seen single walls covered in a bold print. Expect to see entire rooms adorned with bright and colourful patterns.
2. Colour
Bright, bold and optimistic! The well respected colour experts at Pantone, known for their expertise in colours from graphic design and architecture to fashion and make up predict the colour of the year will be ‘Honeysuckle’, also referred to as Pantone 18-2120, head over to their site to see it. They describe it as bright but not bold, reflecting a sense of optimism for a brighter future. Colour forecasters, including Pantone foresee deep colours like iron and brick contrasting with pale, cool pastel shades for interiors.
3. Furniture
It’s all about mixing it up. Watch out for vintage items juxtaposed with carefully selected pieces from the seventies, eighties and current times.
4. Technology
Everybody is becoming more techo-savvy, and technology is becoming evermore accessible. Rather than the CD player in the corner of the room, iPads, iPhones are used to wirelessly transmit music to an amplifier. There are apps which work with intelligent lighting to control the ambiance of your rooms. Read the rest of this entry »
Trends in Interior Home Design
Posted by in Trend Interior Design on June 26, 2011
Everybody wants to have homes that perfectly combine the aesthetics with the practical. If you are planning to redecorate your house you should start by reading magazines for home improvement or interior design in order to find out the latest trends. This is an easy way of finding out what are the trends but it can also be a way of relaxing.
Something else that you could do is to visit the numerous websites that are usually full of home appliances and designs. There are also special channels that present the latest news on home design. But with all this variety of methods of learning about what interests you, you may actually forget what exactly you want for your home.
The first important question that you have to ask yourself is what mood you want to create for the room you are decorating. Some people are looking for a relaxing space to unwind when they come home from work. Others that work from home for example would need a room to energize themselves and not get distracted by the fact that they are in their pajamas. The color of the rooms is what mostly dictates the mood. Bright colors like yellow, red, orange will be stimulating for someone that works in a room painted in this color. Other colors like glue and green will have a tranquilizing effect and will also prevent one from having nightmares while sleeping. Read the rest of this entry »