2010 Trends - What's New in Interior Design

In the next several posts, we will present trends for 2010 from pop culture and industry that we think will bring exciting inspiration to the event industry.  Today, we take a look at the interior design industry and color trends for 2010.

We love looking to interior design for inspiration for our events. So many of our weddings in particular are in home settings. The ideas found on the pages of Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Veranda, etc. translate beautifully into the understated elegance requested by the majority of our clients.

There are two color trends emerging in the design press and blogs we follow – turquoise and gray. We think these colors will be very popular for weddings and events this year.  When House Beautiful asked 14 industry color experts to predict the hot color for the New Year, 6 selected some shade of pale blue or turquoise. The second most selected color was some variation of gray. (Dec/Jan issue)

Pantone selected Turquoise as the 2010 color of the year. "In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color of faith and truth, inspired by water and sky. Through years of color word-association studies, we also find that Turquoise represents an escape to many – taking them to a tropical paradise that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy."

Here are just a few examples of some inspiring interior designs incorporating turquoise and how they could be translated for an event.

Veranda via Simplified Bee

Santa Barbara Chic

Elum

Turquoise in its paler tones can be appropriate in all seasons and is a great color for everything from a beach-inspired wedding to a glamorous, urban soiree. For a striking and bold combination, try pairing turquoise with colors like poppy red, tangerine or fuschia.

House of Turquoise

Row 1: Rivaaj Magazine, Perfect Palette, Style Me Pretty; Row 2: Bella Bliss, Perfect Palette, Perfect Palette; Row 3: Martha Stewart Weddings, Jonathan Canlas, Martha Stewart Weddings, Snippet & Ink

Homes and Gardens

Amy Atlas

Dauphine

House of Turquoise

Brides

Viceroy Miami Kelly Wearstler

Grey Likes Weddings

Elle Décor (December 2009) asked a few influential names in interior design to predict how we would decorate in 2010.  Jonathan Adler was quoted as saying, "Gray will be the new chocolate brown. It could be a reflection of our economic mood, but I don’t care. I think it looks fantastic-especially as a foil for a bold color like orange. And don’t even get me started about gray and yellow!"

We couldn’t agree more, Jonathan. Here are just a few interiors we would love to build an event design scheme around and some ideas on how to do so.

Traditional Home

 

Stephanie Williams

Martha Stewart Weddings

Apartment Therapy

Snippet & Ink

Style Me Pretty

Row 1: Martha Stewart Weddings, Style Me Pretty; Row 2: Martha Stewart Weddings, Smock; Row 3: Snippet & Ink; Row 4: Amy Atlas, Polyvore, Room Service

Turquoise and gray are incredibly versatile colors, ones that can be equally strong for contemporary or traditional style and we look forward to incorporating them in our events this year!

Finally, here are a few more trends that the interior design industry is predicting that we think might  make there way into the event industry:  Victorian vintage, Scandinavian minimalist design, and retro glamour.