Modemouth
01-01-2005, 01:59 PM
Here's a handful of trends our experts predict for the coming year:
Color
:clap: Orange, citrus-inspired "Full Bloom" earns Color of the Year from ICI Paint's Glidden brand. ICI color marketing director Barbara Richardson says the fresh hue has "the ability to raise our spirits and to make us feel optimistic." :clap: I love orange/rust/sienna!!!
Relax, Refresh, RΘalitΘ, Respite, Radiance, RePlay, Refinement and Recurrent - all names of 2005 color groups put together by Leatrice Eiseman, author of The Color Answer Book. The director of the Pantone Color Institute points to mellowed midtones, such as pale mauve, pink nectar and banana crepe. Her RΘalitΘ palette consists of dusky orchid, pale khaki, sage, shadow and Gobelin blue, hawthorn rose and medal bronze.
Water, Femininity, Stability and Expressionism are color trend palettes by Benjamin Moore. The company characterizes these hues as influenced by the effects of frosting, washing, cleaning and diluting. Put them next to a variety pack of LifeSavers and they look grayish, a classic trend that often occurs during wartime.
Interior design
Follow your instincts when you decorate your home, say Chicago designers Shea Soucie and Martin Horner, echoing other experts. Your surroundings should be a reflection of yourself, filled with your memories and experiences. That's when your space will feel most complete and resolved.
Hiving has replaced nesting. Why the change in animal-inspired lingo? This year, homeowners will be as busy as bees creating craft rooms or game areas, installing home theaters or improving their kitchens for entertaining. They want their homes to be a haven.
Modular decor means people can invest in quality and take it with them if they move. An affordable example is a series of self-sticking carpet squares from www.InterfaceFLOR.com. You're bound to find a "pet" color among the lineup: Hamster, Ferret, Frog, Goldfish and Snake. Do-it-yourselfers can arrange them in creative patterns. About $8 per 20-by-20 square.
Drafty, high-ceiling great rooms are out, because no one really ever used them. At several models in the 2004 Parade of Homes in Erie, the new great room was at the back of the home - a large kitchen and adjoining family room, where folks could sprawl in window seats and chat while dinner cooked.
Modern baroque is gaining steam as young people try to blend inherited antiques into their modernist decorating schemes, says Heather Mourerof One Home in Denver. As part of this trend, furniture designers are creating baroque looks out of new materials, such as Jon Russell's Ghost Acrylic Candelabra, outlined on two intersecting sheets of clear plastic. For more information, contact Mourer through www.onehomedesign.com.
1960s geometrics have spread everywhere since Todd Oldham put groovy, op art upholstery on La-Z-Boy recliners.
Locally, Nicole Linton founded ι bella in Boulder. Her store and Web site at www.ebelladesigns.com offer bold geometric pillows and rugs made by artisans in a tiny Peruvian village high in the Andes. Denver's Michelle Wilson, of www.identityDesignworks.com, offers geometric rug designs and modular accessories.
Furniture and accessories
Traditional furnishings designed by Barclay Butera are creating a stir. The California designer has minimized lines and details, energizing the classic look with edgy fabrics and jolts of color. Visit www.barclaybutera.com.
High-end poker tables will be manufactured by the thousands, thanks to a revival fueled by celebrity poker on TV and increasingly common games held at watering holes across the country.
Tribal textiles and African objects continue to be a trend, says Valerie Moran of Grange Furniture. Fabric-draped rooms and pillows on the floor also are coveted, inspired by Indian, Moorish and Middle Eastern cultures.
Smart appliances, such as moderately priced microwave ovens and automatic bread makers, read bar codes on food packages and cook items according to those instructions.
Materials renaissance
Concrete is being used more than ever in innovative ways as a decorative material. Local concrete expert Scott Hild and coatings specialist Wendy Scheck have created Metallo, a collection of fiber-reinforced sinks splashed with liquid metals. Prices start at $1,400. To learn more, go to www.metallodesigns.com.
Beverage glasses are being raised to new heights of beauty. Lenox's Precious Metals series features a gold-plated texture around the base its glassware. $14.95 each. At major department stores. Even more economical are architect Michael Graves' weighty CLaRI.T2 tumblers for Dansk; $19.95 for four at www.dansk.com.
Dirt is going upscale. American Clay Earth Plaster of New Mexico has created a line of award-winning hypoallergenic wall finishes made of natural clays and recycled aggregates. Mix up the environmentally friendly material and apply it to walls to produce velvety, earth-tone effects. About $65 for enough material to cover 100 square feet. For details, visit www.americanclay.com.
Stone planks are replacing square tiles, creating a one-of-a-kind texture for floors and fireplace surroundings. Kit Carlson of Colorado Stone Planking has them cut to her specifications at quarries in India, Pakistan and Italy and sells them for $8.50 to $25 a square foot; www.coloradostoneplanking.com.
Stylish cleaning products make chores more fun. Designers Karim Rashid and Andy Spade created attractive packaging for Target's Method Laundry brand, featuring environmentally friendly detergents and fabric softeners. $4.99 to $6.99 at Target.
Copyright 2005, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved.
Color
:clap: Orange, citrus-inspired "Full Bloom" earns Color of the Year from ICI Paint's Glidden brand. ICI color marketing director Barbara Richardson says the fresh hue has "the ability to raise our spirits and to make us feel optimistic." :clap: I love orange/rust/sienna!!!
Relax, Refresh, RΘalitΘ, Respite, Radiance, RePlay, Refinement and Recurrent - all names of 2005 color groups put together by Leatrice Eiseman, author of The Color Answer Book. The director of the Pantone Color Institute points to mellowed midtones, such as pale mauve, pink nectar and banana crepe. Her RΘalitΘ palette consists of dusky orchid, pale khaki, sage, shadow and Gobelin blue, hawthorn rose and medal bronze.
Water, Femininity, Stability and Expressionism are color trend palettes by Benjamin Moore. The company characterizes these hues as influenced by the effects of frosting, washing, cleaning and diluting. Put them next to a variety pack of LifeSavers and they look grayish, a classic trend that often occurs during wartime.
Interior design
Follow your instincts when you decorate your home, say Chicago designers Shea Soucie and Martin Horner, echoing other experts. Your surroundings should be a reflection of yourself, filled with your memories and experiences. That's when your space will feel most complete and resolved.
Hiving has replaced nesting. Why the change in animal-inspired lingo? This year, homeowners will be as busy as bees creating craft rooms or game areas, installing home theaters or improving their kitchens for entertaining. They want their homes to be a haven.
Modular decor means people can invest in quality and take it with them if they move. An affordable example is a series of self-sticking carpet squares from www.InterfaceFLOR.com. You're bound to find a "pet" color among the lineup: Hamster, Ferret, Frog, Goldfish and Snake. Do-it-yourselfers can arrange them in creative patterns. About $8 per 20-by-20 square.
Drafty, high-ceiling great rooms are out, because no one really ever used them. At several models in the 2004 Parade of Homes in Erie, the new great room was at the back of the home - a large kitchen and adjoining family room, where folks could sprawl in window seats and chat while dinner cooked.
Modern baroque is gaining steam as young people try to blend inherited antiques into their modernist decorating schemes, says Heather Mourerof One Home in Denver. As part of this trend, furniture designers are creating baroque looks out of new materials, such as Jon Russell's Ghost Acrylic Candelabra, outlined on two intersecting sheets of clear plastic. For more information, contact Mourer through www.onehomedesign.com.
1960s geometrics have spread everywhere since Todd Oldham put groovy, op art upholstery on La-Z-Boy recliners.
Locally, Nicole Linton founded ι bella in Boulder. Her store and Web site at www.ebelladesigns.com offer bold geometric pillows and rugs made by artisans in a tiny Peruvian village high in the Andes. Denver's Michelle Wilson, of www.identityDesignworks.com, offers geometric rug designs and modular accessories.
Furniture and accessories
Traditional furnishings designed by Barclay Butera are creating a stir. The California designer has minimized lines and details, energizing the classic look with edgy fabrics and jolts of color. Visit www.barclaybutera.com.
High-end poker tables will be manufactured by the thousands, thanks to a revival fueled by celebrity poker on TV and increasingly common games held at watering holes across the country.
Tribal textiles and African objects continue to be a trend, says Valerie Moran of Grange Furniture. Fabric-draped rooms and pillows on the floor also are coveted, inspired by Indian, Moorish and Middle Eastern cultures.
Smart appliances, such as moderately priced microwave ovens and automatic bread makers, read bar codes on food packages and cook items according to those instructions.
Materials renaissance
Concrete is being used more than ever in innovative ways as a decorative material. Local concrete expert Scott Hild and coatings specialist Wendy Scheck have created Metallo, a collection of fiber-reinforced sinks splashed with liquid metals. Prices start at $1,400. To learn more, go to www.metallodesigns.com.
Beverage glasses are being raised to new heights of beauty. Lenox's Precious Metals series features a gold-plated texture around the base its glassware. $14.95 each. At major department stores. Even more economical are architect Michael Graves' weighty CLaRI.T2 tumblers for Dansk; $19.95 for four at www.dansk.com.
Dirt is going upscale. American Clay Earth Plaster of New Mexico has created a line of award-winning hypoallergenic wall finishes made of natural clays and recycled aggregates. Mix up the environmentally friendly material and apply it to walls to produce velvety, earth-tone effects. About $65 for enough material to cover 100 square feet. For details, visit www.americanclay.com.
Stone planks are replacing square tiles, creating a one-of-a-kind texture for floors and fireplace surroundings. Kit Carlson of Colorado Stone Planking has them cut to her specifications at quarries in India, Pakistan and Italy and sells them for $8.50 to $25 a square foot; www.coloradostoneplanking.com.
Stylish cleaning products make chores more fun. Designers Karim Rashid and Andy Spade created attractive packaging for Target's Method Laundry brand, featuring environmentally friendly detergents and fabric softeners. $4.99 to $6.99 at Target.
Copyright 2005, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved.