Current interior design trends are reaching back to a time reminiscent of the 1970s, with colors in the yellow, orange and green family highlighting the decoration catalogs. Homes have hip commercial interior design elements as well, since just about everyone has their own home office space.
Simplification is a keyword for many in the anti-clutter movement that is taking over today. We have so much stuff, some people can barely walk around in their homes. There are several television shows all about cleaning out peoples overflowing rooms and simplifying their surroundings. Clean surfaces and clean lines are seen as soothing and preferable in this stressed out, over-worked society. Large open rooms with high ceilings and tall windows are all the rage. Mirrors and windows with open or light drapes are also used frequently in tandem. This is a great design technique, with the natural and reflective light adding to the open feel to a room.
The scale of the furniture available is also larger today, the lines are bold and wood is most popularly stained dark, but all colors of wood and several grains are used and available. Bamboo is a popular renewable resource used in flooring and furniture instead of wood. Sofas have increased in size, with sectionals as the most popular design. Large leather ottomans for resting multiple legs are also very trendy.
Earth tones of burnt orange, golden yellows, and lime greens are all very popular in the design world today, much as they were three decades ago. Bold patterns and floral prints are also prominent on pillows, window treatments and bedding. Fashionable paint colors on the wall are of varying earth tones, ranging from browns, reds, creams, and earth tones. There are also a large number of painting techniques that add texture and drama to the walls of your home. There is also a focus on moldings, traditionally and still most popularly painted white, and other ceiling painting techniques that draw the eye up and create height in a room. More and more colors are being applied to ceilings by designers, as a way of lifting the room.
Rooms have also moved outdoors, with areas set aside for cooking, eating and relaxing in the outdoor areas of your home. Outdoor furniture and fabrics in many styles and colors are available. There are many styles of outdoor furniture, for not only eating but sofa-style seating with comfortable cushions and stylish accents.
There are thousands of sites on the Internet that can show you the most current interior design techniques. Hip furniture stores are filled with the latest in fantastic furnishings in the latest large, bold, clean designs. Curtains, pillows and other decorative accessories are also available from millions of places online.
Author Resource:
Chad Dethelo works mostly for http://www.curtains-drapes-coverings.com , a web page on the topic of drapes and curtains . You might see his contributions on issues for drapes and curtains and window coverings here .
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