A new year means a new start, and what better way to detox your body and mind than decorating your home. Making a few simple changes can breathe new life into familiar spaces. This year’s interior trends are all about mix and match patterns, bold accessories and dramatic style. These are the top 10 home trends for 2014.
Colours
Forget the natural colours; it’s time to get rid of the beige and grey. Introduce a navy or a plum colour into your home; colours like this are easy to blend with. If you don’t feel brave enough to paint a wall with a dark colour, start with a piece of furniture as your focal point and work from there.
Rich Fabrics
Simple cottons and linens are out this year, it’s all about the rich fabrics such as velvet and silk. These fabrics are sophisticated and durable, and can hold up to the darker colour schemes for 2014.
Patterns
Floral patterns are in again. Think modern when it comes to patterns this year, the trend is focused around the bold approach and keeping it as current as you can. Adding a funky and unique edge to your patterns is just as important.
High Street Prices
More and more people are now shopping on the high street for affordable accessories for their home. You are sure to find the top home trends right on your doorstep, don’t be rushed into buying expensive interior items when you can shop around.
Mix & Match Patterns
2014 is all about taking risks, and the biggest risk you can take your home is mixing and matching your patterns. You don’t have to take the time to consider what you think matches the best, it is all about using different colours, textures and finishes to create a new look. There are no boundaries when it comes to patterns this year.
Be Different
Be adventurous and try bold trends and mixed finishes. There is no need to place styles into specific categories like ‘country’ and ‘traditional’, you can be free in how you dress the style of your home, think outside the box and create something different.
Accessories
Accessories in the home this year are all about the personal touch. Forget about the standard accessories you bought from the shop, use your photo frames and reinvent them, add personal art work to your walls and create your own decorative collection of meaningful accessories.
Art
Sculptural pieces add dimensionality to your walls. A range of materials and textures can create a unique focal point in a room as well as being a conversation topic.
Natural Elements
Leather and cowhide are making a big comeback this year; giving you the chance to add some more natural elements to your home.
Light Wood
Dark wood has dominated the wood furniture market for many years, but this year it is all about the caramel and honey tones in your wood furnishings. Look for the softer tones and the simple look when shopping for your wood furniture.
