Maybe it’s Christmas fatigue, but around this time of year our homes start feeling a bit tired. We long for a fresh start; a change. The trouble is, inspiration can be hard to come by in the limbo between seasons. But fear not, for there’s plenty of newness on the horizon of 2017. From the latest shades to colour your spaces, to the must-have materials and on-point prints, here are six trends that you’ll want to get involved in right now (and before the rest of the world catches on). Just remember, you heard it here first…
Green machine
The grande dame of colour forecasting, what Pantone says is in can be taken as gospel. For 2017, Pantone’s colour of the year is Greenery, a "fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring". Given our obsession with house plants, indoor fauna and avocado, it’s no surprise that this luscious shade is taking up the spotlight. Rather than going all-over green, use the shade sparingly in accessories and small details.
Photos Courtesy of Pantone.
Terracotta army
Move over blush pink, the neutral to take 2017 by storm will be terracotta. Both the material itself and the colour have slowly been gaining traction in the interiors world of late, but next year it’ll really be getting into its stride. This earthy tone is warm, flattering and cosy by winter, but exudes a cool and relaxed Mediterranean vibe come summer, making it the ultimate all-rounder. Terracotta tiles will be replacing sterile white metro tiles, while everything from lighting to serveware will be getting a clay-style makeover.
Lighting: Geometric Terracotta Pendant Set by Nick Fraser, £105 for set, available at Clippings
Tiles Reclaimed Terracotta by Fired Earth, £2.20 per tile, available at Fired Earth
Teapot by Skagerak at Scandium
Photos Courtesy of Pantone.
Sing the blues
Blue never goes out of fashion. Which is precisely why Dulux has chosen a blue hue for its Colour of the Year; it’s timeless enough to last several seasons without looking dated (good news for the decorating-averse). Picked by the brand’s team of global colour experts, the shade, called Denim Drift, is a greyish blue that’s so versatile it’ll go with anything – just like your favourite, perfectly faded pair of jeans. The hero colour also has a palette of harmonising blues to go with it, in case you need a little extra inspo. Dive in.
Photos Courtesy of Dulux.
On the terrazzo
"What is terrazzo?" We hear you cry. Technically speaking, it’s a material made up of chips of marble, glass or granite set in concrete or clay. Traditionally used for flooring in Italian palazzos (it was invented by the Venetians), modern varieties of the surface have emerged over the last few years, using recycled plastics and resins in a spectrum of colours. Designers are experimenting with the material, crafting everything from furniture to kitchenware out of terrazzo-like matter. Meanwhile, the speckled surface is being used as a print on soft furnishings, small accessories and stationery. We’re predicting it’ll be the next big trend for kitchen worktops and bathrooms next year. So long, marble.
Stationery by Normann Copenhagen
Photos Courtesy of Normann Copenhagen and Sevak Zargarian.
Walking in Memphis
Another slow burner from the past year will hit the mainstream in 2017: Memphis style. A movement started by a collective of designers in the early 1980s, Memphis was a short-lived trend (the group disbanded in 1991), but its distinctive and playful look has influenced generations of designers since. A current champion of the style is Camille Walala (she of the well-Instagrammed colour-blocked murals in Shoreditch), whose post-modern prints and pops of colour are very much in vogue. Elsewhere, graphic patterns, geometric shapes and bold primary colours give a nod to the era – use with confidence.
Vase by Habitat, available next year from Habitat.co.uk
Cushion by Giannina Capitani available at Unique & Unity
Photos Courtesy of Habitat and Unique & Unity.
Art class
We hope you paid attention in your school art lessons, because this trend is an Abstract Expressionist mash-up; think riots of painterly colour and freehand lines. Designers have used homewares as their canvas and painters such as Jackson Pollock, Sonia Delaunay and Arshile Gorky as their inspiration. Wild colour combinations and expressive lines will appear over textiles and ceramics – catch the last few days of the Royal Academy’s Abstract Expressionism exhibition for some food for thought.
Wallpaper mural by Mr Perswall, £180, available at Rockett St George
Cushions by Habitat, available next year from Habitat.co.uk
Tea towels by Ferm Living, £13, available at Ferm Living
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