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?
I adore that crucial trading carpet, i really want it but can’t afford it, do you know of any cheaper similar ones by any chance? you have some gorgeous ideas and images here, love your site.
The wallpaper/painted wall? with the vertical stripes – love it, as well as the rest of the room’s design. The stripy coffee table’s right up my street too….
I keep revisiting that zig zag rug from Urban Outfitters. I’ve had my eye on it for some time. I think I need it for my office.
Stripes is a tricky detail to follow, but whatever you have chosen has been stylised so well! Love the colour palette and geometrical designs! Yes, inspired!
Beautiful Interiors Kate, love that Mr & Mrs Smith Chair
No. Hate them. Stripes date, fail to flatter and generally unsettle me. I have just one striped cushion in my entire house. But that’s just me.
Nooo Nnena, depends how they’re used. They can look very on trend used correctly. Are you honestly saying you don’t like *any* of the designs above?!