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What to watch for in 2014 Modern looks and vibrant walls
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Patrick Langston Postmedia News What’s hot — and not — in housing for 2014? We look at some of the trends, including what colours and accessories the best homes will be sporting this year.
Colour Purple is the colour of the year for 2014. Unless it’s blue. Or maybe yellow. Radiant orchid is the big one, says the international colour authority Pantone Color Institute. It’s showing up everywhere from wallpaper to accessories. The institute touts purple as inducing creativity, confidence and other good things. It complements olive, deeper hunter greens, turquoise, teal, light yellows, grey and other colours, says the institute. Which is good, since Sico earlier this year earmarked yellow as a dominant colour, while blue continues to be high on the Color Marketing Group’s favourites list. “We’re seeing blue in a lot of new fabrics,” says Catherine Pulcine of Deco-
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Using colours such as blue, grey and orchid are expected to be hot in 2014, while animal prints, like faux-blue crocodile, are always in vogue. Ottomans instead of cocktail tables is also a trend. rating Den Interiors in Ottawa. “It’s tending to cobalt blue, which ties into orchid. We’ve been seeing pretty vibrant colours over the past few years. It’s not for everyone, but it does pop.”
Hello, walls Once the stuff of Grandma’s house, wallpaper has
made a big comeback in recent years, whether for an accent wall in a powder or dining room or cosily surrounding you in a bedroom. Geometric patterns and radiant orchid, sometimes in tandem, are among wallpaper trends. Wallpaper “adds panache to a space, but you have to ask yourself if it’s some-
thing you’re going to get tired of,” Pulcine says. It’s an important question: The stuff can get pricey and isn’t always easy to remove. Wallpaper, mouldings and wall tiles all add texture, says Suzanne Dimma, editor-in-chief of House & Home magazine, which recently published its 2014 trends issue. “It gives so
much more character and an architectural feel than just the drywall you get in a builder house.” So-called statement walls, including those with handpainted murals, number among the magazine’s top 10 trends for 2014. Also on the list: painting trim and walls the same bold colour to eliminate contrast and increase
Dramatic and sophisticated, black countertops in granite and quartz are zipping up the kitchen hit parade, according to the online real estate information service Zillow. Marble and light-grey counters in the same room provide contrast. Also hot, says Zillow: open shelves, glass-fronted cabinetry and dark colours such as copper and deep red (because they make rooms feel smaller, such colours work best as accents). “Glass (in doors) is popular but what’s very trendy is frosted glass,” says designer Dominique Girard. “Most people don’t want to display everything.” She says high-gloss cabinetry in PVC and other manufactured materials as well as sleek, linear lines — discreet cabinet door handles are becoming de rigueur — are also trending. “The biggest trend is larger refrigerators. Samsung supports the fresh food craze with its T9000 model ($4,200): it has two fridge and two freezer doors, but one freezer compartment converts to a refrigerator on demand.
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