How do you rate 2016? Will you be making any changes or adjustments based on your experiences during the year? The reactions to this question are mixed I'm sure.
In an attempt to predict choices that people will make for their home in 2017, I looked at trends viewed at the
High Point Furniture & Accessory Market in the Fall.
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In addition,
Dering Hall, a virtual furniture retail store, compiled an interesting list of forecasted trends for the New Year. Here are some excerpts below from their article.
Understated Luxury ~ "We see an appreciation of luxury that is quiet, understated, and personal gaining momentum in 2017. Our clients want their residences to feel luxurious but also welcoming, warm, and most importantly, authentic. This means creating spaces that feel highly personal with a piece of original art, beautiful accessory, bespoke lighting or custom furnishing....MORE
Eclectic Style & Global Influences ~ "I feel like more and more the world of design is going eclectically global. Design does not just have to be one dimensional and themed by a specific genre of influence. In 2017, I feel interiors will become even more layered with contrasting elements and periods of style...MORE
Open, Communal Layouts ~ "Open, communal living spaces where friends and families gather to eat, converse, write, work, entertain and be entertained, and even sleep, will continue to gain popularity as a way to get comfortable in a world of rapidly accelerating changes. The handmade, the textural, the artisanal and the collected will trump sleekness in 2017...MORE
Finally an app that makes matching color easy! Amy Wax created the app COLOR911 which identifies colors that are used in images when you take a photo of it...
