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Home decor trends for 2010

by Martha Alburquerque

Looking to re-decorate your home?  Here are a few trends that will get your creative wheels turning.  Looks like granny wasn’t so old-fashioned after all and black is big and back!

• Black on track – Black walls are turning up in home magazines and blogs as much bolder versions of the grays we’ve grown used to.

“Dark walls actually make smaller rooms look bigger,” said Susan Bartlett Crater, granddaughter of Sister Parish, decorator of the Kennedy White House. “Black also pops color in a sophisticated way.”

Dunham is even seeing black in furniture upholstery, such as Chesterfield sofas. And Edwardian-like black coincides with what’s popular in fashion, he says.

• To grandmother’s house we go - We’ve heard “this ain’t your grandma’s . . . ” A new buzz phrase just may be “that’s so granny.”

Patricia Shackelford, author of the design blog “Mrs. Blandings,” thinks we’ll see more patchwork quilts, hooked rugs, needlepoint, chintz, and even animal prints!  The image above show animal print pillows from Linen N’ Things.  Pick them up here

Crater says, “My grandmother always said houses should be receptacles of memories. What better way than using Grandmother’s things?”

• Graffiti furniture – Antiques in recent years have become more affordable. But some pieces can be unwanted, drab even, and call for help.

In Belgium, Johnson asked an artist to breathe new life into a Louis XV headboard by spray-painting it, graffiti-style.

Graffiti artists have over time earned street cred, and some have gained respect.

• Made in the U.S.A. – This label will resonate strongly because buyers want to strengthen the economy. Buying more local items also is better for the environment.

We found a few things that will get you into the 2010 groove, that’s if you havent already!  Visit Target and take advantage of their black friday sale happening this week.  Pick up your black pain, hooked rugs and lots of other goodies that’ll keep you up to trend!

Read up on the rest of the home decor trends for 2010 here.