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Interior Design Trends in Colorx
New color ideas are here, fresh from the 2010 NeoCon World Trade Fair in Chicago where interior designers, architects and business owners swarm the Merchandise Mart to learn the latest and greatest for the home and office. The world of interiors is looking up!
What’s new? White. Clean, crisp, clear white. Not beige, not off-white, not dirty white. New advancements in textiles and surface materials provide options which are cleanable and stay that way. White kitchens never went out of style but they are now featured in the major showrooms. Now there is even white office furniture.
Color Combination? White paired with one or two other colors. Gone are the multi-dimensional color schemes of five to ten colors. Interiors have become quiet and restful, an oasis. But not one you have to be afraid of or feels cold.
Hot new colors? Imagine any color; greens, blues, orange, pinks, purples, reds and taking the base color and mixing in a little white. The new colors are bright but soft, saturated but not electric or bold. These aren’t pastels just a softened version of nice clear colors. Lime green (the softened version) is still alive and well, orange too but not together. Blues and purples where present also. Pink was prevalent but more as an accent and not it an overly girly way.
What’s Out? Color combinations of opposites like red and green, blue and orange, yellow and purple, etc. Stick with colors that are left or right of the other on the color wheel. This doesn’t mean one can use a fabric full of a lot of colors, just not in a major way. Interiors are restful. This doesn’t mean they aren’t fun or are a snooze, just cut out the big contrasts.
I think I heard it best from the world famous decorator Carelton Varney when he commented about being in the neutral beige bathroom of a fabulously chic hotel, “I felt like I was standing naked in a bowl of oatmeal.” A home needs some color!
So now what do you do? Does this mean you have to make everything white? No, but if you are considering a kitchen remodel, white is a great and timeless option. Just don’t think of white as boring, think of it as a way to infuse your interior with freshness. Add colors, but nice colors, real colors not sage, wedgewood blue, rose or sand. Those colors are out. Happy colors are what interiors are about, invoking a gentle smile.