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Insights on this 2011 winter interior design trends.

We know that summer interior design trends always lean towards rather bright, colourful and diverse colours, whereas winter trends tend to be a bit darken with more paisley design on dark natural fabrics. However this year South Africans are feeling a cold burn this winter with dark blue skies and unexpected rain- and thunderstorms, resulting in much different 2011 Winter Interior Design Trends. The community needs a sense of cheering up, and dark glum brown and miserable surrounding just won’t suffice. There was some debate amongst a few interior designers about what colour would be THE colour of winter 2011 and the now the results are in. As many speculated the pantone colour of the year and the most ‘in’ colour to use in the 2011 winter interior design trends is of course Honeysuckle, pantone 18-2120.

 

 

It seems that the colours have moved to softer versions of the bright summer colours, not as much pastel but between the two. According to the 2011 Winter Interior Design Trends the other colour of the year is the fresh sensation of this light, airy, citrus yellow.

 

Some more examples of popular colours found in most interior design showrooms this 2011 winter season. The colours combine to create a distinct sense of complete harmony and relaxation, something none of us can do without.

 

One thing to keep in mind in regards to the 2011 Winter Interior Design Trends is that it comes in a time in which the South African economy is struggling. The majority of South Africans have had to resort to some life changes to count every penny, and unfortunately interior design trends and renovations have been given the backseat during these times.  Nonetheless where there’s a will there is a way. Money should by no means inhibit you of creating your ultimate living space. You need to feel comfortable, safe and most of all ‘at home’ in your home. There are countless ways for you to incorporate these new winter interior design trends without having to empty your saving account. There are thousands of ways to save money, wither by shopping on sales or incorporating DIY decorations into your home.

 

DIY Interior Design Ideas

You can easily design and print your own Vinyl wall art and stick it on any surface in your home. It doesn’t do any damage to your wall or paint so can easily be removed and replaced as you get tired of it or the trends change. See below the elegant look and feel created by this quick, easy and inexpensive wall art solution.

See the video below for more tips on how to decorate your home as cost effective as possible with clever DIY home renovation tips.

 

What more to know about the 2011 Winter Interior Design Trends

For more tips on how to achieve and incorporate the 2011 Winter Interior Design Trends please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have. Otherwise for ideas on home and office furniture visit Coricraft today!

Why so many interior designers opt for Vinyl Wall Art

In this day and age buying a house is South Africa is more problematic than ever before, people are mostly left with no choice other than to rent a house or apartment. With renting a home comes a new set of rules and regulation, you don’t have the freedom to alter and modify your new living space and instead you are forced to work with what you have. The space you live in is meant to accommodate your needs and also provide a taste of your personality and actual character. Decorating a home is not only incredible enjoyable but also necessary. You have to be able to feel at home, even if you are temporarily renting someone else’s property. However, as we’ve mentioned before living in a rented apartment brings about new rules, and you have to abide. The most practical solution for wall art would be vinyl wall art, also known as temporary wall decals. The majority of landlords don’t approve hanging pictures as it damages the wall so much and require repaints and touch ups.

Vinyl wall decals are an art and should be treated as such. It’s not a space filler nor simply a solution to a problem, it is a form of art that will aesthetically enhance your home and contribute to the style that matched your taste and character.

Some of the most common uses of vinyl wall art include:

• Decorating the wall around your bed or your baby’s cot. This is extremely practical as it can be easily removed and replaced with a new design without having to repaint the walls of fill in any holes.
• Bathroom wall décor is always a winner with vinyl wall art. The vinyl isn’t affected by the steam that accumulates in bathrooms and therefore last much longer than any other bathroom art.
• Living rooms can also easily receive a few vinyl finishing touches, especially in difficult corners where you might have a lamp or table with limited space for hanging pictures.
• Vinyl art for fridges are trending and have replaced the outdated and sometime kitsch use of an assembly of fridge magnets.
• Bedroom doors and cabinets.

Vinyl art is by no means limited to walls, have a look above for some of the fun and innovative uses of good vinyl art, laptops, fridges toilettes and more.

They beauty of vinyl wall art is how easy it is to even implement yourself. If you have little graphic design skills get a designer to draw up the artwork for you and provide it on a disc. You can then yourself take the artwork to the printers and get it printed and placed on transfer. To apply the actual vinyl sticker watch this short and easy demonstration on how to apply vinyl wall art.

Applying the actual Vinyl art Sticker:

For more information on vinyl art or is you want to browse through some possible designs for you home please don’t hesitate to contact us. Alternatively let Google keep you keep up to date with the latest news on vinyl wall art.