Trends fot the home

Beccy Want the presenter of BBC radio Manchester interviews Alison Fagan-Bird live about the relationship between interiors and how people can decorate their homes to incorporate the new trend looks. Along with recycle tips that creates a new take on Christmas trimmings that still fit into a contemporary space. 

Alison talks about entering an era of extravagance, aesthetics cultural and provocation. This can be done with crystals, silks, crushed velvet, pearlised and metallic effects, incorporating diamonds into not just fabrics but wallpaper and accessories.

Tactile elements have never been so crucial with touchy feely surfaces and natural elements of glass mirror furniture, Alpi and European walnut, zabrano woods,steel, feathers and ceramics.

Trends have several directions and pattern is so now, with trend walls and patterned window treatments which also move into accessories.

  • The extravagant Classical French Louis XIV looks with a modern twist
  • Simple retro geometrics patterns
  • Flat one colour florals on a pearlised finish
  • Holistic digital imagery with depth and individuality bringing the outside in
  • Modern slant Morrocan pattern

Trend Colour

  • Black, grey, silver grey with white, dark red accents or mains
  • Acids with green, orange, yellow, pink mixes
  • Green with several colours beige, white, pink, red and brown
  • Brown, and orange/ Brown and yellow/ Brown and Black/ Brown and turquoise

Accent/ main with bronze, silver, copper or glitter or use as main for walls, fabrics or accessories

Recycle ideas

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