The home is the best reflection of one’s tastes and personal preferences. As such, it should never remain stale or outdated. Of course, yearly home renovations may prove to be too ostentatious, not to mention overtly expensive. Instead, one must rely on the next best thing when it comes to reinventing their much won places. It’s time to re-furnish and to reinvigorate that home by choosing only the finest tables, chairs, couches, cabinets, drawers and all other sorts of furniture, in accordance to this 2007 furniture forecast.
Contrary to the modernity that one would usually expect of 2007, this year’s furniture trend actually leans on the natural look. It has a keeling towards furniture that exude a back-to nature feel, in order to counter flow the increasingly popular metallic and minimalist choices of 2006.
Kicking off the 2007 furniture forecast are handcrafted items. These are handcrafted furniture pieces that boast detail and dexterity in every inch. Some items under this category include detailed flower baskets for centerpieces and woven curtains and curtain holders. Handmade shell curtains are also very trendy this year.
As for the major furniture like couches and chairs, leather lined fabric will work best. The mixture of leather and fabric will be a compromise between utter coziness and strict business. To make leather seamed fabric upholstery trendier, it is advised to pick colors which may be defined as nude shades and pale pastels. Some of the most popular choices are tan, and aged rose. White will also be a very safe and lasting choice based on 2007’s trends.
The ethnic colors will also work for breaking the monotonously fashionable shades of sand and tans. Ethnic colors mostly comprise of bright reds and deep blues. They may be used to accent furniture just to add up flavor to the room or the house as a whole. Some may turn to woven table covers and pillow cases. However, one must put in mind that these are just additional flavors of the room’s design. They must never dominate the whole concept and structure of any given space.
Cultural diversity is also a great theme to work on when it comes to designing the living rooms of 2007. Picking a piece from various areas like Africa, America and Asia. After that, it is time to start putting them all together in one room will be perfect. Tiki vases, African dolls and even tropical ornaments will surely be welcome in your neutrally colored rooms. This is the primary purpose of picking weakly colored pieces. The paleness will serve as canvasses that may accommodate extreme ornamentation and free expression that will blow everyone’s mind away.
To further redefine that homey feel, it is also suggested that the person who lives in the house contribute to the aesthetics of the rooms. Therefore personal art and expression is always welcome. From simple clay artworks to paintings, all that a person’s got to do is say yes to the artistic challenges. In any case that no artistic juices are excreted, one can always make his or her own mark by putting pictures of them selves and loved ones. After all, life is an art and putting them in hardwood frames and related raw materials definitely count as means of expression.
Counter-height dining sets will also make a comeback, as well as counter height cabinets and other furniture. This will bring some spunk into any space by adapting the informal elegance that the modern world enjoys. Fancy candelabras and crystal chandeliers must also be replaced by something more natural such as accessories made of wood, shells and stone. To further compliment the whole nude colored back to nature feel of the home, one may also opt to add indoor landscapes, mini fountains and even ambient environmental sounds.
With these tips in mind, anyone’s 2007 home will be as lovely as can be. All it takes is a little imagination and the will to express one’s homebound artistry. After that, a year of living in the coziest and most aesthetically pleasing home will lie ahead for the wise and fashionable homeowner. Indeed, making the home a mirror of personal tastes and preferences is as easy as 1-2-3.
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Comment by abe — June 2, 2007 @ 11:03 am