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Summer of 2011: Home Decor Trends

Posted on 2011/07/20 by Mia in Drinks Trolley, Globes, Numbers & Letters, Other trendy details, SS 2011

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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bust, maps, undecorate trend 12 Comments
  • Isabellah

    wonderful post! thats a great round of trends, love it. have never seen art on coat hangers before – cool!

  • Isabellah

    wonderful post! thats a great round of trends, love it. have never seen art on coat hangers before – cool!

  • cindy m

    gorgeousness!

  • Doris

    The globes and the world map are truly nice when used as decor!

  • Turin Gu

    Great post! Inspiring images. I find the “undecorate” concept interesting, but what is it, really?!

  • Turin Gu

    Great post! Inspiring images. I find the “undecorate” concept interesting, but what is it, really?!

  • http://design-vox.com Christina

    I love that first image. I have been inspired recently to try to add more quirky things to my home. I really need more personality and light-heartedness around me. :) I have a little pillow in the shape and image of a cat by Pillow Pillow Pillow headed my way, and I just bought my FIRST piece of real art off of Etsy that is also quirky. I think the “undecorate” idea of going with your heart has definitely influenced me!

  • http://www.beachcoaststyle.com Beach Coast Style

    I am on the hunt for a vintage bar cart.

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Thank you all so much for your comments! ?

  • Mia

    Good question! Kind of hard to define, but the book ‘Undecorate’ gives a lot of inspiration on it and also explanations. As Christina says below, to go with your heart! A no-rules approach.

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Sounds great! I love that too…More and more, I’ve come to not care about what others think is nice or pretty and just go with the things that makes my surroundings appealing to me. Odd combinations that give the vibe I’m after and quirky pieces that make me smile. Etsy is super, I need to go scan it for goodies soon again!!

  • http://trendey.com Mia

    Me too :) They are kind of hard to find!

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