Bring Fall Inside

Bring Fall Inside

It’s a great time to capture that autumn magic with a home decor refresh. We went shopping at four local home decor stores in Louisville that inspire new ideas, and look at what we found.

Add Texture, Built-ins

Century Entertainment & Furnishings has furniture but also offers interior design services and custom cabinetry builds. Inside their vast showroom, 4310 Shelbyville Road, you can see a variety of furniture vignettes, including examples of their custom cabinetry work.

Kiersten Trover, head designer at Century likes to start her design process with a black and white base. She’ll then layer with color, natural materials, different metals, contrasting colors, and complementary patterns. Natural materials, such as rope, cain, rattan, and live edge pieces of wood are all popular, along with the use of different colors, patterns, and textures. Mixing different metals in a setting works nicely.

Bedroom furniture pieces that used to take up a lot of space, such as his & hers dressers aren’t being used anymore. People are moving towards his & hers walk-in closets/changing rooms, which leave a lot of empty, open space in a master bedroom. Homeowners are filling this empty space with a small seating area, which is becoming a popular space for quiet time in the mornings or downtime in the evenings.

What’s popular right now is Burly Maple wood. Its unique beauty is made up of naturally formed ripples and color variations. This dining room table is made of Burly Maple and has been a popular sales item at Century.

Relaxed, Cozy, and Romantic Styles

At 118 South 10th Street step into Barry Wooley Designs showroom and adjoining bar and lounge, where you’ll find beautifully curated interior design vignettes influenced by popular and trending decor and styles. Interior designer Greg Fickle says that relaxed, cozy, and romantic decor styles are popular and are enhanced with the use of color, florals, textures, and natural elements, such as wood.

Using new and old furniture together to create a setting is also popular. Here you’ll find a mix of color, textures, and the use of old and new furniture (table new, chairs old). This curated setting can also be found in adjoining Biscuit Lounge space.

Bring the Outdoors Inside

Digs Home and Garden store, 3905 Chenoweth Square, offers both indoor and outdoor furniture, along with curated home accessories and fashion accessories. Store owner Ben Palmer-Ball sources trending furnishings that can dress up the outdoors or indoors and provides in-home design services.

Weatherproof resin wicker chair with built-in all-weather cushions.

Vintage and Shipped Across the Ocean

Unusual and rare vintage pieces are what you’ll find at No Direction Home, 2509 Grinstead Drive. Owner Kelli Wicking travels to England where she hand-picks the vintage items found in her store. She imports what she’s selected in a 40-foot container about twice a year (The latest shipment arrived mid-September.) If Kelli feels she is running low on inventory, she will sometimes source items domestically.

Kelli doesn’t really focus on trends and feels they should not influence the decision on how one decorates their home. Thus, the title of her store means you have the ability to create a space to whatever you want it to be — mixing different items such as vintage, mid-century modern, industrial, natural materials, etc.

Kelli has years of experience in the industry — first as a buyer for Macy’s but also sourced items for Canoe Imports, a once local boutique specializing in home decor from Central Asia.

Vintage leather chairs, marble top table, vintage wall decor, midcentury modern credenza, and unique floor standing piece.

Unique vintage furniture and decor pieces.

By Melissa Donald

Fall 2022 / TodaysTransitions.com