Comments on: Decorating Trends: Y2K vs. 2010-Has anything changed? http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/decorating-trends-y2k-vs-2010-has-anything-changed/ Home Decor, Fashion Design, Sewing Tips and More! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Diane http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/decorating-trends-y2k-vs-2010-has-anything-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Diane Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:04:58 +0000 http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/?p=529#comment-99 Thanks, Sarah, for the input. Let me know if there are any other topics you would like to see covered. Would love to hear how you add fun pops of color to your rooms. Thanks, Sarah, for the input. Let me know if there are any other topics you would like to see covered. Would love to hear how you add fun pops of color to your rooms.

]]> By: Diane http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/decorating-trends-y2k-vs-2010-has-anything-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Diane Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:03:52 +0000 http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/?p=529#comment-98 Heyoka Wonderful feedback...you have given this topic a lot of thought. I agree with you on horrid seventies but we are seeing a resurgence in popularity of shag carpets, for example, just showing that everything old is new again!! Lets hope harvest gold appliances dont come back. As you said, classic and timeless never go out of style and trends just allow us to have a bit of fun with our interiors. Love the brown leather couch story...add a touch of turquoise and/or yellow to that sofa this year for a fun spring and summer pop. Thanks for visiting our blog and please continue to share your ideas. Heyoka

Wonderful feedback…you have given this topic a lot of thought. I agree with you on horrid seventies but we are seeing a resurgence in popularity of shag carpets, for example, just showing that everything old is new again!! Lets hope harvest gold appliances dont come back. As you said, classic and timeless never go out of style and trends just allow us to have a bit of fun with our interiors. Love the brown leather couch story…add a touch of turquoise and/or yellow to that sofa this year for a fun spring and summer pop. Thanks for visiting our blog and please continue to share your ideas.

]]> By: Sarah Ives http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/decorating-trends-y2k-vs-2010-has-anything-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Sarah Ives Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:38:21 +0000 http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/?p=529#comment-94 I agree completely with heyoka. Believe it or not, I have a brown leather sofa and take the same approach to decorating with classic, neutral basics and the addition of fun pops of color with inexpensive and interchangeable accessories. Love the topic! I agree completely with heyoka. Believe it or not, I have a brown leather sofa and take the same approach to decorating with classic, neutral basics and the addition of fun pops of color with inexpensive and interchangeable accessories. Love the topic!

]]> By: heyoka http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/decorating-trends-y2k-vs-2010-has-anything-changed/comment-page-1/#comment-92 heyoka Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:58:43 +0000 http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/?p=529#comment-92 While "trends" may perpetuate increased sales within the manufacturing/textile industry--due to the fact that "trends" are just that--fleeting predictions of color choices, so people are prompted to change their styles more often, and that is costly, the truth is that the neutrals have ALWAYS been popular with the more pragmatic and introspective type of personality. If something is balanced--whether it be in design elements, or fabrics or even a painting--people innately know it. They are all attracted to beauty, and that is timeless, never trendy. Making a room inviting in a simplistic, casual way is not only smart, it is a benefit to our senses of well-being. The 1970s were the worst years for interior renovations-the drab Spanish gold sinks, the olive shag carpets, the horrible ochre counters offered with the suburb ranch houses with three bedrooms so small you couldn't even put a nightstand next to a queen bed, and only one bathroom. The truth is, it was not a "trend" at all--manufacturers offer what they believe will sell, and so the tail wags the dog. Trends are never followed in color schemes by the extremely wealthy...they have authentic reproduction fabrics made to re-upholster an antique chair or sofa..They ignore "trends" and stick to a sense of timelessness within the era they happen to be working with. High gloss formica was big in the 1980s and 1990s, and yet, as people age, they realize how difficult it is to keep those surfaces polished, and no matter what fabrics you use in a high-gloss environment, the gloss always moves to the forefront when the eyes scan a room, diminishing the beauty of a fabric. So I agree the neutrals are more popular, and it is because of pragmatism taking over the constant push to change everything..but since we all like changes in our environments, it is easier, more fun, and less expensive to change the drapes, curtains, window coverings, pillows, and art and accessories in a room than the entire suite of furnishings. I do notice a big increase in brown leather sofas and chairs--another foundation for wonderful fabrics, quilts and throws! We got a set for the family room by ItalSofa five years ago...for pragmatic reasons...and it was on sale..and then all of our friends and family did the same thing...they aren't all the same style, but they are all some shade of brown or cocoa or tan, and leather--it was funny! They all like to change the accessories. I guess that is why. thank you. While “trends” may perpetuate increased sales within the manufacturing/textile industry–due to the fact that “trends” are just that–fleeting predictions of color choices, so people are prompted to change their styles more often, and that is costly, the truth is that the neutrals have ALWAYS been popular with the more pragmatic and introspective type of personality. If something is balanced–whether it be in design elements, or fabrics or even a painting–people innately know it. They are all attracted to beauty, and that is timeless, never trendy. Making a room inviting in a simplistic, casual way is not only smart, it is a benefit to our senses of well-being. The 1970s were the worst years for interior renovations-the drab Spanish gold sinks, the olive shag carpets, the horrible ochre counters offered with the suburb ranch houses with three bedrooms so small you couldn’t even put a nightstand next to a queen bed, and only one bathroom. The truth is, it was not a “trend” at all–manufacturers offer what they believe will sell, and so the tail wags the dog. Trends are never followed in color schemes by the extremely wealthy…they have authentic reproduction fabrics made to re-upholster an antique chair or sofa..They ignore “trends” and stick to a sense of timelessness within the era they happen to be working with. High gloss formica was big in the 1980s and 1990s, and yet, as people age, they realize how difficult it is to keep those surfaces polished, and no matter what fabrics you use in a high-gloss environment, the gloss always moves to the forefront when the eyes scan a room, diminishing the beauty of a fabric. So I agree the neutrals are more popular, and it is because of pragmatism taking over the constant push to change everything..but since we all like changes in our environments, it is easier, more fun, and less expensive to change the drapes, curtains, window coverings, pillows, and art and accessories in a room than the entire suite of furnishings. I do notice a big increase in brown leather sofas and chairs–another foundation for wonderful fabrics, quilts and throws! We got a set for the family room by ItalSofa five years ago…for pragmatic reasons…and it was on sale..and then all of our friends and family did the same thing…they aren’t all the same style, but they are all some shade of brown or cocoa or tan, and leather–it was funny! They all like to change the accessories. I guess that is why. thank you.

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