2006 Summer Style Trends
Summer Market Wrap-up
Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 9/1/2006
A whirlwind tour of summer's top style trends revisit old favorites with a sleek new attitude.
Vavavavoom Vintage- Vintage wallpaper patterns offer a fun, hip trend in lighting, wall art, soft goods and more
- Lace-inspired looks — fabulous not fussy — accentuate the feminine in all areas of accents
- Vintage comes clean and polished in trend-right colors without a trace of shabbiness
- Textured, liquid metals create shimmer and shine
- Silver and gold leafing treatments are placed in a prominent position this season
- Mercury glass and copper rise to the forefront
- Nature themes continue to rule the roost in contemporary design
- Birds, bunnies and other animals of the forest flock to the limelight, joined by antlers and horns as the newest twist on the trend
- Branches, seed pods and twigs play a starring role in prints, sculptural lighting and furniture designs
- Hot on the horizon is the reinvented return of country
- Upscale and elegant, the look maintains a hint of rustic charm that is surprisingly slick
- Seamlessly blends European influences, with a heavy nod to Swedish Gustavian and French
- Traditional garden designs inspire a host of indoor looks
- Punched-up prints play on the lavish imagery of wrought iron designs, paying special attention to trellises and garden gates
- A renewed interest in finials of all shapes and sizes pays homage to the garden
- Opulent medallion, damask and paisley patterns pop in lush color combinations
- Batik and Indian block prints are revived with a refreshing spirit
- Exotic botanical and floral motifs create a garden of intrigue with the spotlight on ferns, wild orchids and palms
Jamie Young, eLink 577
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