Are you wondering what look the trendy homes will be striving for this year? Thoughts from top designers indicate that the aim will be to achieve a style that cannot easily be defined using traditional labels.
This article look at the emerging trends for 2014.
Wood Oak will play a major part in every room in your home as the top designers are looking to incorporate light coloured woods in each of them.
In the kitchen oak cabinets will contrast with walls that have deep and brooding colours on them.
Living rooms and bedrooms will feature chunky wooden furniture that will be softened by adding leather or fabric inlays.
You can always update your existing oak furniture by painting any of the panels in a soft pastel colours.
Colour Light, pastel shades are in.
The predominant colour will be a pale purple, closely followed by shades of blue.
These and to a lesser extent other pastel shades will be used to a great effect adding a splash of colour to the base colours of the room that will be typically greys and whites.
Wall Papers and fabrics.
The old adage bold is beautiful is certainly the case this coming year as geometric designs come to the fore for both walls and fabric.
Again the bold themes runs true with Lucite furniture frames sporting animal print upholstery.
For the fabrics of 2014 there will also be a move towards vibrant metal colours such as copper coloured bed covers.
Texture is very important, with this in mind, it is suggested that handmade accessories will also feature in the trendy home.
Furniture This is included as a separate point because not all furniture is wooden.
Accessories such as coffee tables, footstools and nesting tables find their way back in to the home.
Writing and computer desks are still needed as the trend for working from home becomes more popular, but these and the occasional furniture will be smaller, and you will need to ensure that the room you are putting them in is large enough to accommodate them, because space is also very important.
Flashing furniture legs should be considered wherever you can.
African influences are showing in some of the latest furniture pieces and not just in the interchangeable fabrics of curtains and cushions.
This suggests that the Moroccan style will still be making an impact in interior design throughout the next few years.
All these ideas point to a very personal creation of your own space reflecting your personality, without an obvious style label attached.