cloak room in Little Greene’s Tea with Florence, and capped it off by painting the ceiling in Little Greene’s Heat (as the name suggests, a fabulously hot orange!!!). Do you think that qualifies our cloak room as a “most coveted interior ” ?
The notable exception I refer red to ear lier is that according to one designer interviewed, celestial and metallic colours are in this summer. While I don’t really agree with her, as the designer goes on to expand, “Using metallics and striking colours is a great way to add dimensions and excitement to your space without having to redesign your entire space.” She suggests adding Citr ine to an already green scheme, and a dash of metallic Cobalt to an already blue scheme. In fact, many years ago Little Greene brought out an absolutely electric Cobalt Blue as a limited edition – it was fabulous !!!
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The other, and I thought related, ar ticle that caught my eye was from Ideal Home magazine, and was about 2025 trends that inter ior designers were already sick of, and what look s “they’re over”. Well, as you can imagine, this ar ticle was a little more
contentious, with designers loving ideas that others had grown tired of.
Bulk y, bulbous and over-sized sofas seemed pretty universally disliked, as did “ Fast” furniture. Interestingly, the author went on to observe that as inter ior design trends now seem to be changing almost as quick ly as fashion trends, this had given rise to a movement towards inevitably low quality budget furniture, offered by high street and online manufacturers. She went on to echo what I have been banging on about for the last 40 odd years, saying “Rather than chasing the next viral trend, our advice is to invest in quality and versatility. Choose pieces that will evolve with you and your space and are as practical as they are beautiful. After all, great design should never go out of style”. I couldn’t have put it better myself.
While we’re on the subject of furniture, another irritant was “Boucle everything”. Boucle is a gorgeous, sof t and smart fabric that is a joy to sit on. For the last couple of years just about every fabric manufacturer wor th their salts has released a boucle collection. While nobody is dissing boucle (as the yout’ would say),
As regular readers will know, the currently popular genre of Maximalism is a great favour ite of mine, and indeed many other designers. However, one of the designers interviewed
expressed caution, warning about
Maximalism overkill mak ing rooms look too cluttered – a sentiment I totally take onboard. Linked to this is the subject of colour drenching, where the walls, ceiling, woodwork, and even the cat if it stays still long enough, are painted the same colour. Some loved it, some were tired of it. Personally, I think it’s great in the right setting, and can give warmth, depth, and the Wow factor in spades.
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So, there you are – a quick whizz through the cur rent trends. But let me leave you with one thought; trends become trends because they are followed by the masses. Do you really want that for what is one of your most personal possessions – your home – or would you rather plough your own furrow?
it’s use in
moderation makes it even more striking, especially when teamed with a velvet, linen or cotton piece.
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