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A new year and new season means new trends, a constantly evolving subject matter which can become tiring to keep up with. One minute everyone is shouting about marble and the next the hype surrounds concrete. To help you out, we have complied a list of the top 10 trends to look out for and got on board with this Spring/Summer season. Covering everything from furniture to lighting to wallpaper, if you want to know how to prepare yourself and your home for this season then continue gliding your eyes down our top 10.
So where to start? Where one would start when redecorating of course, the colour palette. Here is your guide to everything you need to know, from tones to patterns and how to put them together.
1. Ice Cream Colours
Bold and playful, ice cream colours take many of us back to our childhood weekend treats. Therefore, the use of a bright, yet slightly pastelized colour palette has the power to instantly bring a smile to the face of anyone who enters your home.
Boråstapeter Molntuss Wallpaper – £58
2. Colour Pops
If you like the thought of using bright colours but don’t want to overdo it, you’re in luck because pops of colour are set to be a huge trend this season. Whether this be in the form of an accent wall, a signature furniture piece or small homeware pieces.
Mind The Gap Banana Leaves Wallpaper – £125
3. Indigo Blues
Too many colours to choose from, too little time? We’ve got you. Indigo blues are the way to go in all areas of your interior, from furniture, to rugs to walls. Designers over at Mind The Gap have clearly done their homework as they have an entire collection of wallpapers dedicated to this colour palette. Be careful though, this is a deep palette and easy to overdo, so be sure to use different tones to add depth or use as your playful but classic pop of colour.
Mind The Gap Indigo Marvel Wallpaper – £150
4. Geometrics
Like the sound of an accent wall, or just a fan of all things angular? Geometric patterns are the perfect option for you. Bring your interior space to life with a stunning wallpaper sporting a geometric pattern, this is sure to get your guests talking.
Cole & Son Hicks’ Grand Wallpaper – £84
Geometrics aren’t just for wallpaper however, furniture and homeware design has latched onto the trend, producing some incredible pieces inspired by geometry. So, if you’re not up for redecorating the entire space by love the look of geometric design, start by investing in a contemporary piece of geometric furniture or homeware.
Andrew Martin Brancusi Stool – £325
5. Herringbone
Speaking of geometry, herringbone patterns are rumoured to be the top pick in this area and general pattern choice this season. Choose from a large range of styles, for instance wood-effect and block coloured herringbone styles are a popular choice for wallpaper.
NLXL Teak on Chevron Wallpaper By Piet Hein Eek – £175
6. Tropical
Prefer more of a naturalistic style? It’s a good thing tropical patterns are back in fashion then. Cover or accent your walls with incredibly detailed tropical themed wallpaper or opt for a subtler, more contemporary option.
Witch and Watchman Amazonia Wallpaper – £240
7. Foliage
Bringing the outside in is a style that continues into a more realistic sense with this next trend. Having foliage in one’s home has always been an on-going fashion; however, the interiors community are taking this to a new level by filling interior spaces with bushels and succulents galore. Not only does this look add mysterious jungle vibes but bringing more live plants into your home brings fresh oxygen with it, which is never a bad thing.
Vitamin X Tray Plant Pot – £51
Want to literally incorporate foliage into your furniture?
Lyon Beton Concrete Planter Coffee Table – £450
8. Embellishments
A touch of sparkle and pizazz is needed in every home all year round if you ask us, it seems the interiors community agree, for this year at least. Unlike the explosion of glamour often seen in the A/W months leading up to Christmas and New Year, S/S embellishment is played down and very much a finishing touch. From a lighting centre piece to small homeware items, embellishment is available in many forms to suit your personal style.
Zuiver Woollen Striped Norway Rug – £760
9. Gold
Copper has stood strong for a long time, but it looks like its rein is over and gold is set to take back the crown this season. Much like how copper was used, gold is appearing in minimal and subtle ways, for instance wallpapers featuring this eloquent colour use it as outlining and accents. Furniture and homeware are slightly more generous with the use of gold, this is however with the intention the pieces are used sporadically as accent pieces.
Delightfull Brubeck Chandelier – £8,129
If big and bold isn’t your style, try a hint here and there instead.
Tom Dixon Stone Table Light – £195
10. Ombré
First a trend in hair styling, now its blended into interiors. Ombré is a French term meaning “shaded” which has been adopted by the English language to mean “tones of colour that shade into each other, graduating from light to dark”. A term of which majority of us will have come across in the last few years. If you love a good gradient, you’re in luck, because they’re everywhere. From homeware to wallpaper, your interior ombré options are so endless your home will start to match your hair. Take a gander at the pieces we have picked out for the shading obsessives amongst you.
NLXL Gradient Original Wallpaper By Thomas Eurlings – £175
Zuiver Moody Ombré Glass Table Lamp – £89
You’re all set. So, stop stressing about keeping up with the trends, you’ve got the tools you need. Now go and enjoy discovering new pieces to update your interior’s stylish look, then invite your loved ones over to admire the beauty with you.
