Pantone have announced their Colour of the Year for 2013 is Emerald Green and the colour is very evident on the runways and in the shops as a "now" colour for the Spring / Summer 2013.
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| Pantone colour of the year 2013 - Emerald Green |
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| Pantone Colour for 2013 in fashion |
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| Emerald Green dresses from the runways for 2013 |
Does it translate to the home and is their really any link between fashion and interiors? Check out this article from Freshome on
how the world of fashion influences interiors. You will see that they are quoting Gretchen Aubochon, Editor in Chief of Fashion + Decor who firmly believes that Fashion does strongly influence Interiors, and in a much shorter time scale than previously. In this piece from
Fashion + Decor you can see the correlation between the two very clearly. Beautiful designs and colours in fashions reflected in choices in the interiors.
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| Caroline Hererra Pre-Fall 2013 and Belle Magazine Source fashion-decor |
You can see here a couple of shades of emerald green from Designers Guild fabric collection. The Chinon range is silk, and the Verity Emerald is a bordered bouquet of flowers on a silk satin background inspired by an early 19th century Royal Wilton carpet in Buckingham Palace.
The world of fashion moves at a very fast pace with some colours and looks being perennial favourites - the nautical look and / or a safari theme in spring, tartan, military style in the winter, and animal print in one form or another almost throughout the year.
In interiors, colours can be in your home for a very long time, particularly if they are a large purchases such as carpets, furniture, kitchens and bathrooms. You can transform any room in a home with paint, wallpaper or accessories.
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| Duravit Starck 2 basin, Axor Starck Organic Basin Mixer against a wallpaper background |
Axor Starck Organic and Duravit Starck 2 against a feature wallpaper background.
Mosaics used to add colour in an otherwise white bathroom.
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| Trend Mosaics "Feel" |
Often people decorate their living rooms with different themes throughout the year; particularly for Easter, Summer, Autumn, Halloween and Christmas. With almost as many Home magazines as there are television programmes we are far more likely to update our homes on a regular basis than people used to. Nevertheless changing your kitchen or bathroom is still often a major investment.
Does this mean that the choices available in interiors are not influenced by fashion? Not at all. However it may not be the choice of the majority who stick to neutral shades because that is what they prefer.
The neutral colours of grey, black, white, brown, cream and beige and all shades of them are colours that will go with any other colour. They also create light and space which in a bathroom where space can be tight, this can be important. You can easily add a feature, as in these images from a recently installed bathroom, where a stronger colour was used in the furniture, and then picked out in a feature panel of mosaics which added colour to an otherwise neutral bathroom.
Luxury bathrooms are strongly influenced by the hotel look, as many of us stay in a nice hotel on holiday or on business, enjoy the facilities, particularly in the bathroom, and plan to replicate them when replacing our existing ones.
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| Double Basin and WH WC and large shower area |
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| Large bath with walk-in steps |
This bathroom has a large shower area with wall hung WC and double wall hung basin with black and white slate tiles and a large bath. The bathroom was recently installed in Holyport, Berkshire.
Mosaics transform a neutral bathroom by adding texture, light, balance harmony or colour. A pattern - whether it is geometric, tartan / check, striped or floral can create a wallpaper style effect and can be used to create a theme between an en suite bathroom and the master bedroom. Even using a small amount of mosaics can add colour and glamour which transforms the bathroom into something truly special.
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| Shift 'Elba' from Bisazza |
The new Shift range of mosaics from Bisazza is shown here in Elba - reinforcing that green is leading the way for interiors during 2013.
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| Katherine by Bisazza |
Katherine from Bizazza - an ideal way to incorporate a feature area in your bathroom.
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| Elena by Bisazza |
For a sumptuous bathroom choose Elena from Bizazza with gold glimmers that adds not only a splash of colour but a truly luxurious feel to your bathroom.
Soak in Style offer a bespoke design and installation service.
Catriona Lock, Creative Director at Soak in Style is nominated for the 3rd year running for a Bathroom Design Award by KBBReview 2013.
