We are just moving into a new home decor season – the lovely fall of 2011 – so what suit better in this downtime of news than to (again) summarize some ongoing trendiness. Without claiming to be complete, of course. Now to start, the allover trend is of course UNDECORATE! Coined by DwellStudio’s Christiane Lemieux, the no-rules/non-decorating approach to interior design is gaining ground steadily. A close friend to, and sometimes inseparable from, the good ol’ (awesome!) eclectic style. Laid-back, funny and personal.

All the oddities. Of any kind. Busts, psychology heads or any other fairly quirky & odd object. The science trend also shows a lot of anatomy posters, bell jars, eye tests and well, you name it. And we’re into retro, retro, retro! Retro might be the strongest trend of the 2010′s, so far and I wouldn’t be surprised if totally (I mean we have yet to see the full swing of 80s and 90s.). Moving on, home decor smacks of creativity. It’s the #1 feature of the undecorator. Personal collections in a variety of ways, e.g. mood boards, are typical (and functional) interest-adders to a room.

And the letters and numbers of course (companioned with vintage signs and messages). Oh, and the hotter than hot drinks trolley. Crazy popular.

Wallpapers are as popular as dark or mildly painted walls (or white walls, but I wouldn’t admit that, you know how I feel about white :p) Preferably Granny’s old wallpapers. And we’ve seen loads and loads of world maps and globes:

Riding us into the globetrotter-trend. With kilim (or kelim), ikat and other ethnic inspired fabrics and patterns. And to close for today, all the wild & creative frame groupings. To display art, pant hangers are useful or well, just ordinary clothes hangers can also do.

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It is spring approaching summer and we see COLOURS. Striking bright and vibrant colours from All The Rainbow. Especially irresistible are the yellows – from the fresh sunshiny shade to the most poppy citrus hues.

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Ever wondered what’s really going on inside that brain of yours? A psychology head poster, or a Porcelain Phrenology Head Figurine, might give you the details. And foremost (or additionally) it’s a trendy decor detail! We saw many of these around, mostly figurines but also posters, on our antiques stroll in London some week ago. Now I’ve also caught a glimpse of one in a glossy magazine and realized they are one of those hot n’ trendy details….

Sprung from the steady science trend; we’ve seen anatomy, botany, you name it, even entomology. This science, or pseudoscience to be specific, is called phrenology and is based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind. It studies the skull as a guide to various mental faculties, emotions, mood and spiritual traits. Analysis practice was developed by L.N. Fowler who – to illustrate his findings – devised a bust on which it all was illustrated on a cranial map. And here we have it, it’s supertrendy and will make you appear like a pseudo-psychiatrist ;) Head to the left £19.99 at Rockett St George.

The latest issue of Elle Decoration (April ’11) has global theme – the globetrotter style of decorating is trendier than ever – so let us, this late March evening, groove on some globetrotterish/etnhic/eclectic bathrooms. Being a Swede I’m starved of nicely decorated bathrooms…! For some (inexplicable) reason, we have a tradition in this country of ignoring that part of home decor. But: bathrooms are rooms too :)

| pics via april 11 issue of Elle Decor |

| images via the fab magazine AD France, april 2011 issue |

| pics via sköna hem & bravacasa |