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FIVE FUN TRENDS

A FEW YEARS BACK…I WORTE A POST ENTITLED :

 “IS CHEVRON DEAD“..

…and, I spoke about TRENDS, specifically decorating Trends…

DICTIONARY.COM defines Trend as:

noun

1.the general course or prevailing tendency; drift

2.style or vogue:

What makes a TREND? . ..and which ones ARE IN? AND WHICH ARE on their way out?

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I HAVE NOTICED THAT Home Decorators are clinging less and less to TRENDS

and exploring what THEY like.

HERE IS MY PERSONAL LIST OF 5 – THINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED HOMEOWNERS ARE GRAVITATING TOWARD….

Many of these things are not so much trends…as they are things that have always been around and are becoming more POPULAR…oh wait…THAT IS a TREND!!!

1. BARN DOORS

LOVE THEM we have them in our MASTER BATHROOM!

BARN DOORS are genius and HUGE space savers…AND I THINK IN A RELATIVELY SHORT SPAN OF TIME, BARN DOORS have gone from a UNIQUE FIXTURE…to something almost standard in building and decorating. They save TONS of space!!! and MAKE so much more sense than doors that can take up 7 SQ ft alone of room space.

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MY FRIEND SUZANNE’S NEW YORK CITY LIVING ROOM IS SEPARATED FROM HER BED ROOM BY OLD WINDOWS TURNED INTO BARN DOORS!!!

I am  seeing them not only as DOORS but as ways to “hide” appliances and  EVEN

REMODELAHOLIC

Televisions….

BARN DOORS
BARN DOORS

2. BUTTERFLIES

ELLE DECOR, IN THEIR  ARTICLE “WHAT’S TRENDING FOR 2107”

ANTICIPATE BUTTERFLIES STEALING OUR HEARTS. I LOVE BUTTERFLIES!!!

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ETSY – 16 Gold Butterfly Wall Decor, Gold Butterfly Wedding Decoration, Gold Wedding Butterflies, Gold Paper Butterflies
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO ADD LIFE TO A ROOM!

I CAN SEE THESE LOOKING AMAZING IN A NURSERY!!!!

PROJECT NURSERY

5. COPPER

BRASS HAS BEEN THE STAR FOR A WHILE NOW, AND STILL HOLDS IT’S OWN….BUT COPPER IS NOW HOT-HOT-HOT!!!

COPPER PHONE
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COPPER BACKSPLASH – WICKES.CO.UK
ATTIC MAG
SIMPLE COPPER PENDANTS PINTEREST
THIS DUSTY ROSE SOFA IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SEE HOW WELL IT PLAYS WITHT HE GRAYS AND COPPER!

4.PINK SOFAS….

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO ACHES FOR A PINK SOFA!!!

HOUSE BEAUTIFUL KATIE UKROPS SEPT 2016 DINING ROOM
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RICE BY RICE PINK LOVESEAT
Slub Velvet Leonelle Sofa
REGARD MAISONS PINK SOFA
PINK SOFA
LA CAROLITA PINK SOFA WITH FLORAL ACCENT PRECIOUS

7. NAVY EVERYTHING!!!!

KITCHENS, WALLS, SOFAS…YOU NAME IT…NAVY IS EVERYWHERE. I JUST FINISHED DECORATING  BASEMENT FAMILY-ROOM AND USED NAVY SOFA…THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

NAVY SOFAS (stay tuned for the upcoming post on this whole room makeover!) My Old Country House
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NAVY CONSOLE – SIMPLIFIED BEE
JOYBIRD FRANKLIN SOFA IN “ESSENCE ECLIPSE” – I LOVE NAVY!!!
EXTERIOR NAVY WITH CORAL DOOR!!!! LOVE IT!
MYSTERIOUS NURSERYWALLS
LOVE LOVE LOVE EMILY HENDERSON’S (LAST HOUSE) KITCHEN MAKEOVER – THE NAVY LOWERS ARE THE BOMB!

THIS IS JUST ME..But sometimes, where something like a color, or metal becomes “popular” –   it runs the risk of over exposure…and thus we TIRE of it…and it fades away.

I really hope that does not happen to my beloved PINK sofa! Navy i believe will ALWAYS BE GREAT… and Copper…comes and goes…we had all copper in our kitchen when we first moved in because we were trying to save money and incorporate the EXISTING 1960’s copper hardware in the kitchen.

OUR ORIGINAL KITCHEN WITH COPPER FIXTURES!

THE AFTER AND BEFORE KITCHEN
WHEN WE VERY FIRST MOVED IN WE PAINTED THE ENTIRE KITCHEN WHITE AND UTILIZED THE EXISTING COPPER FIXTURES. WE ADDED A COPPER FAUCET AND BIN PULLS

WHAT COLOR TRENDS OR NOT-TRENDS ARE YOU LOVING RIGHT NOW???

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