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Interior Design Trends for 2007

December 19th, 2006 · 20 Comments

With 2006 coming to a close, it’s time to look ahead to what the new year will bring. Prognosticators the world over are putting forth their predictions, and it looks to be a great year in the field of interior design!

Color

Blues, greens and oranges will be highlighted in the coming year, according to The Color Association. Think of the fashions you’ve seen over the past couple of seasons… it always takes a little longer for the interior design market to catch up, since items for the home are less transient than what you hang in your closet. Slate blue and chocolate brown have been a growing trend, and it looks like that will continue. The latest trends in these colors evoke the peacock, with its brilliant teal plummage, shimmery blues and deep shiny greens.

Atmosphere

It’s all about individuality and personal style. With recent natural disasters and the war in Iraq, many people are wanting to come home to a warm environment that envelops them in comfort. Garden rooms are increasing in popularity. Outdoor kitchens are HUGE these days. Have you noticed the outdoor lamps and rugs that are so abundant? This trend plays off the color trend of bringing the outdoors in, but flipping it on its head.

Color plays a huge part in creating an environment, as does light. These two elements are being combined in all sorts of products for the home. A flat screen television emits light onto the wall behind it that corresponds with the color being displayed on the screen. Homedics has a new product called the Color Cube that the owner can use to provide atmosphere. LEDs are being incorporated into all kinds of things, from clothes to wallpaper.

Building

Green or sustainable design has been a growing theme (no pun intended!) over the past few years. Renewable resources, made with natural materials using processes that don’t hurt the environment, continue to be a priority among builders and architects. You’ve heard the term “cradle to grave”? These days the term is “cradle to cradle“, wherein a product’s lifecycle is planned out from inception to obsolesence so that each stage leads naturally to the next with the culmination in recycling it back to its origins.

Luxury

The next luxury item for the home: elevators! With the middle class able to afford such things as vessel sinks and travertine floors, the wealthy have to keep upping the ante! His and her bathrooms in the master suite are catching on quickly, as is the “Jack and Jill” bathroom shared by two bedrooms. And of course, design itself is coming into the mainstream, with HGTV, magazines and the internet encouraging people of any income level to think about how they want their environment to feel.

Author’s note: I am submitting this article to a contest at Problogger.net that asks authors to reflect back on 2006 or look forward to 2007. Please visit and see what others across the blogosphere have to say about their areas of expertise.

Tags: Interior Design · Trends

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