Interior Trends 2010 – The View From Concept Interiors

With 2010 fast approaching, Samantha Morgan, head designer at Concept Interiors, has been looking at future home and interior trends.

There follows her advice on what materials, patterns and colour pallets will give your home the contemporary look over the year ahead.

Says Samantha, “People are starting to opt for quality products in preference to cheaper alternatives for their homes; the current focus is on the more durable and eco friendly choices.”

Samantha thinks 2010 will see high quality products and finishing touches such as black nickel curtain poles, with lavish jewelled finials and oversized wool pieces such as knitted rugs, or upholstered furniture in our homes.

She explains that the two key interior looks for 2010 will be “English Kitsch” and “Eastern Glam” both use floral and organic shapes in their style and natural fibres. Weaves also feature in both looks.

• English Kitsch uses a pastel palette of colours and nostalgic design, evoking memories of days gone by.

• In contrast, Eastern Glam uses the rich and opulent colours of the East – metallics combined with sumptuous purples and warm reds. The look is warm, inviting and glamourous.

Black will remain a signature colour in our bathrooms but with more style than we’ve seen throughout 2009.

• Think mixed colour blend glass mosaics, rococo black resin mirrors and black accessories; introducing luxurious purples into the theme, will simultaneously soften the room and add to the glam factor.

• Victorian-inspired bathrooms will also be making a comeback, while retaining the clean crisp lines of contemporary styled sanity ware.

“Choosing the right focal point or element for each individual room is important,”

“However, you’ll also need the other elements of the space, to work with that focal point to complete your room design.”

To help make this possible, dramatic flooring and statement lights will be hitting our home, to create a focal point for all of our rooms.

Patterns such as stripes or a woven carpet, for example, will bring texture and an area of interest, while lighting can frame the room or highlight a specific element; indeed, light fittings themselves can become features or the focal point.

Open-plan kitchens will also remain in demand in 2010, as people respond to the economic climate by spending more time at home and by entertaining guests, the benefits of this feature remain as popular as ever.

Quartz, however, will be making a bid to oust the likes of granite as the work surface of choice, with colours, design possibilities and durability its main selling points.

Concept Interiors creates eye-catching and sophisticated living spaces for clients who want the very best in their homes.

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