trends | interior design trends for 2014

 from the off duty section of the 28-29 december 2013 wall street journal newspaper...
 
the top ten interior design trends for 2014...

out?

1 | ikat patterns

 ikat patterned upholstery | living room | dallas, TX | interior design by KK | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda | january/february 2012

2 | white kitchens

 white kitchen | montreal, canada | design by anne sophie goneau | photo credit adrien williams | contemporist | 11 november 2013

3 | woodland creature motifs

 

resin squirrels mounted on the hall walls | hotel paradox | santa cruz, CA | interior design by david oldroyd ODADA (orlando diaz-azcuy design associates) | photo credit matthew millman | interior design | 1 january 2013

4 | books as decor

living room | southampton, NY | interior design by cynthia frank with haynes-roberts | photo credit simon upton | elle decor.com

5 | the 'belgian look' 

sitting area | algarve, portugal | interior design by axel vervoordt | photo credit laziz hamani | architectural digest | september 2013

in?

1 | macrame wall hangings

knotted cotton rope curtain | michael schmidt | 2009 | lobby | ace hotel | palm springs, CA | photo credit michael schmidt studios

2 | sheer window coverings

sheer window coverings | dining room | southampton, NY | interior design by shelton, mindel & associates | photo credit michael moran | architectural digest | november 2005

3 | corduroy upholstery

corduroy upholstery on the interior of the wing chairs | family room | chicago, IL | interior design by melanie elston | photo credit werner straube | traditionalhome.com

4 | marbled patterns

fornasetti collection malachite wallpaper by cole & sons | powder room | new york, NY | interior design by nate berkus | photo credit pieter estersohn | architectural digest | november 2012

5 | 'art deco' colors

could it be coincidental that orchid is the pantone color of the year for 2014? 

dining room | san francisco, CA | interior design by orlando diaz-azcuy | photo credit nathan kirkman | interiors | october/november 2009

 i think that the following interior design trends are also noteworthy...

 1 | edited interiors
'simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.' 

-leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)

reception room | new wardour castle | tisbury, wiltshire, united kingdom | design by john pawson | furniture by nigel tuersley | photo credit bill batten | world of interiors | october 2004

2 | classic furnishings used in a modern way
'fashion fades, only style remains the same.'
-coco chanel (1883-1971)

 classic chinese horseshoe backed chairs | living room | new york, NY | interior design by vicente wolf | photo credit pieter estersohn | architectural digest | july 2012

3 | relaxed, comfortable, flexible spaces
'...comfort is perhaps the ultimate luxury.'

-billy baldwin (1903-1983) courtyard | dallas, TX | interior design by square foot studio | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda.com

4 | colorful accents
'color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.'
-edouard manet (1832-1883)  

colorful accent tables | cote d'azur, france | interior design by axel vervoordt | photo credit laziz hamani | axel vervoordt | living with light

wishing you a noteworthy new year!