At Frazerhurst Curtains and Blinds showroom we proudly stock a wide and varied range of drapery fabrics from both local and international textile houses.
One of these is James Dunlop Textiles, founded in Dunedin in 1907. They have a great website with a really informative Trends page called ‘Journal’. The current issue is their 2023 trends prediction.
Another New Zealand range is Resene drapery. Resene was started in 1946 by an Eastbourne builder, Ted Nightingale. The Resene website has decorating advice in their Habitat section.
What we can learn from these two local and informative institutes is the interior trend moving forward.
It will come as no surprise to lovers of colour and design that the trend of minimalism- white, grey and black everywhere is quietly moving aside to allow for more warmth and expressions of personality.
Bringing nature indoors is back in vogue. On the subtle end is including a few indoor plants. Bring it up a notch with a feature wall with a botanical theme or window furnishings in colours of nature. This is being tagged as ‘Escapism’.
Consider painting your walls and doing the window furnishings in colours and designs reminiscent of your last holiday. Think the colours of Cardrona on your walls or drapes in South Beach Stripe from James Dunlop textiles. This is called ‘Creative confidence’.
Most interesting of all is a new trend to embrace heritage style and mesh it with modernity. Nostalgia and romance with modern convenience. Think antique furniture with contemporary rugs and wall art. You could immerse yourself fully with damask drapery, leopard print lounge suite and baroque wing back chairs or just pop down to the local charity shop and get a fun ottoman like Nana used to have. The label for this trend is ‘Reconstructed legacy’.
Ultimately the new style is about having a bit of fun and bringing some joy into your interiors.
Call into Frazerhurst Curtains and Blinds at 146 Lower Dent Street to see your options and you will leave inspired.
