Furniture Trends

Furniture trends donӴ really have a drastic change overnight. Mostly the trends are small changes nothing quite big. But they are subtle changes that might surprise you. The latest trends are all about accessorizing.

Furniture trends and designs today a more conservative, the colors are basically the same and so are the styles, which mean that the furniture pretty much stayed the same without many new arrivals or new styles. But there are new accessories that have come out with bold colours and patterns.

The statement in furniture trends today is global, with influences from all around the world. Furniture today is simple and has an international language, from Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and America.

The international trends express sophistication to tropical luxury. Animal prints have come back into style as well, with leopard to cheetah, skin looks may be used with antique and contemporary furniture, and it can go with anything.

Leather has been around for years and is still popular. Today you can have a collaboration of leather and fabric. Leather has also been as an accent on wooden and fabric pieces. So if you love leather you can still have it with a little more style.

To keep it simple furniture trends today have a mix of everything. Wood is mixed with fabric, or metal, or even glass. There are many new and exotic material such as coconut shells, stone, crushed bamboo, and even fossil stones. Could you have even imagined using those materials on furniture, I wouldnӴ.

So there are many choices for those new shoppers, go out and explore the new and exotic looks that can be found! I predict it would be hard to choose from the new unique styles that are out there. Just have a style in mind and go from there.


garden furniture

When I was a little girl of about seven or eight years old, I met a lady who had the most amazing garden. She was a friend of my dadӳ, and I would go visit him a few times a year. This woman had the most interesting set up that seemed to go on for miles. She spent a lot of time in her garden, and the results of her efforts were beautiful. I would spend hours walking through with her, or on my own, because I could not get over how magical her garden seemed to be. There was always garden furniture placed around so you could sit down and enjoy the day.

I donӴ have a garden like hers yet, but I really hope to one day. Her garden covered almost two acres, and I still to this day do not know how she managed it by herself. She lived with her sister, but she didnӴ help out very often. The garden furniture was almost as lovely as the garden, and thinking back, I donӴ think it would have been as beautiful had the furniture not been as nice as it was. It was like she had a gift in that department, and she used that special touch to make a garden unlike any I had ever seen, or have seen since.

When you buy garden furniture, keep in mind that this is something that should compliment your garden. It should not seem as if it was placed there, it should seem as if it belongs there. There is plenty of garden furniture out there from which to choose, so it should not be too hard to find the perfect set or individual pieces that you want to have in your own space. If you put love and time into your garden, you will know it when you come upon the right stuff.

Remember to check for durability and condition when you buy. Some stuff will rust rather quickly, and that is the last thing you want. Instead, look for something that is protected, or make sure you buy the paint to protect it on your own. Once you find a great piece, you donӴ want to have to throw it away the next year because it did not make it through the winter. DonӴ go overboard with your garden furniture either. Just get enough to fill a few small spaces, and then let nature have the rest.