Home Design Trends for 2013

A great example of adding a pop of bright colour to a room

Home decor much like fashion is always evolving and changing. I am sure I am not the only one that remembers shag carpet being all the rage. Whether you are selling your home, giving your existing home a facelift or building your dream home from the ground up, here are some design tips for the trends that will be appearing in year 2013.

Indoor Green Wall - Photo Credit to Kevin Stephens Design Group

Sustainability

Vancouver is very focused on being eco-friendly and sustainable, as we all should be. Vancouver is aspiring to reach the goal of being the greenest city by 2020. Green building is very much so a trending topic when it come to building and interior design. Designers have shifted from using traditional hardwood floors and turned to more economical choices such as bamboo or cork flooring which has the same feel but it is more eco-friendly. A living wall is also a new design trend. Vancouver’s own airport has one! Not only is it sustainable but it helps purify the air and cuts down on electricity bills. There are many innovative ways to incorporate them in a home.

http://www.greenovergrey.com/green-wall-benefits/overview.php

A touch of paint can go a long way

Colour

Paint colours are a great way to keep up with home decor trends. Pantone’s colour predictions for 2013 consists of a few different colour palettes; Connoisseur, Glamour, New Old School, Rugged Individuals, Extracts, Footprints, Sojourn, Surface Treatments and Out of the Ordinary. Counnoisseur focuses on cool neutrals that are contrasted with warmer tones; so a nice clean white with a contrasting touch of pink. Adding a pop of colour to a neutral room is a great way to rejuvenate the look of home. Glamour is taken from the Art Deco era which consists of more somber tones. New Old School, consists of more saturated tones. Rugged Individuals is a natural and earthy palette. Extracts consists of a more exotic palette. Footprints is a vibrant tribal palette. Sojourn combines intense purples with organic hues. Surface treatments is a more textural palette and Out of the Ordinary are bright eye candy hues that catch your eye.

A constrast between a bright colour and a neutral is always an attention grabber

 Unsure of what palette would work best in your home?  Benjamin Moore has some great resources for looking at colour stories and staying up to date on the most recent trends in paint colours. Take a few paint samples and spend some time mapping out the right theme for your space.

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/for-architects-and-designers/colour-direction

Wallpaper and Wall Decals

I know, I know! Wall paper makes you think of your grandma’s house but new designs in wall paper and wall decals are the it thing right now and a great way to add drama to a regular room. Wall decals come in different graphics or even mirrored stickers. They are easy to put  up and just as easy to remove. Etsy is a great website to get one of kind designs for your home. Wallpaper although a little more permanent is another way to spice up a room. Wallpapers have come a long way. They can create major interest in a simple space.

http://www.etsy.com/category/housewares/wall_decal

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This post was written by Shafik