Pillow- Lore
Bohemian Chic has been out there
since last fall but its roots have really been established as a comfortable
style that can be retro and yet current. Today, I’m looking at pillows as an
inspiration to fall color and pattern in home fashion. New readers, let me
mention that although I’m showing pillows here, let me make sure you understand
that it’s just a reference that is being used.
Look for these trends in everything from tabletop to accents to furnishings.
These patterns have a folkloric and crafted detail. The floral
shapes on the pillow are stylistic and imaginary. The shapes are simplistic and
appear cut-out, much like the panel in the back right, leaf shapes are actually
cut out. Flower themes, muted colors and
light or dark backgrounds bring a gypsy shawl crafted style to the appliqués.
Embroidered, outlined and textural
patterns are also trending. Geometric, velour’s and smaller scale animal prints
are evident. It’s a segment that says
mix more than match. Notice all the neutrality in the colors: grays, dove,
shale, pewter, burnished metallic colors with mixed textural references.
A Retro-collage look
takes architectural elements and combines them with animals, plants, flowers
and birds and bugs. In a similar way, a Victorian scapbook look gives us a
comfort of combined elements that we recognize in almost fantasy or dreamlike
visuals. If the world isn’t kinder or gentler, we can at least graphically put
things we like and things that show a harmonious nature together to surround us
with a new reality of a world we create ourselves. Think Victorian decals,
transfer ware, sponge painting, scrapbooking, pressed flowers and ink stamps or
letter press images that show fonts or small images from nature.
Look for these
references in textiles like napkins, runners, placemats or actual dinner ware
pieces as well in decals or impressions in the decoration.
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