Always on the lookout for design trends, why not anticipate and see what the fashion designers are declaring what we should be wearing. Even our windows appreciate a design make-over and with the holidays coming fast and furious, let’s take a look at some fresh ideas. As in all things fashion, a look to the past is “de rigueur,” as new concepts are just refreshed, re-imagined and pumped up with patterns, shapes, proportions, colors and accessories. Some popular categories that will be coming your way, are here now for you to consider for a revamp for the entertaining season. Your home is another extension and expression of your unique spirit. Don’t be left out in the cold, but warm up your window treatments that match your best-loved style.
Bold Botanicals
Flowers, twisted vines, ferns, ivy and all things growing and green add an organic, lively feel to any room. Honoring the resplendence of nature gives your home a “joie de vivre” (means you can’t get enough of the lovin’ feeling). A botanical mood brings the outside in and matches your love of gardens, flowers and the whimsy of patterns. You just might be a country girl at heart. Kitchens, bedrooms and dining rooms are the first places where surprising blooms can burst any tepid spot with cheer, always banishing the gloom of chilly, dreary days. Preserving and celebrating the surprise of botanicals make you and your windows happy.
Haute Hippie
The 60’s and 70’s continue to haunt and inspire fashion and the bohemian revival always makes an appearance. Fringe and flounce is everywhere this season and this fashion harkens back to the TV show, “The Mod Squad”, and the exuberance of Janis Joplin and hippiedom. I know you have seen fringed purses and flowing tunics. I am not sure if you want to tackle fringe on the window treatments but this look does appeal to some, but maybe a pillow outlined with fringe or a global pattern will update a couch. Anything textured, silky, colorful and patterned creates the boho look – Moroccan designs, tapestries, and an eclectic mix of weaves and detailed tribal designs inspire you. The gypsy lifestyle is “boho you” when your home is “everything groovy.” After all, I know you want to invite your friends and family to a “sit-in” for the holidays.
A Place For Lace
Are you the ultra-feminine champion of “Shabby Chic” who value the craftsmanship and detailed, intricate design of this beautiful craft? Lace is an ancient technique and has adorned royals for centuries (think Princess Diana) and Madonna juxtaposed lace with her raw, tawdry look, early in her career, making lace a fashion statement for everyone. Lace is a stable design feature for those of us who favor a pristine, romantic feel or those who veer toward a crisp, delicate geometric pattern. Lace always has a place in our homes and creates a magical dreamy space and softly adorns many windows.
If you are wondering about the delicacy of lacework, here is picture of “Queen Anne’s Lace” that evokes the feeling of this ephemeral beauty.
Tried And True Tailored
If you go crazy in a cluttered mosh-pit of a room (no-boho you) and your brain ceases to function when the dishes are not perfectly arranged in varying sizes and the silverware drawer must be perfectly aligned according to size and function, then, clean tailored lines resonate your style. Sharp lines, twills and cotton and linen in traditional colors appeal to you in a rigorous pattern of strength and severity. You just might be a uniform kind of person where structure and routine rule and your favorite color might be khaki or olive drab. You are the captain in the ship of your house and orderliness creates comfort and your windows demand the barest and cleanest of looks. Your fashion is classic, refined, sophisticated. Understated, but tailored designs are the workhorse for your decor style.
What we choose to wear and how we fashion our homes clearly convey more than words can say.
