2008 Home Décor Trends

"Pantone releases its Color Trends forecast each year. This year, bold tones like deep blues (Sapphire), plums (Red Beet), roses (Soft Pink), greens (Pea Green) and earthy browns (Moleskin) will be big."

Hot Rich Tones for 2008

Trends, Styles & Designs

Designer Deborah Nelson wrote about design trends and popular themes that she is seeing right now in retailers and magazines across Canada. Here is a brief summary of the 2008 Home Décor Trends:

 

Bold Colours - deep, bright colours that make a statement

International Flavour - global accessories

Girly Girl - pastels, painted creams and light pink

Raw Wood - think raw, natural, organic products

Sparkle - silver, cut crystal and mirrors that shine & twinkle

Big Art - art has gone super-size! Go for drama!

Cool Metals - grey tone metals such as silver, pewter, brushed nickel, aluminum, steel, charcoal and platinum

Eco Design – use environmentally, recycled materials

 

According to Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle, home decorating trends for 2008 will include "grey, glass and going green". Here is the summary of their 2008 décor themes.

Theme 1 - Back to Nature

It’s all about the recycling spirit. In fact, "Going green must become a way of life for us all rather than a trend." Renovations with recyclable or eco-friendly materials are a must. Of course there are the colors that have to coincide with "Green-friendly" décor such as, soft greens, earthy browns, sky blues, golden yellows and colour-tinged greys.

 

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Theme 2 - Asian Influence

As a result of the upcoming 2008 Olympic games in China, we will see a lot of bright reds, magentas, purples, pumpkin oranges, peacock turquoise, jade greens & royal blues being used as both as main & accent colours.

 

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Theme 3 - Classic Hollywood Elegance

"Drawing from the black and white movies of old, these two timeless shades help to enhance your living space." So, we should expect to see high sheens, silver and gold highlights and metallic tones, which add a touch of elegance.

 

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