Mad About … Stripes

In this mini-series on trend predictions for the year ahead, it’s time to think about stripes. According to the theinknest.com: “Stripes will be everywhere in 2013. Stripes in all sizes and colours were a huge runway trend during Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Week. It is predicted that home decor and graphic design will not be escaping them either.”

You will be literally living in stripes this year: wearing ’em and sitting on ’em. The great thing about stripes is that it’s an incredibly versatile look. Fat stripes, thin ones, a mixture of both. Bright colours, muted colours, monochrome for beginners. For the bold and the brave lay them on the carpet or paint them on the walls. For the more restrained, think about a simple stair runner or a few cushions.  You can match them or clash them, keep them to the accessories or one piece of accent furniture. Here are some ideas:

You can carpet the floor

Or stick to a stair runner

Or perhaps you’d prefer to start small (and crucially, not permanently) with a rug:

You can paint the walls

Either horizontally or vertically

Or just stick to the accessories

Like a cushion or two

You can start with the furniture

Or even a chair

How about a coffee table? (And you could paint that yourself)

Or perhaps just keep it really small

And finally, here’s a picture from Ikea’s latest release. Get ready for summer … with stripes

So then stripes. Are you inspired?