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Comfortable Decor Schemes Dominate This Year’s Styles

 The economy has literally made it less a saying and more a reality that home is actually where the heart is. Our homes have become less of a showplace that we pass through as we rush to work or out for the evening and more the heart of living, entertaining and the heart of whom we are. With more people staying in to see a movie, hosting friendships and meals around their dining room tables decorating is focused on reasonable expense and comfort. Consumers are wisely using their own items or found items to create their environment and it is the time to encourage and enjoy the theme of comfort in fall decors 2009.

Fall decors will enjoy a more comfortable and personal home environment. Consumers will be investing in better quality, longer lasting home furnishings. The age of disposable furniture is passing. Savvy shoppers will be supplementing those superior pieces by re-using items they may have cast aside in previous years, or supplementing with “found” items or personal collections. No more is it necessary to have a perfect showpiece that is uncomfortable and stuffy. The style is eclectic, a mix of personality and style.

There are many acceptable styles in vogue as this decade ends. A few that decorators are projecting as hot for 2009 are:

GLAM-

Groovy faux fur, sparkling glass, shiny metallic - all reflective of the glamorous 1960- 1970 era are back, especially among young urbanites. Lucite is hot, that versatile plastic utilized in that era in accessories and furniture. Shag carpets are spotted underneath of the streamlined modern steel framed furniture and accented with bright yellows, limes, blues and purples. In contrast to that scheme is the black and white décor of that same era.

COUNTRY AND AMERICANA-

There is no more comfortable look that the one created by using all things American and especially country style American. Amish quilts, cottage style prints, wooden furniture, folk art, American flags and bunting, distressed fabrics and furniture all combine in inexpensive and easily gathered home décor. The color palette ranges from deep patriotic reds and blues to worn summer colors of yellow, orange and plums.

INTERNATIONAL WORLD -

Thanks to influences brought on by television, the Internet and the ease of trade we no longer think just locally but globally and the furnishings industry is as influenced by the world as any other business. Even mainstream box retailers carry crafts like metal work lanterns from Thailand, religious icons from Russia, pottery from Asia or Mexican-style trays. World decorating themes allow even more eclectic collections that are seasonal and easily reused in later decorating schemes.

Keywords for this fall’s decorating efforts are affordable, reusable, quality, versatile and comfortable. Create the home that not only you but others can relax and enjoy themselves in as we move forward out of the economic recession and into the home design boom.

Tags: americana style, country style, economical decorating, economy, found items, world decorating, world furnishings, world furniture

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