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home: trend [ pink ] 

home: trend [ pink ] 

1. Ted Baker Peony Bedding Range £35 – £110 / House Of Fraser 

2. Shocking pink (try Crown at B&Q) 

3. Pale Pink (Try Dulux at Homebase) 

4. Stardust Quartz tiles £6.84 p/sqm / Porcelain Superstore 

5. Geometric Cushion £12 / Urbanara 

6. Bagsie Sofa £2095 / Loaf 

7. Honolulu Wallpaper £20 / Graham & Browne 

8. Shut Up + Sit Down Print £21.50 / Skandivis 

This is a trend to expand what may be a naive view that pink is just for little girls or lounges in the eighties. 

Modern pink interiors are cool, striking, yet calming, and the range of shades that sit together well and with other colours give ample opportunity to find the right shade to work for you. 

Hot pink look clean with white // Pale shades looking subtle against warm woods
Layering up shades of pink is so effective for a rich inviting interior
Choose pinks to suit you. Pink can be introduced in small details, accessories and soft furnishings. Bolder use of the colour can be for walls in paint or wallpaper. The strongest look is combining shades for every element of a room and building the look with textures and patterns. 

If pink seems to much to have as the main colouring in interior design then try using it as a highlight colour. It’s a perfect addition to a monochrome room and works beautifully alongside other high light colours including copper, soft grey and beige. 

Perfect pink patterns and textures from cushions (see below for buying)
(From left to right / row by row)

|| Swirly Fur £4.99 The Range • Tropical Bird • Butterfly Matthew Williamson £11 Debenhams || 

|| Striped £138 Iconic Dutch • Lotus £35.99 Turnbull & Thomas • Renee Embroidered £29.50 Marks & Spencer || 

|| Las Tanner Knit £35 John Lewis • Shell £95 Amara  • Watercolour Floral £12.55 RedBubble • || 

home: trend [ scandinavian ]

home: trend [ scandinavian ]

Not many trends can stand the test of time. Throughout the year you have Spring / Summer looks and Autumn / Winter looks which work for that time of the year, whether it’s tropical prints, nautical and bright tones or knitted, woodland and textured, these trends come and go.

A style and interior trend that has grown year on year is Scandinavian. It’s popularity is due to its relaxed nature and is very simple to achieve. Using a subtle colour palette, key furniture and a selection of textures you can easily get the look in your room.

Prints and art sit strongly within this trend. Black & White typography and graphic art work really well pulling together the scandinavian feel. Texture also plays a big part, with faux fur and knitted wool throws creating a cosy welcoming space to relax.  Continuing with soft furnishings you cannot call a room Scandi influenced without rugs layed on wooden flooring. Make sure the rug has a pattern and keep the colours to a minimum.

If you want to bring colour to your room consider deep oranges and blues, they work really nice with the different wood tones that are used. Go bold with a coloured sofa or chair, alternatively paint a wall offset with white furniture and accessories. A popular style of sofa is a rattan framed option, creating interest and giving a sense of outdoors living but inside, as well as giving the versatility of a day bed. Also consider a large mid century style leather sofa in brown or caramel.

For chair inspiration check out Arne Jacobson, Hans Wegner and Kaare Klint.

Furniture really makes a room and the bolder the better in this case. Mix walnut finishes with mango wood and acacia vaneer. A classic low level console with drawers and doors will look great with a selection of plants, frames and accessories arranged on top. Another key piece is a display cabinet showing off a lovely collection of glassware and ceramics.

When bringing lighting into the room keep the wood theme by opting for a woven bamboo shade or freestanding floor lamp.

A good place to start to get the scandinavian look at varied budgets is buy heading to Ikea.com, Skandivis.co.uk and Skandium.com

Guide:

1. Pair of dining chairs from made.com [ £189 ]

2. Rug from ikea.com [ £59 ]

3. Print from indish.co.uk [ £36 ]

4. Walnut coffee table from ikea.com [ £195 ]

5. Faux fur cushion from hm.com [ £12.99 ]

6. Frame from skandivis.co.uk [ £29 ]

7. Dala horse from atnumber67.co.uk [ £9.90 ]

8. Sofa from husandhem.co.uk [ £3740 ]

9. Cabinet from ikea.com [ £110 ]

10. Console from johnlewis.com [ £1299 ]

11. Bamboo lampshade from loandbeholdstore.com [ £95 ]

12. Throw from hm.com [ £29.99 ]

13. Chair from nest.co.uk [ £185 ]

home: trend [ rattan ]

home: trend [ rattan ] 

A once favourite for suburban semi conservatory furniture and popular up until the last couple of decades, rattan has had a recent surge of popularity and with many brands designing new chic modern styles, rattan is the perfect addition to the contemporary home. 

It’s flexible and sits well with both minimalist interiors as well as bohemian ecletic styles. 

Create the perfect look with dark wood floors, kilim rugs (we love the selection at West Elm), fresh white walls and lace white curtains (try IKEA Alvine Spets). 

1. MALU vintage rattan bedside table £55 La Redoute 

2. ALSEDA stool £20 IKEA 

3. BOJA lamp £52 IKEA 

4. OONA rocking chair £352.50 Graham And Green

5. IVYLINE planter £79 John Lewis 

6. INQALUIT KUBU footstool £42.25 La Redoute 

7. RADVIKEN chair £120 IKEA 

home: trend [ matte finish ]

home: trend [ matte finish ]

This season shiney finishes and silk paint is out, and in comes matte walls and painted furniture.

Whether it’s light fittings, accessories, unit doors or table tops the look combines oxidized metals, matte glazes and chalk paint finishes. Black and grey look great in matte, but to bring lighter shades into a room consider creams, aqua greens [ in lighter shades ] and other pastel tones.

This trend works well in minimalist interiors and can be mixed with elements of Industrial, Rustic and Scandinavian. And note not everything has to be matte, mix with textured and reflective items such at leather, glass and metal to bring a well collated, thought through interior. Be selective in your choices and bring in colour where possible.

With regards to walls you can use wallpaper with minimal pattern or our preferred option is to paint. Consider clay and earthy colours [ in matte ] or try two colours [ pastels ] and divide a wall in half or an interesting pattern. Check out bestlivingroomdesigns.com for ideas. 

Guide:

1. Stelton teapot – violetandpercy.com [ £74.95 ]

2. Armchair – loaf.com [ £795 ]

3. Lampshade – nooklondon.com [ £90.50 ]

4. Table – roseandgrey.co.uk [ £175 ]

5. Paint colours – dulux.co.uk

6. Ferm Living table – loandbeholdstore.com [ £88 ]

7. Besta unit – ikea.com [ £320 ]

8. Vase – futureandfound.com [ £35 ]

9. Map poster – doo-dah.co.uk [ £25 ]

home: trend [ pendant lighting ] 

home: trend [ pendant lighting ] 

A bold way to influence the style and feel of a room is to use a statement pendant lighting feature. 

We’ve hunted for our favourite collection of great big, great design lighting (see 9 pictures) but so many stores are offering super statement lighting often at very affordable prices. 

Grab bargain pieces at IKEA, Tesco, Affordable Lighting or Dunelm. Head to Made.com or Habitat for mid range pricing, and spend big at Nest. 

Dunelm • Tesco • IKEA

1. Danish Chimney Lamp // Modern Classic 199.95

2. Tom Raffield No.1 // John Lewis £295 

3. Galveston // Laura Ashley Was £125 Now £60 

4. Sequoia Wood Chips // Hutsly £196.50

5. Tuli Cluster // Made.Com £79 

6. Nordic Geometric // Not On The High Street Was £99.95 Now £49.97

7. Single Globe Cage // Homary £90.98

8. Arcadia // Atkin + Thyme £79 

9. WH Pendant // Tea + Kate £679 

home: trend [ natural tones ]

home: trend [ natural tones ]

This year the home takes on a natural tone with creams, stone and woods. Create a calming, no fuss space which is clean, yet cosy. With a colour palette of nuetral creams, greys and browns there is little that can go wrong when creating this look.

Focus on soft furnishings like throws and cushions to enhance a sofa or chair, making sure you go for textured fabrics to bring a different element to all the muted colours. With furniture Mid Century and Scandinavian influences work the best, strong design with a great use of wood and fabric, especially leather.

When decorating your room, look at two possible options. Firstly paint the wall a pale cream or grey and accent the space with white furniture and accessories or reverse the look with all white walls, bringing in the addition of other tones in everything else. What’s nice with this trend is that you don’t necessarily have to stick to 2/3 colours, use as many as you like. Look at the palette below.

Guide:

1. String shelving – string.se 

2. Coffee table – Westelm.co.uk [ £199.95 ]

3. Light shade – johnlewis.com [£30 ]

4. Wool throw – Ikea.com [ £25 ]

5. Pair of leather chairs – made.com [ £159 ]

6. Vases – Westelm.co.uk [ from £12 ]

7. Armchair – swooneditions.com [ £369 ]

8. Cushion – sainsburyshome.co.uk [ £14 ]

9. Nest of marble tables – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £255 ]

10. Coffee pot – trouva.com [ £39.95 ]

home: trend [ granny floral ] 

home: trend [ granny floral ] 

Not to be solely associated with a twee cottage in the countryside, this floral trend can be a beautiful layer on to a minimal white room. Deep hues of floral designs can be miss match and combine to create a rich look that can be really effective on a worn leather couch against a crisp white wall. Mismatching in the sane hues, varying the size of the print, can create a warm, coherent look that is cosy and inviting and easy to add to with new pieces to layer up. 

Florals can be introduced in the furniture,  in small homewares, with small furnishings and even with wall and floor covering. Try The Rug Seller for great granny floral rugs and head to Wilko for a lovely selection of floral wallpapers 

1 Millie Nancy Armchair 229.99 / DunElm 

2 Bella Floral Cushion £31 / Hutsly 

3 Lupins Cushion (SALE) £28.80 / Laura Ashley 

4 Crochet Throw £40 / A Room in my House  

5 Multi florals layered up on a crisp white background and mid match vintage framing 

6 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Cushion £65 / John Lewis 

7 Vintage Danish Sofa £650 / Modernistiks 

8 Going bold with floral mural on a dark wall. Full a similar effect try a big floral wall paper. 

home: trend [ graphic cushion ]

home: trend [ graphic cushions ]

A very simple way to freshen up a room and bring a new feel to a space is by using soft furnishings, especially cushions. This can also be an inexpensive way of updating a sofa or chair by changing existing covers. This Summer the big trend is graphic print, and statement imagery. A good place to start is hm.com which has some gorgeous digital and geometric cushions cover from only £3.99. The colour pallete is quite muted with blues, greens and grey. One or two of these designs mixed with some plain cushions works really well. Be more adventurous by clashing geometric with strong imagery like the camera design cushion from violetandpercy.com.

Guide:

1. Peastyle.co.uk [ £25 ]

2. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £39 ]

3. Hm.com [ £12.99 ]

4. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

5. Violetandpercy.com [ £35 ]

6. Trouva.com [ £45 ]

Have some fun when picking cushions, pick one or two illustrated or cartoon options for individual chairs. For a cohesive look in a room try and match colours tonally with the the rest of the room. Maybe pick out a colour you have on a wall or with a rug you already have. Alternatively mix up the colours and prints and go wild.

Guide cont:

7. Hm.com [ £6.99 ]

8. Habitat.com [ £14 ]

9. Johnlewis.com [ £30 ]

10. Johnlewis.com [ £40 ]

11. Violetandpercy.com [ £40 ]

12. Rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £72 ]

13. Ikea.com [ £6 ]

14. Hm.com [ £3.99 ]

15. Ikea.com [ £4 ] 

home: trend [ marble ] 

home: trend [ marble ] 

Marble is cool, clean and calming in an interior. It can add an extra dimension to white interiors and sits perfectly with the current popular copper, metallic and pastel trends. 

It can be introduced in a subtle or strong way. 

For a big impact use on walls or floor. There are some great modern marble wall papers and marble tiles can be effective on both walls and floors. We found some incredibly affordable vinyl self adhesive tiles from B&Q that would be a cost effective, quick way to introduce marble into a room. Tiles can be a great alternative to feature wall paper for a focus in a room. 

For subtle hints of marble use small homewares including vases, dishes, trays or even a small feature shelf to add a little of this trend to a room. To combine a few great trends try using a large marble tray on a white coffee table with a cluster selection of candles in metallic or copper holders – to make a central feature to your lounge. 

1. Using a splash back of marble can lift a minimal white kitchen with a gentle touch of texture.

2. Ferm Living marble wallpaper / £59.95 Naken 

3. Marble night light holders / from £6.95 / Rigby + Mac 

4. Marble rectangle ceramic plate / £6.99 / H&M 

5. Marble melamine tray / £16.00 / Mia Fleur 

6. Marble, glass  + iron trolley / £395 / Oliver Bonas 

home: trend [ anything goes ]

home: trend [ anything goes ]

We all buy and collect items for our homes that we love, but sometimes trying to create a specific style or look through different rooms can be difficult. This year a big trend is to go eclectic and have an ‘anything goes’ moto.
Mix different materials and textures together, old and new, soft nuetral tones with bright pops of colour.
With furniture look at combining a modern unit sat next to something more vintage – mid century style furniture works great.
Pick strong geometric or digital printed cushions or throws and mix with a traditional Egyptian rug.
To achieve this look you don’t have to worry too much about what you are placing where, it’s very much about dressing your rooms without rules.

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Mix different chairs around a dining table, this way you get to have all the styles you like on one space, whether plastic, wooden or metal.
[ Use this same thinking when entertaining by mixing different printed plates and bowls so everybody gets a different combination ].

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This trend is all about embracing various styles and playing with old and new. Sit industrial next to ornate and rustic next to minimal. Find the balance that works for you. Of course this look isn’t about a cluttered collection of pieces, it’s about cleverly pairing different styles in selected areas of a room.

Guide:
1. Set of 4 baskets – violetandpercy.com [ £30 ]
2. Tan leather sofa – made.com [ £749 ]
3. Gold tray shelves – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £99 ]
4. Embroidered cushion – hm.com [ £14.99 ]
5. Recycled basket – rockettstgeorge.co.uk [ £17 ]
6. Lamp – howkapow.com [ £69.95 ]
7. Chair – grahamandgreen.co.uk [ £70 ]
8. Chest of drawers – habitat.co.uk [ £170 ]