Home Décor Trends of  Winter  2016 :

Winter season has arrived just now. Spend the awesome season with great comfort, great food and full of warmth. Decorate your home with lovely accessories that will give you an overwhelming feeling of winter. In this wintry season, there are a lot of trends that are going to rock this season and people are going to get mesmerized by it. Now we have come up with some of them here. They go like this.

Importance of Color:

In winter, avoid using sad colors for decorating your home. It’s interesting to know that different tones of colors like that of spring, summer and even autumn can also be used for your home décor during the winter season. User can always use positive colors like red, orange, rust and yellow which are going to dominate this season. Observe how warm colors in your upholstery, cushions, bed covers and curtains lend a sunny, cheerfulness to your room.

Play with Items:

This season, the experimentation of items seems to be a popular trend. Items like wall hangings, vases,  murals and also sculptures with different colors add more beauty and diversity to your home decoration. Also hang few Chinese lanterns in the room and create an interesting kaleidoscope of light and shades.

Play with Elements:

Using prints, patterns, textures and colors will also be seen as an important trend to watch out for this winter season. Fabrics like velvet make your home feel warm and comfortable. You can put velvet curtains and cushions around your home and add a special touch. Paint your walls with different patterns of colors like orange, blue and even green adds the versatility to your home and sets a wintry theme to it. Prints elevate the dimension of your décor and draws attention of the onlookers. Print items like floral table covers, cushion covers, carpets and even wallpapers helps greatly to set away the gloomy atmosphere of the winter.

Wood and Metal:

Wood and metal is seen as one of the trends of this winter season. It is interesting to find out that people have started experimenting with wood and metal and creating a fusion out of it. Wood items like upholstered headboards, bed and sofas with a metal touch adds the wintry feeling around the home. It is interesting to know that the fusion of wood and metal is going to rock this season.

Décor items of warm looking colors:

In winter season, people always look for items which are warm. Décor items of warm looking colors are going to shine this time. Spread around your home items like rugs, cushions and pillows of warm colors like red, yellow, orange and add the comfortable environment around it.

Winter is going to be great this year with these trends which will be exciting more than ever. This season, the décor will be more innovative, experimental, versatile and undoubtedly be more colorful and happening. So enjoy this winter with great enthusiasm and bask in the glowing warmth of your cheerful environment.

Design Trends for 2017

It feels like just yesterday we were drinking champagne and celebrating the New Year and now it’s almost 2017, which means only one thing: It's already time to discuss which home decor trends will define the next year.

Upholstered headboards

Upholstered headboards will not only make your bed extra cozy and stylish, but also grab eyeballs.These gorgeous items elevate the style and look of any bedroom, regardless of colour or size.For a softer look,you can go for a fabric covered piece and soften the look of heavier wood or any type of metal furniture used in the rest of the bedroom. Upholstery headboards are enchanting and are indeed one of the major trends of home décor design trends to watch out for in 2017.

Reading Areas

This one is for all the bibliophiles out there! Reading areas are the best way to combat our technology driven lives. Reading areas don’t need to a lot of space. Clear space near a window, or find a silent corner, add a mattress/beanbag/swing, throw colourful cushions on them, add lamps and you are sorted. You can also add a small side table to place your coffee mug and you will have all the ingredients for a perfect weekend.

Terracotta

Terracotta has turned out to be one of the most popular trends to watch out for in 2017. Terracotta is a type of clay-based ceramic earthenware which is making a big comeback, and how! Gone are the days when brass and bronze dominated the interior home décor. Instead, it seems that people are picking and adding up terracotta to be a part of their home décor. There are a great variety of terracotta items, which range from large granaries to penholders. Don’t worry, they are not boring. They also come with a variety of decorations such as painted with dyes and are occasionally polished. It can bring on an earthy feeling, and add a fun element to your home depending on your theme.

Wallpapers

It’s time to turn away from subtle and boring wall colours and turn to art-inspired wallpaper. 2017 will open up a new world of visual possibilities, and walls will lead the way.Wallpapers are no longer associated with charming prints reminiscent of your beloved grandma’s house. Instead, they’re becoming more creative, and more high fashion. We’re all trying to create a unique home environment and these new wallpapers will do just that.

Pastel

Pastels are the hottest colour trend of the year, and we're seeing them in a whole new way. Say goodbye to those babydoll hues you once knew. When paired with neon accents and bold colours, soft pastels are a fresh and trendy way to make a statement in any space. Dark pastels are also great to go for more ‘adult’ spaces like breakfast areas and home offices.

Vintage Items

There is a saying “Vintage is the new modern” and it is definitely true for the coming year. If you’ve been paying attention to Pinterest, you’ve probably noticed a plethora of decorating ideas that utilize vintage items. From using Mason jars as light fixtures and old ladders as towel racks, to refurbishing older dressers into media centers, vintage décor is all the rage.

                     

Decorating with vintage items can encompass several decades and aesthetics, and there are a lot of great ways to decorate with vintage style. Some people like the primitive look with a lot of time-worn wooden furniture, quilts, cracks and old kitchen utensils. Some like the shabby look, with chippy painted furniture, the vintage linens, oil paintings and pottery, and some like farmhouse style, where they use farm finds like ladders, pulleys, windows and old doors. There’s also a rustic style where you decorate with hunting or fishing items like deer horns and traps. Either way, there’s really no wrong way to do it, and moreover, it’s important to just surround yourself with items you love.

Design trends change from time to time. People are experimenting with their home décor and acquiring different and diverse tastes. You can even create your own and unique home décor by using innovation and personal taste. In the future, we will see numerous design trends. It can be said that avant garde will be the new mantra of design trend.

Make Your Home Look its Best This Festival Season

It’s that time of the year when we all start preparing our homes for the upcoming festivals. While festivals are unmatched in the fervour and excitement they bring, they also come with the frenzy of giving our home a makeover. A splash of the latest wall colour, some sparkling new cushions, it’s always so exciting and confusing. So while you are scouting your favourite decor stores for the perfect home accessories or matching upholstery to your wall colours, we thought you might want a little heads up on the latest decor trends. So here goes..

Minimalist furniture

If you’re thinking of going the vintage way, with antique, carved furniture and what not, curb yourself. Interior Décor experts say that this season’s furniture trends are all about minimalism and modern chic. So yes, straight-lined, space-saving, functional furniture is definitely the way to go. Ditch the chunky pieces and opt for stronger, more durable wooden furniture with pronounced grains.

 Florals

 Large garden motifs are in this season. They brighten up any space for the festivals. Last season’s pink and turquoise colour combination has given way to fuschia and bright orange. So let your decor accessories, cushions, curtains, or even your carpets take inspiration from this trend. Table furnishings also lend themselves to this look.

Quirkiness

Decor this season has definitely moved away from the ornate to the more functional but there is still an element of quirkiness. Add character to your space with interesting wallpapers, functional pieces with a touch of eccentricity (eg: a stool shaped like a strawberry) etc. It’s the best way to infuse your own personality into your decor.

Eco-friendly DIYs

Wondering how? We’ve got you covered! This year, give the festivals a green tinge by reusing everyday items in innovative ways to create beautiful products. They will brighten up your home and be good for the environment too!

 How, you ask?

- Orange Peel Lamps:  Put orange peels to good use and turn them into temporary organic candles. With just a little bit of oil, you can have a lamp that gives off a beautiful citrus scent and a warm, natural glow that can brighten up any space. Other than orange peel lamps, you can also use coconut shell lamps to keep the festive flame alive.

- Old Saree Décor: We all have that old or torn saree tucked inside our closet which we totally adore but won’t be using again. Used creatively, vintage sarees can become stunning cushion covers and curtains to brocade quilts and table spreads.

- Painted Glass Bottles: Glass bottles come in all shapes, sizes and hues, and those diverse qualities make them such versatile objects when it comes to decorating. Adding string lights to an empty glass bottle makes a great decoration piece on its own. For a more colourful look, you can paint them to give a custom look that is tailored to your own taste and decor theme.

We're always up for more home décor tricks and tips, so if you have any, do let us know, and of course, we'd love to see pictures of how you do up your home with these tips!

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Home Décor- The Best Gift For Newlyweds

A wedding is on the cards!

Excitement, anxiety, expectancy and a lot of frenzy is in the air! Right from the day it’s in the wind, the families are ready to paint the town red while carrying a huge shopping list in their hands. When the families have tons of things to plan and purchase to make each ceremony a memorable one for their son or daughter, why should friends and relatives stay behind? They too spend a good time searching for something that’s trendy and in vogue, to gift a couple standing on the brink of a new life together.  

Let’s be honest, traditional crockery and decorative items have become way too clichéd.  The newlyweds get more of those than they can use in a lifetime and more often than not keep them packed so they can gift it to someone else and the cycles continues. Why not break the clutter and buy something they will not only love but also use?

 Home Décor is an exclusive choice that has a functional relevance and aesthetic value. Firstly, because marriage is all about building a new life and a new home together with all kinds of utilities to ensure a comfortable living. Secondly, home décor items have a life long value.  The bride and groom are not only moving into a new life but also a new home – that they will make their own.  Right from the colour of the walls to the marble on the floors, pictures on the wall to throw pillows on the couch - everything is enwrapped in enthusiasm.

As a parent, relative or a friend, you too can add to their enthusiasm by gifting them from a unique and contemporary range of home decor that’s elegant, versatile and a mélange of hand-made and machine made products to set the tone for their identity as a couple. From beautiful bed linen sets made of finest silk to delectable furnishings from world-renowned brands such as Versace, Zoffany, Sanderson, Joop, Elegante and many more, there’s no dearth of choices in our classic wedding collection.

 Now, the next time you attend a wedding, surprise the newlyweds with marvelous home décor and gift them a lifetime of happiness along with your wishes.

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Maintaining Your Carpets This Monsoon

The gloom lifts. The moods change. The beads of steamy sweat evaporate. There’s celebration and bonhomie all around. Yes, the Monsoon brings much-needed respite from the scorching Indian summer. Unfortunately, it also spells doom for carpets in your home.

But don't worry! Just take care of a few things to prevent your beautiful carpets from looking lifeless and dull this season.

Use Doormats & Rugs

We often don’t realise what we bring back home. During this season of muddy puddle sand wet roads it’s best to use a special mat at the entrance of the house to wipe the shoes on and use indoor rugs strategically. This reduces the mud your carpet is exposed to.

 Pick Lightweight Carpets & Rugs

The heavier the carpet, the harder to clean. During this weather, it is best to opt for lightweight carpets. These rugs come in vibrant and diverse colours, which will definitely go well with your chosen decor.

Vaccuum/ Broom Regularly

 The carpets tend to hold on to the minute dust particles, which is deeply absorbed in the carpet lining. To avoid your carpet from looking lifeless, it is best to clean on a regular basis.

Use Special Cleaning Products

The carpet fabric, which is always thicker than other carpets has a massive moisture retaining capacity which can result in unwanted fungus or bacteria growth leading to infection. So, do use special cleaning agents available at your local store. You may also use a mixture of white vinegar and water followed by baking soda to clean, thoroughly. Vacuum the carpet after it is completely dry to make it look new all over again.

I hope this makes your life a little easier during the season and you can spend your time enjoying the Monsoon. Bookmark this page as we will bring you more of such information to make your life much easier as a home maker.

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