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COMFY, COZY AND ECLECTIC A new trend in bedroom design embraces a non-matching approach to linens and furnishings BY SUSAN KELLY
THE BEDROOM: THE ULTIMATE COMFORT ZONE, a cozy retreat that is all our own. At this time of year, along with craving warm layers, we want to add some style. Which trends will we warm up to? We asked experts across the country for their take on those that will appeal heading into 2019 and beyond. It’s all about setting the right mood, says Lauren Persson, creative director at Fino Lino, a Vancouver store that specializes in fine linens. “Heading into 2019, the biggest trend is toward a kind of subdued, sensuous glamour,” she says. It starts with a colour story on the sombre side. Colours once relegated to the living room now invade the sleeping quarters. Navy, deep teal and emerald are showing strong in bedding and accessories along with dark grey and even black. The bold will paint walls or buy linens in these shades while the more hesitant may settle for one deep-toned velvet
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throw. On a lighter note, the deeper colours might be played against linens in classic neutral shades shot with metallic threads — a major trend, Persson says — giving them an opulent sheen. As with furniture of all types, headboards have curved shapes now. But this is not the Hollywood Regency rococo-ness of years past. This time, it’s more about a subtle arch upwards or a downward dip on a non-embellished headboard, likely upholstered. While referencing the past, this transitional look is very much of today. “It’s also part of a new feminine direction in design,” she adds. “And we see it in the way pink and mauve have become such strong colours.” So much so, many standard neutrals — grey, white, taupe — now have undertones of these shades. On their own, Persson finds them particularly of the moment when paired with navy. •
