DECORATING in 2010

Believe it or not, economic and social trends have a profound effect on the interior and home décor trends for the upcoming year. From fashion to environmentalism, what society holds dear is reflected in color and décor trends. During 2010, interior decorating trends will reflect a return to family and an interest in preserving and exploring the past, as money and the pursuit of things will take a back seat.

Color Reflects the Past
Stress over the current economic recession translates to a yearning for the better days of the past. Aged, heirloom colors and distressed finishes remind people of their pasts, and will be a strong trend in the year to come. Hues such as earthy browns, aged greens and smoky blues will be reflected in both paint and fabric.

The current trend of repurposed and recycled furniture and accessories intensifies in 2010. Fueling this trend, in part, is a strong interest in green living. By reusing, repainting and refinishing items instead of discarding them, people are doing a small part to protect the earth. Using these items in their original, distressed finishes will continue to be popular.

Interior Design Revisits People's Roots
As a part of the desire people have to revisit the past, trend analysts are seeing a resurgence of interest in the ancestry of individuals. As a part of this return to their roots, people will long for patterns and colors with a global influence. Aboriginal, Native American and African tribal patterns, including bold geometrics, will be front and center this year.

Vibrant, yet subdued colors such as amber gold, tomato red and ocean blue will accompany these daring patterns. Tempered by putty and desert sand neutrals, the bold patterns and colors of this trend are very useable in today’s home interior.Interior Decor Trends 2010
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* What's in?

“Sophisticated Glamour” is our second defining design trend from The Decorating Diva.com’s interior design and decor trends report for 2010. Each day, starting November 30th through December 9th, a new post highlighting our forecasted design directions will publish. Please subscribe to our RSS services (feed or email) , follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook to be notified when the articles publish.
SOPHISTICATED GLAMOUR
Last year’s glamorous trend of Hollywood Regency design takes a turn to modern sophistication with touches of white, silver and color married with black. Streamlined glamour is brought in with the use of rich, opulent details such as glass mosaic tiles, crystal chandeliers, upholstered headboards, and memorable one-of-a-kind decorative accessories. Our favorite implementation of “Sophisticated Glamour” is Matthew Quinn’s Intarcia bath collection at the MTI Whirlpools’ exhibit booth at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2009 (shown below).
How Sophisticated Glamour Applies to Home
Implementing this trend at home requires moderation and a sense of balance. Using too much black can be overpowering and visually harsh. Take your cues from Matthew’s use of black, blue, and silver as well as his exquisite (and balanced) mix of feminine and masculine design elements used to create the sophisticated, and elegant bathroom vignette below.

What's hot: in 2010

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You want to redecorate your home, but is red still in? What about blue? If you go with that dark teal color, will you be able to find accessories on the shelf? The folks at Pantone do a pretty good job of predicting hot color trends in home decor and have created 9 different palettes of trendsetting color groups for 2010. (They say there are 8 groups. I guess they don’t count their Tinged Neutral palette as a color group.)

You’ll be happy to know that blue and red are in, but they come in different shades than in past years. I saw an orangey red tomato and a peacock blue design on their 2010 home interior guide cover.

The color groups are:

Greenmarket – Literally draws inspiration from markets, which explains the tomato. You can see the palette colors for this group, Gatherings and Galaxy at Apartment Therapy. This is my favorite palette, which is odd, because I don’t use very much red in my home.
Resourceful – Sort of the “Mother Earth” palette with a bit of sky thrown in. You can read in depth descriptions at Home Intel.
Transformations – Reminds me of Victoria magazine or Easter. Includes pink and lavender.
Ambiance – Pretty modern palette – lots of grays and silver pink.
Gatherings – The inspiration for this palette comes from Africa.
Galaxy – The sky, the earth and the sun all provided the inspiration for this palette. I think it would be perfect for anyone living on the waterfront who is in need of a home decor palette.
High Definition – This one starts with basic black and white and then throws in some very bright colors.
Pastiche – Hmm. How to describe this palette? Maybe like someone had an ice cream sherbet fight and when it was over, your house was super colorful. I could see this one in a kids’ room if you use restraint.
Tinged Neutrals – Tans and grays. Tans and grays. Nice and restful. I can see this one in a lot of model homes.

*What's out?

Small dining tables
- 1-2-3-seater suites without any functions
- Dark rustic kitchens
- Smooth covering fabrics for upholstered furniture
- Bulky furniture

* What's out?

In December, the New-Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute named mimosa yellow as its color of the year for 2009 because it "exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance."

But that's not to say that when times are tough, we're all expected to go out and buy a yellow couch.

"On big-ticket items like the sofa, the carpeting and the window coverings, people are being more thoughtful and practical (choosing light browns, grays and muted greens), knowing this is going to be something that is going to have to last a long time," Eiseman says.

Meanwhile, she says, they're adding a little cheer and whimsy with bold hues on accessories and walls.

FLOORING

*What's in?

Carpet tiles. Bamboo. Glass.

* What's out?

Wall-to-wall carpet

* Why?

Colistra says bamboo is light and environmentally sustainable. Glass lets lots of light through, making a smaller home look larger and brighter. And carpet tiles (flor.com) are made with renewable materials, allow for a creative yet easily changed design and are easier to replace when worn then an entire wall-to-wall carpet.

A Hollywood Regency style of decorating is emerging as glamorous, elegant and an electric mix of styles such as Neo-Classic, Asian, Baroque and Art Deco. Showcased are sumptuous and luxury fabrics, shimmering finishes, mirrored furniture, chinoiserie, bamboo, lacquered furniture, bold color, clean lines and symmetry, said Carmen Natschke, editor of "The Decorating Diva."

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