End of Year Round-Up

I've always promised my blog will provide tips, tricks, trends, and inspiration. This year I focused on design dilemmas and I hope you gained some tips, tricks and inspiration from one or more of my posts. (See links below.) I'm still working on the focus for 2025, so stay tuned by signing up for my newsletter if you are not already a loyal follower. So what's left? Trends! I typically put together my forecast for you, but there are already so many opinions out there that I thought I'd just give you a few links to browse from my internet search.

• I love how Shea McGee combines home decor and fashion in her look into 2025 trends. https://studio-mcgee.com/2025-design-trends/
• Texture, color, and ALL your favorite things is the direction I'm seeing on the Veranda website. I've heard it again and again over the past few years, that more is more. I haven't personally jumped on that band wagon, but when done tastefully and mindfully it provides a way to celebrate your collections and all the things you love. ​https://www.veranda.com/home-decorators/design-trends/g63074247/interior-design-trends-2025/
• Better Homes and Gardens points out that retro and sustainability go hand in hand. Trends for combining classic pieces with more up to date furnishings help us keep materials out of land fills and who doesn't love a touch of Mid-Century magic! ​https://www.bhg.com/furniture-trends-2025-8745267

Remember that trends are guideposts and typically come and go. Use the guides to help you find what you love so that even when a trend goes away you will continue to be proud of your space for sometime after.

Here are the links to the design dilemma posts from 2024 in case you missed out:

• Lighting
  
• Furniture Placement
  
• Reconciling Style Differences
  
• Wood Trim - Should it be painted or not?
  
• Where to start your design project

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Here's wishing you a VERY happy and healthy holiday season!

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