Home decorating…just about the time you get the entire house “done” it’s time to start over again. While many of us update our wardrobes with some frequency to follow the fashion trends, changing out our home decor is a slightly more complicated (and costly). Whether you are thinking of redoing a room or just enjoy seeing what’s new in the decorating world, here are some of the trends in interior home design for 2015.
Design Trend #1: Color…Marsala, Saturated Blues and Guilford Green
What the “hot” colors are in home design depends on who you listen to. The 2015 Pantone “color of the year” is Marsala, described as an “earthy wine red.” Expect to see this color pop up in clothing this year, but also in home decor. Paint is one of the cheaper ways to change or update a room. In this article, This Old House shows how you can incorporate marsala-like colors in your home through wall paint and pendant lighting.
On Houzz (one of my favorite sites for home inspiration) they are calling for saturated blues to begin making a strong statement in home design in 2015. Described as having a calming effect, selecting a deep blue for a room can make a statement and set the mood.
Benjamin Moore (my favorite paint) has declared “Guilford Green” (HC-116) their color of the year. Described as a “silvery green that works well with everything,” it looks lovely above against the white trim. If green is not your thing, Benjamin Moore has a total of 23 paint colors they describe as “trending”…not surprisingly they include numerous blues and colors in the same palate as marsala.
Design Trend #2: Wallpaper…
No, I am not kidding. All that wallpaper you tore down when you moved into your house? It’s coming back. Although no worries, most likely those country prints you stripped off the walls still belong in the trash. When it comes to wallpaper, less is more…pick a room (not every room in the house) or an accent wall…geometrics and textured wallpapers are what is trending, but search “wallpaper” on Houzz and you will see a lot of variation. I have to admit I have always loved a bit of wallpaper in a house and am happy to see it making a comeback. Some of my favorite places for wallpaper are dining rooms, powder rooms and foyers.
Design Trend #3: Statement Lighting
I love this trend and have been incorporating it into my own house. It is amazing what an interesting light fixture can do for a space…especially in a dining room, foyer or over a kitchen island. The right fixture looks lovely both when it is lit and when it is not. Some of my favorite resources for lighting fixtures are Lumens, Arhaus and Pottery Barn. Restoration Hardware also has beautiful (but often very pricey) fixtures…but be cognizant of their size…many of them are enormous and made for grand spaces with very high ceilings. Shown above is a beautiful fixture from Arhaus called the Darcel Chandelier…when lit it truly sparkles, creating a magical feel to the space.
Design Trend #4: Driftwood Finishes
This design trend is popping up in furniture, beams, barn doors (inside the house!) and more. Blame it on Restoration Hardware, IMO the king of the driftwood/rustic finish. While RH has been touting this look for a while (at premium prices), it has now trickled down to the masses and you can find less expensive pieces that mimic the look at RH for sometimes a fraction of the price.
While adding driftwood furniture to your home decor is the least expensive way of getting the look, you can also add more permanent design elements, like a wall of driftwood finished planks…
…or kitchen cabinets with a gray weathered finish.
Other places you might incorporate the look is in overhead beams, flooring and the addition of sliding barn wood doors, all the rage now. While you can do a lot or a little, there are many ways to incorporate this design trend into your home.
Design Trend #5: Cowhide
While the most obvious use of cowhide is in a rug, cowhide is also showing up on furniture…ottomans, benches and chairs. And cowhide isn’t just for those looking for a “ranch” look…cowhide is very versatile and can work in both a contemporary setting and with a more traditional look.
Cowhide is best used as an accent…a touch here or there. I love the bar stools pictured above.
Even Flor, the floor tiles company, has gotten into the trend by offering black and white cow-hide-look floor squares. As long as you keep the cowhide to an accent, there are no real restrictions on how you can use it.
Design Trend #6: Mixing Styles
This is another one of those “a little goes a long way” kinds of things…in the photo above we have a fairly traditional looking dining room, but the chairs are very modern.
Here mid-century modern furniture decorates a very traditional window nook.
Another look I am seeing (and loving) is mixing glitzy with rustic. Again I turn to Restoration Hardware for highlighting this trend in their latest catalogue. One of my favorite ways to pull off this look is with the glitzy chandelier (also a statement piece, see #3 above) with a more rustic dining table. In the photo above they have actually added a chandelier to a living room, a bit less expected (and note the driftwood hardwoods and modern design elements). (If you are in love with the Crystal Halo chandelier, it comes in three sizes, starting at $3225…I told you RH lighting was expensive!).
So there you have it, 6 design trends you can consider when decorating for 2015…whether you are just changing paint color or doing a major overhaul of your house, one or more of these ideas might inspire you. I leave you with a photo from Houzz that incorporates a number of the design trends discussed…a glitzy light fixture, driftwood finish traditional table, modern chairs and a wall color in the vein of the hot color for 2015, marsala. Now go have some fun!
