Category Archives: trends

pretty pastels

Posted on March 23, 2012 by danielle| 5 Comments

Today I’m loving … these beautiful images with pastel colors which are not too soft. That Tom Dixon Fan Chair in the photo below is gorgeous too.

(images by Stellan Herner for ELLE Interior Sweden)

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the perfect summer accessory

Posted on March 22, 2012 by danielle| 6 Comments

This summer we will be seeing lots of bracelets. I LOVE these ones with hand made braided fabric and a beautiful stone.

The bracelets are great to wear alone or together for a more colorful effect. Available from Le Souk (€43.95).

(images from Lookbook, Accessoras Blogg, Home & Living, Le Souk, Miss Jenny, Helt Enkelt)

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hot pink

Posted on March 19, 2012 by danielle| 16 Comments

Today another bright colored post which suits today’s lovely spring weather. Bright, neon pink is another color we have been seeing a lot lately. If you like to use this color in your interior the trick is not to overdo it. Use bright pink with grey for example or with some other neutral tones.

Above a mood board that I created with images featured in this post together with matching paint colors.

Accessories are a great tool to bring some color into your home: 1. blanket by Scholten & Baijings, 2. pink extension cord, 3. pendant with pink, 4. clutch from Claire Vivier, 5. hot pink thonet chair from ABC Home, 6. cushion by Scholten & Baijings, 7. magenta utensils, 8. cushion by Virginia Johnson.

(source: 1. via Apartment Therapy, 2. Pinterest, Hviit, Holmberg, 3. Marjon Hoogervorst & Anouk B for Est Magazine, 4. Villa Augustus, Moa, Knot & Bow)

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hot orange

Posted on March 14, 2012 by danielle| 7 Comments

For kleurinspiratie.nl (a website about color trends and paint) I was asked to create a mood board about a color trend. You can see the result here. I choose hot orange as this one of the top colors this season. On kleurinspiratie.nl you can also read an interview with me. The website is in Dutch but of course you can use the Google translator if you would like to read it.

Some of the images I used for the color trend are from Silje’s home (shot by photographer Trine Thorsen for ELLE Decoration Norway).

The image above shows the new office of Swedish design consultant agency No Picnic.

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pastel & neon

Posted on March 13, 2012 by danielle| 10 Comments

This week will be about color! I am all about white and neutrals so I will be stepping out of my comfort zone… Today we start with a combination that I have been seeing a lot lately: pastel with a bit of neon.

A bright pink wall combined with a softer shade of pink (above). Below: neon yellow masking tape holding pastel colored photos and prints.

(top images, clockwise: 1., 2. & 4. by Jeroen van der Spek/styling Femke Pastijn, 3. by Sam McAdam /second image: Freunde von Freunden / image above: A Creative Mint)

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tine k summer collection

Posted on January 23, 2012 by danielle| 6 Comments

I see a lot of pretty pastel colors for the coming spring / summer season. I am not too fond of soft pink and mint green but I do like these beautiful purple and blue hues.

Danish company Tine K has a lot of soft purple and blue in their summer 2012 collection. These colors combined with white and beige create a clean and fresh yet warm look.

(images from Tine K)

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black & white love

Posted on October 24, 2011 by danielle| 2 Comments

I love these images shot by Marjon Hoogervorst for Est Magazine. The inspiring photos are accompanying a trend report by stylist Anouk B (who also styled the photo shoot). A trip to Paris affirmed Anouk’s appreciation for Parisian chic both in stores and on the street where the use of black and white is as strong today as in the time of Coco Chanel.

(photography by Marjon Hoogervorst for Est Magazine / styling by AnoukB)

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trend ‘simplify’

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Danielle| 1 Comment

Another trend for this season is called ‘Simplify’. Minimalism has the reputation to quickly cool and impersonal, but with the right materials and matching eye-catchers the opposite effect can be reached. Modern minimalism is light, playful and earthy. No futuristic or useless objects, but functional object that are hand-crafted from natural materials. In the image above, the butterfly chair is placed in front of a plain wall. The bench made from scrap wood is from Piet Hein Eek. The black rosary from paper mache is designed by Miriam Franks and is available from the Frozen Fountain.

The candle holder looks robust but it is actually made from paper mache. The simple design comes from the Middle Ages. The bench from Dom van der Laan is made from red cedar (available from the Frozen Fountain).

(via Perscentrum Wonen)

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trend ‘artistic’

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Danielle| 4 Comments

One of the interior trends for this summer is called ‘artistic‘. It is original and artistic. Bright yellow is one of the trend colours. Strong patterns in black and white provide a solid basis in combination with rough wood. In this playful residential atmosphere there is not such as thing as bad taste. The only thing that counts is individuality and personal taste. Furniture and accessories have been carefully collected and have an emotional value. Both collectors items as recycled stuff go side by side. The colourful rug in the image above is from Téjo Remy. The wallpaper is Wallpower next 393039 from Eijffinger. The pillow is from is from Zomers bloemen.

The black and white fabric on the wall is patern Taikamylly from Marimekko. The pillow and tea towel are from the new H&M home collection. The table is from the Fenc collection. The vase, made from paper, is from Couzijn van Leeuwen. The beautiful embroidered poof in the image below is from Zomers bloemen.

(images from Perscentrum Wonen)

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wabi sabi

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Danielle| 3 Comments

Many of you enjoyed yesterday’s post about Japanese shop Fog. If you a drawn to Japanese design you might want to read more about the Japanese philosophy Wabi Sabi. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete” (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers).

The translation of wabi is “lonely”, in current usage it means: “a taste for the simple and the quiet” and incorporates rustic beauty, such as patterns found in straw, bamboo, clay, or stone. It refers to both that which is made by nature and that which is made by man. Sabi refers to the patina of age, the concept that changes due to use may make an object more beautiful and valuable. This incorporates an appreciation of the cycles of life and careful, artful mending of damage. Emma recently had a great post about wabi sabi on her blog, which you can read here.

(images from Skona Hem)