{"id":3055,"date":"2019-03-05T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimcookhome.com\/kchblog\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:38:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T20:38:40","slug":"spring2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimcookhome.com\/kchblog\/spring2019\/","title":{"rendered":"What Says \u2018Modern\u2019 Now In Decor? Some Trends For Spring 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Kim Cook\u2009|\u2009AP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the weather improves and our winter hibernation ends, the urge to refresh and renew a room or two often follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be as simple as adding a few new decorative items or changing a worn-out piece of furniture. Or maybe it\u2019s something a little more ambitious, like a new room layout or color scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s saying \u201cfresh and modern\u201d now? A few designers weigh in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Textures: \u201cIt\u2019s a major moment for wood,\u201d says New York City interior decorator Elaine Griffin . \u201cLayers of wood, in varied tones for a lively contrast \u2014 think wood-framed chairs with a walnut coffee table on a paler hardwood floor. Wood-paneled walls are modern again too, this time in sleek, oversize panels, or sculptural designs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wood is meeting iron in combinations both elegant and industrial. Pier 1 has a new fir and iron shelving unit with a pitched \u201croof,\u201d creating a sense of place and serving as both storage and room divider. Also at Pier 1, galvanized iron and mango wood give a round coffee table personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This photo provided by Knoll Furniture shows the company\u2019s glass-topped dining table set. Knoll Furniture is marking the100th anniversary of the Bauhaus school by re-imagining some iconic pieces like Warren Platner\u2019s 1966 glass topped dining table, now with a rose gold wire base, shown here. Knoll also has new finishes for designs by Breuer, van der Rohe and Bertoia. Fresh takes on classic design looks modern now. (Knoll Furniture via AP) (Associated Press) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just iron. \u201cDark metals are modern now,\u201d Griffin says. \u201cThink bronze, wrought iron and almost-blackened brass. They\u2019re super-fresh combined with other elements or used decoratively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Knoll Furniture\u2019s design director, Benjamin Pardo, what\u2019s new is a fresh take on some iconic pieces of the Bauhaus period, which is marking its 100th anniversary. \u201cI\u2019m especially excited about new finishes for designs by Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, Harry Bertoia and Warren Platner,\u201d Pardo says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platner\u2019s iconic 1966 glass-topped dining table is offered now with a rose-gold wire base. Bertoia\u2019s classic 1952 wire side chair has been re-imagined in gold, with a curly shearling cushion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other retailers, like CB2 and Anthropologie, are echoing the woolly trend with curl-up-and-chill chairs and sofas clad in shearling upholstery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another contemporary trend: cane and rattan. These were traditionally outdoor furniture materials, but we\u2019re seeing nearly everyone offering indoor seating and casegoods in these weaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB2 has a rattan front credenza, while Anthropologie has a hutch with a caned front. At Ethan Allen , there are midcentury and island-inspired lounge chairs with woven backs. And at Serena & Lily , a tailored, textured bedframe comes in honeyed or gray cane, with brass leg caps.<\/p>\nApart from this the drug is said to be causing impotency among men, abnormal & decreased volume of ejaculation, reduction in the sexual act.This is a cost effective product i.e. very affordable and easily accessible. cialis pill cost<\/a> In these conditions, it is thought that the intestines become inflamed due to the body’s immune reaction against it own intestinal tissue. http:\/\/icks.org\/n\/data\/ijks\/1482459178_add_file_4.pdf<\/a> buy sildenafil no prescription However a Biomet hip lawyer was also levitra wholesale<\/a> visited by those who take medications with nitrates. Shwaasa Kaasa: It cheap viagra australia<\/a> is very useful in diseases of respiratory system like wheezing and cough. <\/span>\n\n\n

To Meg Roberts of the New York-based Echo Design Group , what looks most exciting about Spring \u201819 is the explosion of dramatic tropical motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom large-scale palms and jungle murals to botanical and toile-type renderings of exotic birds and animals, these patterns celebrate a wide range of gorgeous greens,\u201d she says. \u201cThey can be classic or modern, playful or organic, but they\u2019re always hopeful and appealing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real thing is just as hot. \u201cHouseplants look modern now,\u201d Griffin says. \u201cThey\u2019re the most modern-feeling accessories: live elements that bring the outdoors in, and are unpretentiously stylish. I love green plants in white, handmade, ceramic cachepots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floral designers are also creating simple and dramatic vignettes, like a big monstera leaf in a striking vase, or delicate fronds in a textured basket. There are more online direct-to-consumer plant merchants as well (sites like Bloomscape, The Sill and more), offering buying and care instructions for those with less-than-green thumbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And statement art is making an impact, with online and brick-and-mortar retailers across all price points offering large contemporary canvases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing looks better than a ginormous painting or print above a sofa or occupying a large, empty wall,\u201d says Griffin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design today also includes a movement toward environmentally mindful production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathy Bailey is creative director at Heath Ceramics , a San Francisco studio that has been producing ceramic vessels, dinnerware and accessories since the late 1940s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPure, thoughtful, honest and beautiful is what I want modern to feel like now,\u201d she says. \u201cWe\u2019re coming full circle in appreciating the objects we use and the impact they have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heath is producing dinnerware in Sausalito, California, and flatware in Sherrill, New York. The initiative \u201csupports those communities, and has less environmental impact,\u201d Bailey says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heath has also re-thought packaging to try to eliminate plastic, going instead with recycled newsprint for wrapping ceramics, and boxing shipped goods using Expandos, a triangular, recyclable filler made from recycled chipboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Says Bailey, \u201cBeing thoughtful in the choices we make feels modern.\u201d<\/p>\n