Joyful colours to inspire new year design concepts
Cheery and optimistic palettes are set to replace the doom-and-gloom hues of the past as signs of hope are reflected in residential design
'Tis the season of good cheer - literally. As 2013 chimes in, say goodbye to "austerity interiors", and welcome a bright new era of colour, texture and style.
Householders, it seems, have had enough of the gloom. A respectable period of mourning has passed, and it is time to embrace joyfulness. Design consultant Jane Stockel, a longtime chair of the Color Marketing Group (CMG), a not-for-profit association of international colour forecasters, has seen it coming.
"Our collective reaction to the stress of recent years - from global weather patterns, economic pressures, social upheaval or governments' apparent inability to cope under pressure - spawned a retro movement rekindling a time when life was simpler and less technology powered," Stockel says.
But now, we are moving on. The retro sentiment will be retained in our home interiors in 2013, Stockel predicts, only with refreshing new bursts of colour.
"Colours will reflect a relaxed mood with denim-inspired blues [from 're-blued', CMG's colour of the year for 2013/14], and weathered textures," she says. "Feminine pink splits into a bougainvillaea hot pink and a coral bridge between pink and red - warm, yet inviting. Greens also split their moods from citrus to a grey green inspired by celadon."