Ep. 401: Decorating Trend Report for 2025

Summary

Episode Summary: Ep. 401: Decorating Trend Report for 2025

In Episode 401 of How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, hosts Caroline, Taryn, and Liz delve into the latest decorating trends anticipated for 2025. The episode offers a comprehensive analysis of color forecasts, seasonal collections, design motifs, and practical decorating advice, enriched with expert insights and behind-the-scenes perspectives from the Ballard Designs team.

1. Color Trends for 2025

The episode kicks off with an in-depth discussion on color trends, highlighting Pantone's Color of the Year, "Mocha Mousse".

Taryn elaborates on the significance of this color:

“Mocha mousse does have brown, but it’s also got a lot of depth there.” [01:09]

Caroline shares a personal take, emphasizing its versatile nature:

“It’s more mauve than brown, personally.” [02:27]

The hosts agree that mid-tone, earthy colors dominate the palette:

“Mid tones are really where it's at. It’s not super pastely saturated.” – Taryn [03:02]

This preference for subdued, natural hues sets the foundation for the year's decorating trends, ensuring spaces feel grounded and harmonious.

2. Spring 2025 Collection Highlights

Transitioning into the spring collection, the team discusses vibrant and fresh color choices:

• Evergreen Pastels: Muted greens reminiscent of grass and pine bring an enduring freshness suited for spring.
• Coral Peony and Mangoesque: Moving away from the "Barbiecore" pinks of previous years, the collection embraces a coral-toned blush with hints of orange, described as “super happy and fresh” by Taryn [07:32].

Liz points out the effective use of peony across various products:

“Our Dana chair... comes in peony, and it pairs beautifully with dark browns and neutrals.” [08:00]

The integration of these colors extends to wall paints, enhancing the overall aesthetic without overwhelming the space:

“Peach fuzz set off a lot of the colors of the product in a really pretty way.” – Caroline [08:09]

3. Transition to Fall: Deeper and Richer Hues

As spring concludes, the conversation shifts to fall color trends, introducing richer tones:

• Deep Lavender and Rich Green: Evoking a sense of calm and connection to nature.
• Ochre Yellow and Terracotta Clay: Replacing brighter yellows with more subdued, earthy alternatives.

Taryn highlights the enduring appeal of teal:

“Teal is predicted to be an important color this year. It’s a wonderful color between blue and green.” [11:46]

The hosts also revisit chocolate brown, appreciating its return as a versatile neutral:

“Chocolate brown is back and it pairs so nicely with bright spring colors.” – Caroline [12:42]

4. Emerging Design Trends

Coastal Chic

Coastal Chic remains a beloved trend, characterized by its serene and casual vibe:

“When you step into a beach house, you feel calm and rejuvenated.” – Hillary [19:14]

The team emphasizes an elevated approach to avoid kitsch, incorporating subtle coastal elements like shell motifs and organic textures.

Hosting Core

Reflecting post-pandemic social habits, Hosting Core focuses on creating inviting spaces for gatherings:

“Hosting core is all about setting up comfortable and stylish environments for friends and family.” – Will [20:49]

This trend encourages multifunctional spaces that blend aesthetics with practicality, such as dining areas doubling as workspaces or hosting zones.

Modern Prairie Style

Blending farmhouse aesthetics with modern touches, Modern Prairie Style introduces:

“Updated patina wood finishes and feminine, decorative objects make this style both casual and beautiful.” – Hillary [25:00]

This style emphasizes comfort and functionality without sacrificing elegance, perfect for contemporary homes seeking a touch of rustic charm.

5. Patterns and Textures

The episode underscores the importance of pattern drenching and diverse textures:

• Cotswold Collection: Features matching wallpapers and fabrics from England, allowing for cohesive yet flexible decorating options.
• Animal Motifs: Ranging from whimsical bunnies to sophisticated snake patterns, these motifs add personality and intrigue.

Taryn shares insights from trend forecasts:

“Patterns are still king, especially animal prints and textured fabrics that bring joy and uniqueness to spaces.” [30:30]

6. What’s Out: Minimalism and Monotone Mishaps

Contrary to the prevailing maximalist trends, minimalism and monotone designs are marked as "out." However, the hosts clarify:

“Minimalism is out because people crave personalized and comfortable spaces.” – Taryn [49:42]

They caution against poorly executed monotone schemes, stressing the need for varied textures and subtle color nuances to avoid flatness.

7. Product Highlights and New Collections

The episode showcases several exclusive collections and products designed by the Ballard Designs team:

• Venice Collection: Features dining pieces with scallop details, available in two finishes to complement various outdoor settings.
• Asher Collection: Includes innovative outdoor furniture like the Asher porch swing, which boasts a removable and swiveling tray table for added functionality [56:15].
• Newberry Collection: Celebrated for its burnt bamboo accents and versatile pieces suitable for multiple rooms, embodying a nostalgic yet modern aesthetic [57:36].

Will expresses enthusiasm for the Cecilia mirror and the Kelly performance rug, highlighting their unique designs and practical performance features:

“The Cecilia mirror is beautifully hand-cut, making it a stunning statement piece without the hefty price tag.” – Will [59:42]

8. Final Thoughts: Embracing Bold and Personalized Decorating

Concluding the episode, the hosts encourage listeners to embrace bold colors, textures, and personal touches in their homes:

“Don’t be afraid to add your personality into every corner.” – Liz [36:05]

They emphasize creating spaces that reflect individual lifestyles and preferences, moving away from staged perfection to genuine, lived-in comfort.

Taryn offers a final piece of advice:

“Everyone wants that personality. Make your home a true reflection of who you are.” [36:42]

Conclusion

Episode 401 of How to Decorate provides a thorough exploration of the upcoming decorating trends for 2025, blending color forecasts, design insights, and practical tips. With a focus on personalization, comfort, and bold aesthetic choices, the Ballard Designs team empowers listeners to transform their homes into unique, stylish sanctuaries. Whether updating a single room or overhauling an entire space, this episode serves as a valuable guide for decorators seeking to stay ahead of the curve.

Notable Quotes:

• "Mocha mousse does have brown, but it’s also got a lot of depth there." – Taryn [01:09]
• "It’s more mauve than brown, personally." – Caroline [02:27]
• "Mid tones are really where it's at. It’s not super pastely saturated." – Taryn [03:02]
• "Our Dana chair... comes in peony, and it pairs beautifully with dark browns and neutrals." – Liz [08:00]
• "Hosting core is all about setting up comfortable and stylish environments for friends and family." – Will [20:49]
• "Don’t be afraid to add your personality into every corner." – Liz [36:05]

For more detailed insights and to explore the latest collections, visit howtodecorate.com or follow Ballard Designs on their social media platforms.

Transcript

[Caroline]

Welcome to how to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a weekly podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home. I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team.

[Taryn]

And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.

[Liz]

I'm Liz. I head of the creative team. We're your hosts.

[Caroline]

Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.

[Taryn]

Plus, we'll answer your decorating dilemmas at the end of each episode.

[Liz]

We love answering your questions, so don't forget to email [e-mail] now, on with the show.

[Taryn]

Well, my team is back, and we're here to share trends with you guys. So we. I know last year we came and really spoke about. I mean, you peppered us with tons of questions, Caroline, on like, what was in and out, and you listed things like rattan and colors and materials, and.

[Caroline]

It was really not bring a list today.

[Taryn]

Okay. Okay. Well, luckily, we. We did some. We did our research, so we're ready for it. So, uh, we thought we would start this episode just really going talking about color, because color really sets the tone for kind of what we do.

[Caroline]

When you guys say, oh, a thousand percent. Yes.

[Taryn]

And really, that leads into the fabrics, that leads into the shapes and forms. So we thought we'd talk about what we're really. What everyone's predicting for colors for 2025. So just like last year, you know, we really lean on fashion Snoops and WGSN for their. Their color pred. But on top of it, we've been doing some research just on House Beautiful and Elle Decor and all the big publications, and really seeing what they're thinking. Colors, of course, too, but and pantone, because we can even start with that if you guys want. So, yeah, the pantone color of the year is mocha mousse. Yes, Mocha mousse. So by now anyone listening knows, because it was. It came out a few months ago, which is really exciting because last time we talked about how brown and its resurgence and mocha mousse does have. Is brown, but it's also got a lot of depth there.

[Caroline]

So also, Taryn, you and I both use that pink color in our house.

[Taryn]

I know.

[Caroline]

We're so ahead of time.

[Taryn]

I know. We're so ahead. It does go kind of mauvey. It kind of goes kind of clay. It's really one of those colors that, I mean, how do you. How would you describe it? It's a Red, undertone, brown.

[Caroline]

Yeah, it's more mauve than brown, personally.

[Taryn]

Okay.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

But it's just me. I. It's called mocha mousse. They obviously think it's brown, but to me it reads mauve, but it pairs.

[Liz]

Really nicely with like a really dark brown or even just kind of a more neutral. I'm going to say the B word, beige, you know, So I feel like it pairs really nicely with a lot of different things. And the depth and the pinks in there really kind of make it look lovely. Yeah.

[Caroline]

It's also a mid tone, which I.

[Taryn]

Which we talked about. Yeah.

[Caroline]

I feel like sometimes they're either really dark or really light, so I thought that was kind of interesting.

[Taryn]

And we definitely mentioned that last time that mid tones are really where it's at. It's not super pastely saturation. So that middle tone is really what we're seeing a lot of colors in these days. And the other part that we have mentioned prior, because again, trends don't change that much, guys. But, you know, is just really earthy colors. And I think mocha mousse is a perfect example of like, that is an earthy color you feel like you could find somewhere on this earth naturally. So I. I think that color plays into this year and we need to be prepared to continue to see those earthy tones and why don't we. But we're going to start with kind of this time of year because everybody's getting ready for spring because, you know, we're in the. We're in the throes of winter when you're in there, stayed here twice.

[Will]

Want that sunshine ready for sunsh.

[Taryn]

Okay, wait.

[Caroline]

Do you want to introduce your team real quick?

[Taryn]

Sure. Oh, yeah. Anyone who didn't, who missed last year's. Yes, I apologize. First, we have Hillary.

[Hillary]

Hi.

[Taryn]

Who's been on the team for how many years now?

[Hillary]

Seven.

[Taryn]

Seven. Yes. And then we have Will.

[Will]

The best.

[Taryn]

Yes, that's what I meant to call him.

[Will]

I'm almost three years in. Yes.

[Caroline]

So what categories do both of you do? I know you'll all kind of dabble a little bit, but.

[Hillary]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Do you have.

[Hillary]

I'm. This is Hillary. I'm predominantly upholstery and outdoor.

[Will]

I do electrical. I do not do any electrical. I do lighting, some case goods, and dining and kitchen furniture along the turn.

[Taryn]

So, I mean, each of us definitely does helps each other, so it's definitely not split correctly, you know, specifically like that. But we kind of have our categories we semi own, so.

[Caroline]

Well, it seems, I feel like, it's far. As far as trends, too. Y'all probably all have different trends. Maybe you're using more depending on the category versus others. You know, like, you're gonna be paying more attention to metals because of the lighting, whereas.

[Taryn]

Or glass materials.

[Caroline]

So I feel like it's kind of interesting from a category perspective.

[Liz]

You know, I just want to call out for our listeners, too, that between the three of you, like, you make up the majority of everything that we sell at Ballard, you'll design, like.

[Caroline]

Yeah. Like.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Things that you'll. That you'll never find anywhere else because it comes from you all. So thank you so much.

[Caroline]

I know that's really cool. And. Okay. I know we're going to talk about our spring collection, which just launched, but there were 900 products in our spring collection, and that is a wild number. I know y'all. Some of it is, like, colored, you know, various colors and stuff, but still, that's a lot of stuff that y'all are cranking out. So thank you.

[Taryn]

Yep. All right. Do you feel like they're introduced? Yes.

[Caroline]

I'm sorry.

[Taryn]

I want to make sure. I know it's a good call. Not everyone was introduced last time. Yes. Let's talk about Will's favorite color is. No, I'm kidding. Why don't we start with kind of the springy colors that we really were gravitating towards? Because, again, we do all these color predicting and forecasters, but, you know, the. What works for us and our customer, and what are we loving? And so these colors really speak to it. So maybe, Will, you want to. You want to call it, like, your favorite of the spring.

[Will]

So I think for our spring collection, we looked at some evergreen pastels that are not really saturated, but more on that muted side that we talked about. So you have lots of shades of green, and I mean, that's a spectrum of grass and, like, pine, things like that that have been muted down, but they're still. They classified as a pastel, and it's just perfect for spring.

[Hillary]

I think another important color for the season was our kind of move towards a coral color. So in the past, we've kind of done more of a pink kind of stemming from that Barbie core, that millennial pink, Barbiecore. So now it's more of a coral peony color with a little bit of orange in it. We've also got some. I also wanna say mangoesque colors. Just real fun. Peachy.

[Taryn]

Yeah. You might remember Pantone's color last year as peach fuzz. So that really kind of influenced how this year looked, I believe, you know, kind of seeing how that kind of flew. And so we took it and we have. We kind of made the colors a little more lean, a little more on that orange kind of blush color, you know. So we called one of the colors the season is peony, like you said, which is super happy and fresh. And I think it's our customer, and I hope she loves it.

[Caroline]

We also used. I was thinking about the peach fuzz color. I feel like there's not as much in terms of product, but we did use it a ton in paint colors.

[Liz]

Because it was a great colors this year.

[Caroline]

It really set off a lot of the colors of the product in a really pretty. So I thought that was kind of like, it wasn't necessarily. I think we did plan it because we picked it, but like, we weren't like, okay, we're gonna use peach as a wall color. But in looking for a good wall color to sort of like, you know, capture the mood, it really sort of worked for a lot of different spaces.

[Liz]

Yeah. And I think that, I think a lot of the wall colors we ended up using end up being a little bit toned down to the colors that you. You all came to us with this year too. And I'm super excited about all the panty. I mean, we have, we have our Dana chair, which is such a classic Chippendale chair that is like coming large and in charge in peony. And then stools. And stools.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Side chairs.

[Taryn]

You won't miss it. You won't miss it.

[Liz]

It's so fun. And then. And then our Capri collection, the bookcases.

[Taryn]

Coffee cups, and that kind of grab color even.

[Liz]

Yeah, right. So that texture and depth in those pieces is really lovely in that peony.

[Caroline]

There's also a, a sconce that's pink. That was. That's really pretty. And I don't even know if we showed it. I know it. I think we showed it in blue, but yeah. And it's like two. A two tone sconce.

[Will]

And I think it's peony.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

So lots, lots of color this spring. We're just really leaning on, you know, this layered look and, you know, all these pops of color. And as always, don't worry. Anyone listening. Blue is still strong. We're still feeling like the kind of really corn flour color, you know, where it's a little bit punchier than a French blue, but it's not a cerulean. It's nicely between. And just a. Such a happy toned. So we definitely continued to have a lot of product in that, too, so. And. And it was. It's still what they're saying is on for 20, 25. So that is kind of what we're leaning on towards spring. And. And I know we all feel differently, too, as we get into fall, so we wanted to talk about, too, like, some of the deeper colors that we're excited about, too. Hilary, you want to start with what's your favorite?

[Hillary]

Sure. Yeah. Well, and speaking of the seasons, like, we kind of transitioned the spring palette into more of an earthy color, so we have this beautiful deep lavender color that we're really excited that we're seeing in all different types of market. We also have a chocolate. Our little ode to mocha mousse, but we have it a little bit of a deeper, richer color, and that's primarily because in our use, we'll use it as more of, like, a stain than, like, a paint color. We have a beautiful, rich green that we're introducing that has more of a grassy tone to it, and then we have, like, an ochre yellow. So our bright, punchy yellow went more of a deep rust. Not rust, but corn. Yeah. Let's just say goldenrod kind of color. And then our peony turned to more of, like, a terracotta clay, real rusty color.

[Liz]

Teal.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Yeah, we think teal. It's. It's predicted that teal will be an important color this year according to all the trend forecasts. So we definitely added a little bit of that in, which is a fun play, because teal is between blue and green. So it's one of those wonderful colors that, like, if you're in between and you're like, I don't know what color I want, teal's kind of a fun one.

[Caroline]

It goes great. Yeah. It goes great with greens. It goes great with blues. And then definitely, I feel like any jewel tone in the fall is, like, so yummy. Yeah.

[Taryn]

And all the wood tones that we keep talking about how we love brown furniture. Like, a teal, like, makes it pop and sing.

[Caroline]

I'm really. I love your top, because your top, it's, like chocolate, and then you've got the teal and the green. And I. You know, we've all seen our fall sort of inspirations, and so I'm really excited about fall and all the chocolate brown, because there's some really good chocolate browns in there. So I'm really glad that chocolate brown is back. I feel like, you know, maybe 15 years ago, it was, like, pretty big as far as a neutral, and then we haven't seen it much at all. And I'm happy it's back, personally. Yeah, it's a much better neutral for me, personally.

[Liz]

But it also pairs so nicely with all of the bright colors that we have going for spring. You know, like, we have so much going on with, like, raspberries in our bedding this time around, and I feel.

[Caroline]

Like the raspberry is fun. I love raspberry. I forgot about the raspberry.

[Liz]

Raspberry's really good.

[Caroline]

Yeah, it's really good.

[Will]

Well, speaking of.

[Taryn]

Go ahead.

[Will]

So speaking of teal, we have bedding that I think we launched this past season, but we're moving even further with it. It's a teal embroidery with the, like, a mocha mousse, pinstripe. It's. I feel like it is again, it's that. Oh, it's so holding of.

[Liz]

It is so pretty.

[Will]

Soft color with a very vibrant color. Is.

[Caroline]

That is a gorgeous. Pillows and drapes, too.

[Will]

Yes.

[Caroline]

Yeah. The drapery is really, really pretty that. I love that one. That was one of my favorite things.

[Taryn]

It's beautiful. It's one of our favorites.

[Hillary]

Can't wait to see it in all of our houses.

[Will]

I didn't mean to. I just was thinking about that.

[Caroline]

Well, actually, I think that's a great point, because I did feel like this season, this spring season and going into fall, we did a lot of, like, we did a lot of blue, but we also added lots of accent colors into it, which I think we're seeing more of. I mean, us, like, working in photography, not us as, like, in trend, but just combining colors and seeing how they play off one another. Instead of just doing a blue and white room, it's blue and white with yellow or blue and white with green. And adding that third color kind of, like, mixes it up a little bit and adds a little something new.

[Will]

It's like a nice ground because it in itself is a brown shade, but it really does kind of just disappear behind this beautiful embroidery of blue flowers and green leaves that are just. That's really pretty.

[Taryn]

And it goes back to that layered list. Layered, maximal. I think that's why everyone is adding, you know, like, blue and white felt safe. It felt good. And then, like, again, as we've gotten more and more brave in color, I think people are like, well, what. What goes with my blue and white? You know, what? Can I, you know, continue to pack layer? You know, those rooms?

[Liz]

So, okay, I want to talk about lampshades, because I feel like specifically lampshades yes. Yeah, no, because. Yeah, we're talking about color. And there is a new e cat pleated shade that we have that is yellow.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

With ochre. And it just has so much dimension to it. And every place we put it in photography, it just. It just kind of sang.

[Caroline]

Oh, that's awesome.

[Liz]

It pulled everything together. Even in rooms that, like, there were maybe we went a little bit adventurous with the number of colors that we had in the rooms. You know, whether it was, like, a green sofa or mixed with a blue sofa and a yellow and a yellow lampshade. It was really great to see it pull all of those things together. And I think that that's a really easy way to bring those colors into our homes, too.

[Will]

Definitely. And it's. Yellow's, I think, been kind of hard for our customer just because it's, like, not really been in the typical palette. So I'm. I'm excited to see that. Sorry, Ellery.

[Hillary]

No, I was just gonna say, Liz, are you calling it the new, like, red effect? You know.

[Taryn]

Oh, remember that trailer? Pop of red?

[Liz]

Yeah. Right.

[Taryn]

Pop of yellow.

[Liz]

The pop of yellow is really. Is really kind of lovely.

[Taryn]

Maybe you call it for 2020.

[Liz]

Called it done.

[Caroline]

There was a bedroom we. We put together for spring that has blue and white and, like, wood toned bed woods, or, I'm sorry, dark chocolate toned woods. And there was some accents of yellow in there. And the yellow, I feel, like, looks so good with blue. It looks so good with green, and it looks so good with pink. And it. Yeah, it kind of like. Yeah. I mean, gives everything a little bit of extra energy, which I think is.

[Liz]

Those daffodils are going to be popping up soon. If you kind of think about it like that, like, you know, just that little hint is really. Really.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

And I think if you need energy in a room, like, if you are feeling that. Yeah. I think it's the same way red adds that energy. Like, that's why they're saying, like, all of a sudden you're like, whoa. I think yellow has that intensity that they can. It can bring again. Yeah. To help with that kind of.

[Caroline]

Red's like a friendlier. You know, like, red. I'm sorry, Yellow is like, a friendlier way to do it. I don't know. Red. I feel like sometimes it's like a show stealer, you know what I mean? Where you add it in and it's like, oh, now all I'm seeing is the red. Whereas I feel like yellow is kind of like.

[Liz]

It's friendlier.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Liz]

It'll work. It'll work well with others.

[Caroline]

Yeah. It's not like, as it's bright because it's yellow, but it's not as.

[Taryn]

It doesn't yell stop.

[Will]

It's like, red, yellow, green. It's. You know that in between the nice slowdown before we get to the actual level.

[Caroline]

Yeah. Yeah. There you go. We're healed.

[Taryn]

The yellow light. It's the yellow light. I like it. Yeah. So then, I mean, I think this leads straight into kind of just talking what we're seeing to just with actual trends, which is the fun part. Guys, Anyone listening? If you've been on Tick Tock or Instagram or follow any of the, you know, big shelter publications, there's always. From Good Housekeeping to EL Decor to Architecture or Architectural Digest, everyone has these fun lists of, like, what's in, what's out? And it's, you know, everyone's different take. And it's so fun to follow. So we kind of picked some trends to talk about just because they're super fun to talk about. And one of our favorites, which is kind of this came up last year because Little Mermaid came out, and then all of a sudden there was all this shell stuff, that resurgence of shell motifs, and we all. Anyway, so we started with, like, a coastal chic because we saw that trend, and we were like, that would fit. Like, that's super fun. Everybody loves a coastal home. Everyone loves, you know, really, that beach vibe.

[Will]

Comfortable.

[Taryn]

Mm. Yeah. It's usually casual, and it's usually, again, just peaceful. There's usually blues involved. Sometimes some, again, that peachy or coral peony color. So coastal chic. Do you guys have. I mean, what's your take on coastal chic?

[Hillary]

I mean, I think you said it all, but it also, you know, when you go to, like, a beach house and you step in and all of a sudden you're calm, and then you're also, like, rejuvenated because it's, like, bright colors and textures, rattan and seagrass comfortable. It's happy. I mean, it's. And there's some way there's, like, all your memories of going to the beach. You have that happy feeling. So it kind of gives off all that.

[Caroline]

That one's a tricky one, I feel like sometimes, because I feel like coastal chic can get tacky. Like a little. It can go a little kitschy.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

I really like the way y'all have sort of threaded it through. Like, there's some cute little shell bookshelf bookend. There's this new lighting collection That' the.

[Will]

Foster one with the Catalina.

[Caroline]

Yes, it's called Catalina, right? Yes. So it's. It's a way to do coastal chic, even if you are nowhere near the coast. And it's not like. It's not like too.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

On the nose and too. It's not kitschy at all.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Which I think is nice.

[Taryn]

I think that is hard and probably what people put in their mind. But I think the word chic after helps you to realize that it's. You want to keep this glamorous. This is. Yeah.

[Liz]

Keep it elevated, people.

[Taryn]

Yes. Yes. Not. There's no fake sand in the home.

[Liz]

Right.

[Taryn]

Yeah. So painted picture, painted floors.

[Liz]

We are living, laughing, loving, internally only.

[Taryn]

Yeah. There are no word signs. Yep. You can think. Another fun one, which we all talk about all the time on the podcast. His hosting core. Yeah. So excited. Yeah. Well, he loves to host. He knows.

[Will]

Setting up parties all the time. And I just feel like it's such a great way to not only be with your friends, but feed them. And just the camaraderie of it all, it's just so. It takes that coastal chic comfort and it's bringing it into being. The ability to host with people that you care about.

[Caroline]

Ina Martha Stewart's documentary. Bringing it back. Yes.

[Taryn]

So hosting core is just all things hosting, having people over. So what we're very into and we talk about a lot on, you know.

[Caroline]

I feel like we need especially. I know we're many years post Covid now, but especially post Covid and like, everyone needs a little break from your screen. Have people over. You put your phones away. You're not watching television. I mean, I guess you can watch television a little bit, maybe if there's a game. But like cook chat, you know.

[Taryn]

Well, and I think a little bit of that got into cooking and making things. So this is really, truly about. Also, like, this isn't necessarily going to a restaurant and meeting up at a restaurant. This is like bringing people into your home and, you know, crafting that experience to whatever it is. If you brought in pizza and then setting a pretty table, which again, but it's fun.

[Will]

Like, it's not like the stuffy old way of doing it or whatever the old way was doing. But just because you set all the silver out doesn't mean it. It has to be used. It's just fun. And I think that people are really, really wanting that.

[Taryn]

And I think people want different experiences too. Like, you know, is this al fresco? Are you. Are you throwing. Are we doing a picnic outside? Like, It's. It's totally, you know, like, really doing it up.

[Caroline]

Some really fun dinnerware additions I thought, you know, like, especially the outdoor melamine.

[Will]

On it is so cute.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Gosh, there's so many cute ones.

[Taryn]

Yeah. Okay, the next one we're gonna let will. Cause he was the one who.

[Will]

Toy apartment.

[Taryn]

It's TikTok.

[Will]

I don't have TikTok. I just have seen this on Instagram because I'm old.

[Taryn]

Well, you. You explain.

[Will]

Yeah, I saw this on TikTok with Ben Taylor, who is a influencer, but his apartment is immaculate. But he's. It's just. He's just a single man. And it's no longer like a poster on the wall and like a table in the corner for you to eat dinner. And it is immaculately designed and decorated and really well thought out. Like, you have textures and vintage furniture pieces and places for your collection of literally whatever your records are. No longer in a little milk crate there in a beautiful antique credenza. It's. It's really upscale living but.

[Caroline]

But masculine.

[Will]

But put it away for the. For the men.

[Liz]

Gotcha.

[Will]

So I would say that my apartment probably falls into this. It's very, very well articulated and very much in my own style, which is really fun to see, like this masculinity of America coming into its own and being able to decorate how they like.

[Caroline]

I, I love. I do feel like we've been seeing lots of like, libraries and library inspired stuff, but like, that' here's like the home apartment. So it's kind of interesting to see.

[Will]

It like in the closets. Some of these people have like, immaculate, immaculate shoe collections. Like they're sneaker heads. But like, they've, they've taken the time and like really built out a closet for it. And it's beautiful.

[Taryn]

Well, and this is something again, we definitely hit onto is the trend of just making every space useful. That's been a big change. You've all. We've watched again, laundry rooms become a place to decorate and keep and have a. Every, every space can be beautiful. And like, like you said to the closet, it's no longer like a place for hiding stuff. It's how do I organize and display this so that I can utilize it and love it proud.

[Will]

You spend thousands of dollars on shoes. Like, why not make it look pretty?

[Taryn]

Yeah, some do.

[Will]

A lot of people apparently.

[Taryn]

Okay, Hillary, do you want to talk about one?

[Hillary]

Oh, I would rather talk about.

[Taryn]

I know which one. Yeah, the one you like.

[Hillary]

So while Will's boy apartment. I'M probably the closest to modern prairie style.

[Will]

No.

[Hillary]

Which I think is great because it's this move. Well, not movement, but, you know, there are more and more people that have chickens and growing their food and, like, turning into, like, a farmhouse vibe. But this is more updated with, like, patina, wood finishes and making kind of, like, all the things you use daily, like, special, you know, like, keeping your glasses out because you're using them constantly. Or put in a curtain on your island to, like, hide all this stuff, but keep it feminine. Yeah. A casual, comfortable, pretty, like, decorative objects.

[Will]

That are everyday use that you're displaying.

[Caroline]

Yeah, it's like farm. I mean, I'm just basing it off this photo, but, like, farmhouse, but re.

[Taryn]

Energized, richer and more colorful.

[Caroline]

And, like. No, whitewashed. It's not whitewashed barn doors, but, like, that vibe. It's the next level.

[Hillary]

Well, yeah, Very European.

[Caroline]

Yeah. Like an Italian. Oh, well, it's like Nona.

[Taryn]

Which is also another name. Like.

[Caroline]

Yes.

[Will]

Like.

[Taryn]

Yes.

[Will]

The foundations of this, actually.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Well.

[Hillary]

And something we've also been seeing a lot in regards to kitchens is nobody wants that cookie cutter kitchen anymore. They all want, like, their own personality shown in it, mostly through color, but, you know, through function and even selecting, like, your handles for all your appliances now, like, all those companies have where you can change those out and make them yours.

[Caroline]

Have you been seeing all of the, like, the mosaic backsplashes coming back? I've been seeing so much of that.

[Will]

In designers and the Portuguese. Delftiles.

[Caroline]

Yes, Delftile.

[Will]

There is a video on Instagram, this couple that literally made their own tiles and then painted them. I sent it to these two, and I was like, y'all, what is going on?

[Liz]

It was.

[Taryn]

It was really special.

[Liz]

It was really.

[Will]

It was so beautiful.

[Liz]

But we. We obviously all have the same feel. Yeah.

[Caroline]

I do like about it that it's really going against the, like, remodeling for sell, like, for resale value. Because it's really the opposite of that. Like, totally.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

It's tile mosaic. You're not for real sale value.

[Liz]

Right.

[Taryn]

It's really. Homes are just really cool, especially if.

[Will]

You'Ve literally hand cut those tiles and fired them and painted them. It's just. I can't even imagine.

[Caroline]

That's crazy. I mean.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Amazing. But. Wow.

[Liz]

Well, I love. I love that modern prairie style, especially for the kitchen. Like, that just feels so homey, and it feels so special. And I love the utility of, like, bringing out the bowls and just, like, throwing fruit in them and like, keeping them out all the time.

[Will]

It's livable.

[Liz]

It's not sterile, accessible.

[Caroline]

You know, you're gonna eat well if you go in that kitchen.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Y.

[Taryn]

They definitely have a sourdough's a great.

[Liz]

Bread.

[Taryn]

It's all good. And then another one, which kind of is across the board. But I. You know, as we've really talked about just everyone maximizing their homes, I think a lot of people have really been intrigued by. So we're called. It's called Gothic core, and it's the same kind of as this art deco revival. And this is really heavy wood. Yeah. So I think just people are looking into historic kind of motifs and different styles that were thick and heavy and detailed that again, for a while, we were like, no, but again, just people are really, like, bringing that back. Yeah. I want more of that. And so it. It's just an interesting take on, you know, if some people love any of those styles kind of like, and what they love about them and bringing them into their homes. So. So really, those are the kind of fun ones that they named per se. But we really wanted to also talk about just some of the things that also. We've been reading a lot about, and we definitely. Pattern drenching. You know, your wallpaper matches your headboard wildly.

[Will]

Might even be on the ceiling.

[Caroline]

We have a very exciting collection.

[Taryn]

We're doing it. Yeah.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Our Cotswold collection, so we've got.

[Taryn]

Which is straight from Europe.

[Caroline]

We haven't talked about it on this podcast.

[Taryn]

Oh, we haven't.

[Caroline]

But it's a collection of matching wallpapers and fabrics. They're all made in England.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

And they're. They're really beautiful. They're.

[Taryn]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like that English layered. If you are loving that. We. I mean, the product we have coming out is great for that. And there's some good imagery, too, to help anybody who might be a little, like, scared. We've done it so you can check it out.

[Liz]

Right. And it's not so scary once you get into it. Like, it's a lot of pattern, but then it ends up becoming a backdrop for. For everything else.

[Caroline]

Yeah. It's so many designers have done for so long, but really, there's not an easy way to do that if you are not a designer with a trade account, because.

[Taryn]

Right.

[Caroline]

There's no real source other than us now to where you can get, you know, both. And you can use them together, you can use them separate. It's sort of like buying a. Like a pantsuit. Wear them Together. You can wear them apart.

[Taryn]

Yes. It's definitely part of that matching. But again, everything is. Is still pattern drenching. So if you're excited about pattern, like, keep going. Like, the layering is still in animal print, still solid. Animal motifs.

[Hillary]

Yes.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

Animal objects. It's very.

[Taryn]

Yeah. So you'll see quite a few. And even in what we have coming out, too, animals are just, again, such a happy. It's a way of looking at the world in a different. Because they live here too. Right. And they live in a certain way. And we attended Lee. Oh, yep. I got it. Hold on.

[Caroline]

Yep.

[Hillary]

I can't.

[Taryn]

Edelcourt. She is Edelcourt. Anyway.

[Caroline]

Okay.

[Taryn]

Anyway, she does a forecast too. Just kind of speaking towards trends and stuff and what she sees coming. And it was actually this year, that theme was animalism, because she really looked at animals and the way they live and what can we learn from that? And it was a really neat perspective. And again, very cool and off. But it is true that animals bring us so much joy, even from pets. And, like, you know, we love animal motifs, so there's a. I think that's something that if, like, you're into, you can go ham. Like, put the. You know.

[Caroline]

Well, there's a quirkiness and a lightheartedness to anything that incorporates an animal.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

But I think it's fun.

[Will]

Oh, she took it beyond that, though. Like.

[Taryn]

Well, she did snakes.

[Will]

So like, snake skin. And we see. And us seeing even those types of, like, reptiles and things which are not like, the fuzzy bunnies that you see.

[Hillary]

Not the sweet creatures.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Will]

Because even those motifs can be made into something that is marketable.

[Taryn]

Yeah. And so she. The forecast was pretty cool, but it was definitely leaning towards 26, 27, and going into, like, where we're headed. So. But we definitely love an. And then defined spaces. We've talked about this for years, too. Really. Open floor plans are still, like, too much space. You know, like, having little nooks and making those. Really, again, every space is special.

[Will]

All these giant voids, just more comfortable.

[Hillary]

Well, and kind of on that note, too, we're also seeing a big pushback to go in towards eat in kitchens and banquettes eating. And so, like, more and more designers are getting asked to put in banquettes and more of the casual eating in.

[Will]

The voids of spaces. Like in your living room, where you have this corner that's just like a walkway that you walk through. Like, time and time again, we're seeing these designers put banquettes in with, like, a little game table or A drink table. So it's even more additional seating in these spaces. And it's just like. I love it because it's like, why didn't we think of this before?

[Taryn]

And, like, the statement hallway is so important now, you know, and then they're doing these statement gallery walls. It's not just pictures anymore. You know, it's got objects. Objects and different textures. And, like, you're not just doing pictures now. Like, you got to add the other things.

[Caroline]

And the thing about the. When you were talking about floor plans and little nooks and stuff, the thing that's interesting, I think, is you really need a lot less space for certain things than you think. You know, like, less space between your coffee table and your sofa.

[Will]

Yes.

[Caroline]

The banquet is a great example. Like, you can fit in a little seating area, whereas maybe five or six years ago, people would have felt like, oh, I needed to be open. I needed to feel spacious.

[Will]

Now you. It's like nesting.

[Caroline]

The coziness is kind of the appeal.

[Liz]

Right.

[Hillary]

Well, and kind of something we didn't talk about, but we've seen a lot, probably overheard it, is maximalism and people wanting to have all their stuff around them and, like, displayed. And I think that kind of speaks to it, too, in a way, how people aren't so afraid to, like, have all their books out or all their collectibles or the things that they treasure out.

[Will]

My coffee table is littered with stuff. It's all beautiful objects, but.

[Taryn]

Again, lots of nature motifs, too. Obviously, we. And we've always loved florals and being outside. And again, this. As we approach spring. We all know how much. And so there's a lot of florals for spring. Yes.

[Liz]

But it's a very groundbreaking.

[Taryn]

It's a very.

[Will]

You made that joke last year, probably.

[Caroline]

So I'm gonna make it every.

[Taryn]

Every year. It never gets old. A classic. But keeping. It's a real feminine. Details are so important right now. And kind of like Will was saying, I think men have even embraced a lot more of these feminine details.

[Will]

Comfortable. Like, it's taking this idea of masculinity and just rubbing down the edges. It's softening it up, like. And we see that through textures, especially.

[Taryn]

Yeah, like, textures again. Plasters, limestones. There's, like, what they're doing with ceramics these days, and. And we all know that hand look is just so important artisanal work and just celebrating those who are creating. And I know we're all into that right now. We all want something one of, you know, unique to us.

[Will]

These plates that you did that are coming out. They're the talia or the toile.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

Beautiful. I. I thought they were porcelain plates, but they're melamine.

[Taryn]

But having those motifs that somebody drew and, you know, is. Is important. And again, just glass as well. Colored glass we've been talking about that. Swirls, dots, like whatever you can do has been really important. What else, guys?

[Hillary]

I think kind of talked about a little bit, but especially in upholstery. Everything now is also highlighted with some kind of decorative element, like a fringe or a tape or tassel. I've read. Seems to want some kind of personalization, so that's been really big.

[Liz]

Yeah. I love that level of detail that's. That we're seeing. Again, back to, like, every drawer handle feels a little special or, you know. Yeah. Adding a tassel to anything. Just kind of lamps. Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I love that. I really love that. So it seems like the roundabout thing is like really about adding your own personality into every corner and everything you see within your home. And don't being afraid. Not being afraid to put things on display.

[Taryn]

Yeah. It is like, it's your home. Like, people want that personality.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

They want to know you live there and, like, who you are and where you've been and what you love, I think.

[Liz]

Right. And your guests want to know that too.

[Caroline]

Right.

[Taryn]

Like me. Right. I mean.

[Will]

Yeah. I think having I do beautiful items that tell a story about you, help you bridge the gap when you have guests over. When it goes back to hosting, you have topics of conversation where there could. If it was there was nothing in there, what would you talk about? Stare at each other.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

So really a collected home.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

It doesn't have to be fine things. When I say beautiful objects, it could be a rock that you found in some hike. It's just things that are meaningful to you.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

From an architectural standpoint, curves and arches are definitely still in. We're seeing a lot of that still. The ceilings, again, being the fifth. The fifth wall. Don't forget about the fifth wall is really important. Sculptural lighting. A lot of people are doing really special lighting and. Or the other fun part with lighting is we've seen a lot this of L E D rechargeable options.

[Will]

You have the Callum, which I'm really.

[Caroline]

Excited about that because it's cool.

[Will]

There it was, this antique store in the uk and they had all of these beautiful old turned brass candlestick holders. And I was like, this would be cool as a little tabletop lantern. And again, I go Back to hosting, because that's where my brain typically goes. And I was like, these would be so beautiful on a table, so that if you can do it al fresco or if you don't want all your overhead lighting on, you can turn these on, and they emit a pretty good amount of light. And they also can take all of our chandelier shades and retrofit on there.

[Liz]

Love that.

[Will]

I think it's so fun because then you could, like, tie your linens and things in with it. I just. I was. I'm really excited about that, because for me, I think that having that very low light that's really sets the ambiance for my parties.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

And the. The rechargeable aspect of it makes it to where you can. You know, you don't have to worry about an electrician. You just can pump several hours.

[Will]

So I. I think it's. It's a great idea.

[Caroline]

The way you designed it to fit our chandelier sheens is. Chandelier shades is genius. Yeah. So. Yeah.

[Will]

Well, my merchant was all about that, and after working with her, we. We really thought it would be, like, such a great way to customize it because they come in brass and nickel, which we talked about last year being, like, really taking off. So we were. We've really been trying to beef that up.

[Taryn]

And it's definitely. I'm sure anyone who listened last year, this year, like, oh, yeah, I have seen a lot more nickel because it's definitely. You can feel that coming back, you know, that everything's brass. You know, it's.

[Caroline]

I love nickel and brass together, though.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Hillary]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Because nickel is a really warm. I can't. I feel like we've talked about this last time, but nickels are really warm, like, silver tone.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

So sort of like how sterling has that little tiny bit of, like, yellow in it that makes it feel warmer than chrome.

[Will]

It definitely does. Really great job with mixed metals, I think.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Just talking about kind of fabrics or. Or patterns, just fun checks and plaids, you know, with true color in them. Aurelian velvets and flame stitching is still really prevalent. Well, you're in luck. It is coming back, so. And then I think just the biophilic way of designing, you know, really focusing on nature and what's best for your home is just really surged right now. Like, people want to live in the. Surrounded by things that are ethically made and resourced and. Yeah. I think everyone's focus on health and their health has really shaped how people. Yeah. And sustainability. Correct. Has really shaped how people and what they're putting in their home and stuff. So that's gonna. And that not nod to nature, too. Just think this go hand in hand. So again, the greens and the blues and that we naturally find and these kind of earth tones that we're seeing, like, it all kind of envelopes each other so you can kind of paint the picture of where we're at, I think, right now.

[Will]

We talked about the indoor garden movement, I think probably two years ago now, and I think we are fully seeing it completely taken over, like Jumanji. It is in every aspect of our product line, through lighting, case goods, you name it. It's the textures and applying those in a multitude of different ways that's really making it more come to life.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

The thing that's fun about it is that you can use it all together and do that indoor garden, or you can just add a little touch here and there if you're into your, you know, if it is adding something like a floral lighting piece or a floral fabric, and so you can kind of bring it in into whatever. Yeah.

[Will]

It's comfortable. I keep saying that, but.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

And then some things that we've really seen come back, which are, again, kind of silly. We're just calling them resurgence brown, obviously. Brown interiors, huge. We've seen there is a movement which is kind of. We already talked about, but castle core. People have really gotten into castles and.

[Will]

Like, how people lived and really starting to make resvergence. People are beefing up their lighting in, like, more fanciful way. And even if it's mixed with something like an extremely modern piece, it's just really nice to see these antiques that we. We would call them antiques come back to life in a totally different way.

[Taryn]

Art deco. You've seen a lot of art deco. I'm sure you guys have really seen a lot of those shapes. Yeah.

[Will]

Burlwood, too, which was super popular.

[Caroline]

Art deco, I think is nice because it's. It's in. You know, it has that vintage feel, but it's also a very clean, lined style in many ways. I mean, it's decorative, for sure.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

But there's a lot of, like. Like, you know, angular shapes, a lot of circles, and it's geometric. Yeah, yeah, very geometric.

[Taryn]

Exactly.

[Caroline]

So it's a nice, like, bl. It's a nice way to blend something vintage with, you know, kind of in the same way. The Louis, the classic Louis, it's like, a little bit more cleaned up, and so it's a good piece to mix in with other things, you know.

[Taryn]

Yeah. And then another one we. That we read about was people are just intrigued with surrealism and kind of that movement. And so people are playing up their interiors with it, which is just fun.

[Hillary]

I think It's a lot of fun.

[Taryn]

Yeah. I think.

[Hillary]

And for us, I think you see it a lot too, in our little products that we consider whimsical. You know, it's like putting that bunny lamp somewhere or putting a big red object somewhere in the room that's kind of like offsets. Such a clean room or put together area.

[Caroline]

Yeah. I feel like I've been seeing a lot of this in like UK design where, you know, there's. It's almost like a big top sort of.

[Will]

Yeah. You're tinting a room and literally tinting your room with.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Will]

Either fabric or wallpaper to make it primary colors.

[Caroline]

Yeah. It's interesting the, the that it's so like specific to the UK though. Or at least that it's maybe like a lot of UK designers. Maybe it's just my algorithm. I don't know.

[Taryn]

I feel like a lot of UK designers.

[Will]

You need a trip to.

[Caroline]

She does. She definitely does research. Last year we did do an ins and outs little portion.

[Will]

Oh, that was so fun.

[Caroline]

So do we want to do an ins and outs? I mean, we. I guess we know the ins. Anything that. Okay. Now also, I feel like we should make a little stipulation to our listeners that just because something someone's gonna say is out does not mean that you need to get rid of it. It does not mean that it's bad taste. I'm sure we all agree it's more just you are professionals and you are based on research.

[Hillary]

If it makes you happy, keep it.

[Caroline]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Hillary]

How do you feel about Navy, Will?

[Caroline]

Yes.

[Will]

Ooh. Well, so this year I actually, I guess from last year's podcast to now, I have learned how to style Navy.

[Taryn]

So us going against what he said, he now figured it out.

[Liz]

So it's been a year.

[Taryn]

Yes.

[Will]

Shades of blue shades, Lou.

[Caroline]

I don't know.

[Taryn]

Oh, I wasn't ready for Al.

[Liz]

Or are there any trends that just didn't get traction?

[Caroline]

You know, you talked about last year that they talked about last year. Or. Yeah.

[Liz]

Or things that you thought like, you know what, this, this could totally work. And then you know what? Just fetch never worked.

[Hillary]

I will say I'll take back scallops being out because I think they're still going to be in for a little bit longer. So it's not that they're out.

[Will]

I just think they've definitely molded to a wave like we talked about.

[Hillary]

Yeah, they have, but I feel like that that's still going to be.

[Will]

I'm definitely over, though.

[Hillary]

Still around for a little bit longer.

[Taryn]

It's saturated. And I think, like, all things to the point that you're looking at it depends on how saturated it is.

[Caroline]

Right.

[Taryn]

Like, someone like us, we've seen it, we see a lot. So for us, it's been. It feels like it's everywhere. And I think to some people who are just discovering it, there's going to be plenty of wonderful things out there for you to grab your piece and have. Have that little piece.

[Will]

You know what isn't. I think some. A motif that is kind of taking a branch off from scallops is dental molding.

[Taryn]

Oh, yeah.

[Will]

Which is like a. I mean, if you think about it, very childlike. But the top of a castle.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

We're seeing it in valances, table aprons, things like that. It's. It's really fun. And it's in different. It's very geometric. Whereas the scallop is super curvy.

[Caroline]

I also feel like bobbin. Bobbin style is kind of like. I've seen it on frames or we have a bobbin style case. Bedroom collection. Yeah. So I feel like the bobbin is kind of like a little like step off of the scallop.

[Taryn]

It's kind of that, like, even polka dots are having like a weird.

[Will]

There was.

[Liz]

They're coming back.

[Will]

Paris Fashion Week. I think some beautiful Jacques. We miss bags that I really liked.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

I love a Swiss dot. I feel like I've been seeing that more in fashion and I am about.

[Taryn]

It because I love a Swiss dot.

[Will]

Well, I could be wrong. It probably is a Swiss dot. I don't know. But I just learned how to style navy.

[Taryn]

So I was going to say I still feel like I'm not ready for much gray. Like a true gray. A gray paired with a color. Like, even that is still. That's.

[Liz]

I feel like it's got to have a. A color undertone, whether it's like a green undertone or a yellow undertone or even a brown. Yeah.

[Taryn]

It's got to have some complexity. But. Yes. Like.

[Liz]

Right.

[Taryn]

Yes. We definitely aren't. A whole gray. Home is still not a thing.

[Will]

Definitely. I just. It. It seems like in the direction that we've been going, like that sterilization is still. That's not a thing.

[Caroline]

Yeah. I mean, I feel like a couple years ago even we would have still used A gray paint color, a very light gray paint color against colors. And now we are almost never suggesting a gray. It's more of a tan or a real cream. Creamy white, or it's a. Just a light color of whatever.

[Liz]

Right. It might even have, like, a purple undertone or a blue undertone. But, yeah, they all. They all have a color to them to add that complexity. Yeah.

[Hillary]

I don't think chevron's back yet, though.

[Taryn]

No, chevron's not back. We're not ready for that motif.

[Caroline]

What about paring bone? Because a herringbone is a little bit like a chevron. It's like, you know, chevron's big brother.

[Will]

I mean, I think with French country seemingly creeping back into existence.

[Taryn]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Will]

I think that herringbone will come back too.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

Especially with flooring. It was very, very popular for a long time.

[Caroline]

True with flooring. Yeah.

[Taryn]

I do think with this. With where we're at right now, where, like, everything kind of goes this kind of maximalist look, it is hard to say things are really out because I just think people are so creative with their homes these days that, like, something that we could even list. I'm sure somebody is doing very well, you know, like, with. So it is a hard. A hard one.

[Hillary]

So I guess minimalism out. The opposite.

[Taryn]

There we go. Unpersonalized spaces. Yes. Well, dusty corners.

[Will]

You did nothing with, like, getting Prep. Prepping for this was saying that people are really, really starving for uniqueness.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

I feel like monotone is really hard to do well. And, like, in a. In a neutral, like a white or gray or beige, it's really hard to do well. You can do it. Right. But, like, it's hard. You have to have a really good eye. So. But even most of the time, unless you have a really good eye, it ends up feeling very flat and unpersonalized. Very sort of. You know, I went to a. Well, to conflict a certain showroom and just bought everything.

[Liz]

But I feel like we've talked to so many really fantastic designers that do neutrals very well, and a room might feel neutral at first glance, but you have to really. Yeah. You have to really take a look, and, like, you'll find that there's multiple textures, that there's multiple colors that are playing subtly off of each other. And I think that that's the. That's the key on how to do it. But, yes, I agree. Like, just monotone for the sake of monotone. I'm not there.

[Taryn]

Right.

[Will]

It's just flat.

[Caroline]

Flat.

[Will]

Like, I think. I think I was reading an article before this, because I really wanted to come back and be like, I just love beige, but I don' and it.

[Taryn]

Was for anyone listening, he hates beige.

[Will]

About. Even if you're not a designer, you can do monotone, but texture is the key. Like everything having a texture because it's the shadowing that is making it not look so flat or not flat at all. And even if you're not a designer, I think that if you really, really, truly believe that you need a beige house, you just make sure you have lots of texture.

[Caroline]

But the misnomer, I think, with a monotone is that it's done well. It's not all the exact same shade. Right. To what you're saying, you have to do varying values, shades of the same color. Whereas the word monotone implies that it's all the same and all matches. And so I feel like that's where things get.

[Will]

Although there's no depth and it's just.

[Caroline]

Yeah. And then it's flat. So I feel like the word monotone misleads people.

[Will]

I take that part.

[Liz]

I think so too. Yeah, I think so too.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

And I just think the things that are out are like focused on something pristine. Like, the focus is on comfort these days. Like, everyone knows a home that is comfortable and for everyone, even guest is like the best kind of home. So.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Will]

Do you mean like staging? Like.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

And when I say that as in terms of your house is like so immaculately perfect, it doesn't look like anyone lives there. Just doesn't.

[Liz]

Depersonalized. Yeah.

[Taryn]

Or if you just have a home that was built with a formal living space that you just have staged. Don't do that. Like, how do you live? What can you do in there? Like, I don't know. I mean, I. This is my opinion. This is what I think people are just like, yeah. If you're not going to sit in there or host in there, what can you do to make it so that it is a comfortable space that you know you're not going to be like, oh, gosh, we can only have adults over and drink white wine. Like, you know, like you. Nobody's. That's what's out.

[Caroline]

Right. Like, broke off where you went to the carpet.

[Will]

Locked.

[Taryn]

Yes.

[Will]

I don't even. I don't have kids, so I'm. I do make everything a little fancier than most. And not all of my fabrics are performance, but I still, like, if you spill, it's okay.

[Caroline]

Like, you have a dog, you have.

[Will]

People over sometimes grown ups.

[Hillary]

I think what Taryn's Point is, is like kind of what she said. But if. If you never host and you have a dining room but you love to paint, turn it into an art studio or turn it into like a craft.

[Caroline]

Room or a library or. Yeah.

[Hillary]

Make your spaces fit your lifestyle.

[Will]

That sounds so cozy.

[Liz]

Isn't that great?

[Taryn]

Yeah. Comfort. It's really. That was something we kept reading. Is everyone's really designing for comfort right now? Yeah, we're all designing for stretchy pants.

[Will]

I have seen. And maybe this isn't really a research, but people getting rid of their dining rooms all together because it's a room.

[Caroline]

I don't like this.

[Will]

That oyster.

[Taryn]

Yeah, we. We actually, the three of us talk about this all the time. Don't.

[Liz]

But we love our dining rooms.

[Caroline]

I think people are doing it. I just don't like this idea.

[Will]

Totally. I'm not saying like totally getting rid of it, but having it be multifunctional so that you have like a dining.

[Taryn]

That is Fair situation.

[Will]

But it's also. Could be like a living room.

[Liz]

Yeah, no, like, I totally agree with you. My dining room is multipurpose. It's, you know, it's my office. It's the dining room we actually host. We host there. It's a homework spot. We have our Nolan bench, which is the curved bench at a 60 inch table. I mean, people have taken naps there. It's multi.

[Taryn]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I think the kind of the last thing we really want to talk about was just some things we're really excited about for new product. Just again, this is coming from the people who designed most of it. Not all of it, but most of it. And just the things that we were really loving. So, Hillary, what are you excited about?

[Hillary]

So these are like our babies, basically.

[Taryn]

Yes.

[Hillary]

Well, it being outdoor season, of course, we have a couple new collections that I'm really excited about. The Venice, which is like a smaller collection. It's dining so sweet. And then a bench. And to capture that scallop detail, it kind of runs along the base of it.

[Caroline]

Yeah. I was thinking Palm beach either because.

[Hillary]

It does come in two finishes in my backyard.

[Caroline]

It's just so heavy because like those.

[Liz]

Scallops on the seat, it's. It's just so beautiful. And it sits nostalgic. It sits so well. So great job.

[Taryn]

And there's some amazing umbrellas to go this season too. If you are looking for some fun umbrellas for your backyard, there's fringed and taped. And you guys are going to love different vacation shapes. I bought two last year and I Still feel like I might be repurchasing this.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Because there's some good ones this year.

[Liz]

We have. No, there's a limited edition.

[Taryn]

Yes. And I'm. I'm. Because they are limited. I'm very intrigued.

[Caroline]

Okay. The Asher one that you designed is so clever. Can you tell everyone about that?

[Hillary]

Yes. Well, let me backtrack. So we have a Sunday porch swing that has like the little tray table on it, and it's like their workhorse. You know, you can put your drink on it, your glass of wine. So the Asher Chase has a removable tray table as well that attaches on and then it swivels in and out so you can get in and out of the chaise really easily without knocking.

[Caroline]

Over your drink because it's so genius.

[Liz]

That whole collection is so pretty and it is so architectural.

[Taryn]

Oh, my gosh. The little gold finial on a black frame.

[Liz]

So it's a matte black frame with these architectural lines and then these kind of really regal, beautiful brass knobs at the. The at the ends. So pretty.

[Hillary]

Thank you. I also must say that my merchant for this category is also a visionary. So she. She helps guide Shout Out.

[Taryn]

But those two collections are very different. Right. Like, I think Asher is very tailored and clean. It is for a certain. And then Venice is so fun and whimsy. And I think you're. I think that there's a place for both. It's so great.

[Will]

We're going to talk about Newberry. So Newberry is a collection that I am so obsessed with and I don't even really know why in the beginning, but it is this beautiful. Is it tortoise?

[Taryn]

Burnt bamboo. Yeah, the burnt bamboo and all of that. It's just. It's so beautiful. And we've all seen pieces antiques and loved it and just. We've really come out with a quite a few pieces. So no matter if you're a bedroom, living room, dining room, there are the whole tree.

[Caroline]

This past weekend is so good.

[Will]

Really? I was talk. It took some convincing because it was like, what are we going to do with this? And I'm like, everything. Dog leashes can go on that thing. Wet umbrellas, boots, a little baby lamp is going to go on it.

[Taryn]

Oh, neat. So statement hallways. Back to that. You can.

[Will]

There's a piece of my Marelica plates all around.

[Liz]

Okay. But the thing I love about Newberry is that. Yeah, there are pieces for every single room. Even like this weekend, I was really thinking about the. The wall. The wall shelf, the wall bracket or the wall bracket.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Will]

So cool.

[Liz]

Yeah, I was.

[Caroline]

Oh, that's new. This. This.

[Liz]

Yeah, that's new. That's new for spring and.

[Taryn]

Oh, I just don't love a bamboo wall bracket.

[Liz]

I was walking around my house figuring out where I could find things are.

[Will]

Just really, really good.

[Caroline]

And it brings a little bit of that chocolate brown into your room. That goes so easily, like in a little touch.

[Will]

For me, I think it's a little nostalgic because I grew up with pieces like this in my own home and my grandparents home. So it's, it's just, it's a really great collection.

[Taryn]

So it's natural. That natural kind of.

[Caroline]

Yes. Good job.

[Taryn]

But the natural finishes are still in. Again, rattan seagrass, again, that burnt bamboo. So I think again, just that bringing that texture where you can into your home.

[Liz]

Right.

[Will]

Speaking of texture. Oh, sorry.

[Hillary]

No, go ahead peeking.

[Will]

Plaster is still on the rise. We have this beautiful Catalina wall sconce, which I participated in designing. And it is so fun. I. In the beginning, I was really worried that translating it to our customer would be difficult because it's quite unique. But it is so fun and it's so fresh and it's really palm leaves.

[Taryn]

It's fun.

[Will]

That coastal sheen.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

I love the chandelier with that big drum shade.

[Will]

It's a lot of fun.

[Caroline]

It looks so good. It's. It is like such a big statement. I feel like in a. In an, in, like a. On a breakfast table in a dining room. It's just. It's really pretty with the blue shade. So. Yeah, I was gonna ask, what's your favorite torture?

[Taryn]

Oh, there's a davi bookcase again, for somebody looking for something kind of beautiful and for either, like to flank a door for your dining room. It's got these nice little. The handles are these floral little leaves and the side has these beautiful kind of elements out of metal that look like leaves and stuff. So it's going to feel really ornate and special just being brass and white. It'll feel clean and crisp, and I think we'll go into more of a formal setting, but I think it'll be a pretty fun little. It's like a bookcase.

[Liz]

Part etager.

[Taryn]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the Kelly performance rug is super fun. It's got that soft wave kind of look that we've been talking about, and it's in these bright, punchy colors and it's performance. So like, you can put this under your everyday kitchen table with your kids and you'll still be able to get that out and really you know, punch up a room. Very playful. So I'm pretty excited about that.

[Caroline]

I think we also use that one outdoors.

[Taryn]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Will]

The Cecilia mirror. I'm.

[Caroline]

I love that.

[Will]

Really?

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

So lovely.

[Will]

It took us a bit to get this one right.

[Taryn]

It's all glass.

[Will]

The hand cut pieces are so pretty. And it, it's just, it's so, it's.

[Taryn]

It's our take on a Venetian. Yeah.

[Liz]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

It looks like really beautiful.

[Caroline]

Get your money's worth with that one. I feel like it's so nice.

[Will]

I saw one for like $15,000 at the store this past weekend. It's like, geez, ours is not 15,000.

[Liz]

But like the quality of it is so spectacular.

[Will]

Very pretty.

[Liz]

It really does look like you.

[Will]

It's like scour. Found this at some.

[Liz]

The flea market sale.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

Like it's gorgeous.

[Caroline]

Okay. I'm not a pickleball player, but I am excited about the pickleball.

[Liz]

Yeah, they're super cute.

[Will]

My mom has already earmarked these for Mother's Day. She wants one.

[Hillary]

They'd be great.

[Will]

That's an easy go.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

The Riley desk is really. I just wanted to highlight that because it's a beautiful mid tone wood. Again, if you're trying to get wood into a space and has this beautiful star hardware that's like. The hardware makes it really, really special. So I think you'll be really happy if you're looking for a nice desk to float in an office and really bring in those beautiful wood tones. It's a great. And the hardware, it's also just a classic shape.

[Caroline]

The two drawers on the side with the narrow drawer, we have one like this, like this shape. And it's been a nightstand, it's been an entry table, it's been a desk. It's like it kind of can go anywhere.

[Liz]

It's going to travel with you over the years. Yeah.

[Will]

It's an heirloom piece.

[Taryn]

It is.

[Liz]

Okay. I'm also really excited about all of the fabrics that we're.

[Caroline]

Yeah.

[Liz]

We're launching for this spring because we have over 30 performance fabrics and like their patterns are so. Some of them are outrageous and I love it.

[Will]

And it's fun.

[Liz]

Yes. And you'd never know that they're performance.

[Will]

Exactly.

[Liz]

So I think that that' really fun too.

[Caroline]

And so many of just the soft goods in general, the drapery, the pillows, they're just like. Yeah. I, I love, I feel like all of the teams did such a good job coordinating to where all of the fabrics coordinate with all of the Draperies. And it just, like, was such a seamless.

[Will]

But it's not too matchy matchy.

[Caroline]

No, no, they're not matching.

[Will]

I made that in a positive way.

[Caroline]

Yes. They. They just. They. They pair together so well. And there were so many times where we were trying to figure out what was going where in our catalog, like, what. Where what we were showing together, and we were like, oh, but this could go here and here and here. Like, wait.

[Will]

That's like the best.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

Yeah. So color scheme worked.

[Taryn]

Yes, yes, exactly. But. And the. I did want to call out the pharaoh wall cabinet. It was something I know Hillary worked on. But, you know, just speaking to those arches are still such in vogue. If you're looking for a nice little piece, little storage piece, it's great to get. Be great again in the little nook to keep things or in bathroom. It's just a sweet little piece.

[Will]

So the Hayward chair is also by Hillary, and it is so, so comfortable.

[Caroline]

Wait, what is it? The Hayward.

[Will]

Hayward chair. Oh, it's really pretty rattan, and it is really comfortable.

[Caroline]

Yeah, it's big. It's a good arm chair size. Yeah, it is. I really love that Addy chair. That's the.

[Hillary]

The other rattan.

[Caroline]

The other rattan chair.

[Taryn]

The other rattan. Yes. Well, we have a lot of good pieces.

[Caroline]

The Hayward chair has sort of like an open arm. The Addi chair is fully upholstered on the inside with the rattan on the outside. So it's. It just is, like, very. I don't know. There's just something about it that I. That really speaks to me.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Caroline]

And we did it. We upholstered it in this fabulous stripe, and it looks so good. Good.

[Taryn]

Oh, good.

[Caroline]

And we also showed it in this. In one of our cotswold sort of teal, but it just looked good on everything. Yeah.

[Will]

H is a genius.

[Hillary]

Okay. Thank you, guys.

[Caroline]

Well, thank you so much.

[Taryn]

Yes. I hope that helps everyone. Yeah, I hope it. People feel like, you know, they've learned something new or maybe they're hopefully just influenced to be brave. I think that's, you know, like, do it.

[Will]

I am really excited about that.

[Caroline]

I feel like the listeners of this podcast are brave.

[Taryn]

They are. That's true. If they're listening. Yeah. They know.

[Caroline]

Yeah. Well, all of our new pieces are, I think, live now. We're recording this a little bit early, but I think everything is live, so you can go shop. So that's good.

[Will]

There's some great stuff. I'm really excited.

[Taryn]

We just highlighted a few things there. Were there was plenty more we wanted to come. Yeah.

[Liz]

When we're already shopping before.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Liz]

That's good.

[Caroline]

Okay. Well, I guess that's our show. Thanks.

[Taryn]

Yay.

[Hillary]

Thanks for having us.

[Taryn]

Thanks.

[Caroline]

And that's our show. You can find all of the show notes on our blog howtodecorate.com podcast to.

[Taryn]

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[Caroline]

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[Liz]

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[Caroline]

Until next time, happy decorating.