The High Point Textile market was recently held for the Trade . It's where furniture manufacturers buy their fabrics and project what we will buy. Designers will get a preview of the "trends" April market in High Point. Here are a few of the predictions:
Big colors- Burnt orange and teal with apple green and bright lemon in the contention.
Grays will become more driftwood and natural beiges.
Masculine trends from menswear with leatherlooks, houndstooth and more hair on hide, Also crocodile will be BIG.
Patterns will be paisleys, (do they ever go out of style??), cabana stripes, toiles, lace ,and suzanis. Botanicals resurge with ferns, leaves and trees portrayed.
So what does all this mean to the consumer? Well it is a prediction of what you will find on the fabric racks in furniture lines and on the floors of furniture stores. But what does that really mean in terms of what you choose for your homes? Should you redecorate to incorporate the boom of burnt orange and teal? Should you choose those colors to be trendy??
A firm NO from me. Colors and patterns are very personal. Choose what you know you love every day, not when its just trendy. Furniture and drapery are large expense items, not going to be redone every time a new trend emerges. So be true to yourself and choose what you love, and what you are drawn to. And then you will always smile when you walk into your home at the end of the day.
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