Here we are again – getting out the crystal ball and making our interior design predictions for the year to come! From colour schemes to cultural influences, we take a look at home design trends for 2015.
2014 was an exciting year for us at Natural Bed Company. We added new bed designs to ever-growing collection. Firstly, the super-stylish Shetland bed combines a solid wood frame with an upholstered headboard. This fitted in nicely with 2014’s Retro Futurist trend! We also brought in the Raj, Samarkand and Mandalay beds. Each are part of our new ‘India inspired’ collection of beds. In particular, these designs were influenced by the Modern Nomad trend we discussed in our 2014 Trends blog.
We have even higher expectations for 2015 with new designs in the pipeline and the following themes to explore…
Don’t worry, it’s not that you need to replace your black, charcoal or silver grey bedding. (Which has been so popular this year!) But it might be time to consider adding some pieces in indigo or a pale dusty blue. Blue is a great colour choice for a bedroom. A calming, restful colour with a multitude of different shades. Blue looks incredibly sophisticated with classic white bedding, and can be styled to suit many different looks. From ‘Coastal‘ (try teal, navy and sky blues) to ‘Rustic Luxe‘ to ‘Modern Oriental‘ (inky indigo and cream).
We also love blue bedding as there is a shade to suit every timber! Blonde woods such as maple and ash look great with shades of blue that tend towards the green area of the spectrum. Think duck-egg blue, turquoise or teal. Walnut and cherry wood beds look wonderful with pale, muted blues, heading towards cool grey. Oak beds work with almost any blue, including rich cobalt and navy.
Take a look at our Pinterest board – cool colours – for more inspiring images on this theme.
We are over the moon to find that designers and stylists are still focused on using natural materials. From slate floor to solid wood furniture and marble worktops. Selecting an authentic, natural material – and a design to emphasise its beauty – has timeless appeal. Of course we are extremely happy that our collection of solid wood bedroom furniture fits beautifully within this trend! We offer bedroom furniture in a range of solid hardwoods and pine. We also offer a range of finishes (including water-based lacquer).
The ‘natural’ look extends to bedding too. Soft, washed linen bedding in neutral tones, chunky knit wool blankets or fine, luxurious alpaca throws will complete any look. Our pure cotton bedding is available in a range of styles and colours. If you want to emphasise the ‘natural’ look, pick a muted shade such as grey, brown, rust or sage.
This is a rich, warm, almost ‘rust’ shade somewhere between wine and terracotta. There is an earthy, muted quality to the shade that means it will work wonderfully in the home. Not too vibrant, it’s a shade that should be a pleasure to live with. Grand Designs magazine this month (January 2015 edition) has a really useful feature on using reds in your colour scheme. Including a range of paints similar in tone to Marsala – from Fired Earth Tomyris or Boot Red to Dulux Ruby Starlet – you should find a shade to suit.
If you are tempted to use this colour in your bedroom scheme, take a look at our Madras Red patchwork duvet cover, Kadi Ember quilt or Zari Russet bedding. Add a feature wall in a similar tone and pick out the colour in your choice of accessories. This shade of bedding will particularly suit a walnut or cherry bed. A solid pine bed with a wenge finish would be another great choice, as wenge is a very deep brown; almost black.
Metallics are still a popular choice for 2015. 2014 was very much about using copper or rose gold in your scheme, 2015 will continue the look, but increasingly it will be brass or antique gold in hue. To use warm metallic tones in your design scheme the easiest option is to add a few accessories to your current decor – brass or copper candle holders, copper string lights or a gold coloured vase can compliment matching metallic fabrics used for cushion covers or an upholstered headboard. Take a look at our Mango Zari bedding or Sahara Quilt in copper and gold coloured fabrics.
If you are feeling brave a feature wall or alcove can be clad in metal sheet, but if you aren’t quite so committed to this look – just select a similar paint shade or a wall paper with a metallic pattern – we particularly like Zee removable wallpaper.
For more interior design styles and decorating tips just check out our Inspiration page…
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