2011 Trend Predictions (Part 3) - Lux. Raw. Warm. Organic. Texture.

1. Photo via Werrner Seggarra.
2. velvet headboard & skirt with fur throw via unknown :(
3. over-dyed rugs via Little Shop.
4. Roberto Peregalli via W Mag.
5. Distressed Pillows in grey and gold via 2 Hounds Design.

Fur, natural or synthetic (I like mine natural but re-purposed), vintage linens, distressed velvets and over-dyed rugs are some of the textiles you are going to be seeing more of this year.


It's all about textiles with a history! 

2011 Color of the Year Prediction!

Yellow!

I'm loving it. I've put it in a client's home...and my own. OK, well I'm not using a lot of yellow...it's just in this rug which you see I sourced for a client (top). I loved it so much...I put one in my living room yesterday.

I loved turquoise as the 2010 colour of the year but didn't put any in my own home. Well, I didn't recommend it either, but never the less, I loved it.

I'm sure of yellow.

Btw, yellow is big on the runways for spring 2011...I'm just saying...Yellow!

2011 Trend Predictions (Part 2) - Lux. Raw. Warm. Organic. Texture.

Gallery walls of mixed art and  the acceptance of black walls as a neutral we are going to start seeing a more creative movement when it comes to wallpaper and color.  Bold colour in large scale prints and graphics be it on all the walls in a room, as a feature wall or for those who want the edge but not the huge commitment, accent pieces such as pillows. It can be punk, graffiti, chinoiserie or all out baroque; but it will be big, bold and quite possibly colourful!

Don't believe me? Wait till you get a look at the January 2011 issue of Canadian House and Home's Style Files...page 28.  ;)

1, 2. Via Adore Magazine

3. Brazilian artist Assume Vivid Astro Focus for Mark Fletcher's living room via W Magazine

4. Wallpaper design by Kravitz Design for Flavor Paper (imagine this in a bright sunny room!)

5. Alexander McQueen Spring 2011 via NYT

2011 Trend Predictions (Part 1) - Lux. Raw. Warm. Organic. Texture.

1,2. Bronze Tile, Bronze Pull both by Rocky Mountain Hardware.
3. Restoration Hardware.
4. Brass light fixture by Annabelle Selldorf for Neue Gallerie Design Store.
5,6. Brass bottle openers, patinated brass pendants both by Oji & Design.

Warm metals beckon to be touched. Clever designers have added the element of texture as clearly evident with the tiled backsplash and faceted pendant light fixtures. Don't you want to pick up the bottle openers? Desire to run your finger through the bronze pull? I know I'm dying to!

I've been recommending brass and bronze lighting and accessories for a couple of years now...but just recently it's become an obsession for me.

We will be seeing a lot more of the warm metals over the next few years; they soften the darker walls we are seeing, instill a sense of warmth to our rooms and lend timelessness to our homes, often in some nontraditional concepts!