People are looking at their homes and making them more of a reflection of their day-to-day activities. These shifting tastes are apparent in a variety of trends, such as punchy patterns and 1940s Hollywood noir styles.
Here’s a sampling of what will be turning up in homes next year.
Patterns
Animal prints: These are not zebra or leopard prints, but animals frolicking across upholstery fabrics. Some of the most popular are elephants and dogs.
Floral: Flowers are a decorating staple, but the buds showing up in 2013 are more modern and large scale. There are also Scandinavian-influenced posies blossoming on fabrics.
Stripes: This was a huge runway trend during Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Week, and it looks as if there will be no escaping stripes in home decor as well. Designers like it because it brings movement to a room.
Colors
Blue: There is no big shift in trending colors from 2012 to 2013. In 2012, the big color was green. For 2013, it’s blue. It’s a universal favorite among men and women. In this trend, we’re seeing blue used almost as a neutral. Navy is the new black!
Yellow: We’re calling this mellow yellow because it is really muted. Like blue, this is a paler yellow being used as a neutral shade against darker and richer colors like charcoal and purple.
Red: Orange was the attention-grabbing shade of 2012. For 2013, red is the power color, but in moderation.
Styles
Femme Fatale: Feminine, but not girly. A throwback to 1940’s Hollywood with soft, curvy lines and pops of pink and purple.
Metropolitan: This style echoes boutique hotel scale and modernity. The furnishings are all about clean lines.
