{"id":2171,"date":"2018-02-12T13:17:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T13:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2024-03-07T08:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:51:43","slug":"colour-me-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/colour-me-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Colour Me Happy Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elledecoration.co.uk\/\">Elle Decoration\u2019s<\/a> March cover declares that <strong><em>colour<\/em><\/strong> is bold, brighter and better in an issue that has its first ever dedicated colour section. Here we learn that the Scandinavians are shifting from white, why 1970s shades are hip and how colour effects everything from our moods and emotions to our wardrobes and homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Trends from Paris<\/h3>\n\n<p>Where better to get ahead of the design curve than <em>Paris<\/em>? Fringing and feathers created an eccentric glamour but the most pervasive colour combination was green with terracotta.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maison-objet.com\/en\"><em>Maison et Objet<\/em><\/a> was awash with a particular palette than ranged from English rose to Etruscan red. In the midst of all this sat <em>peach<\/em> which now seems ripe for a rethink.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maison-objet.com\/en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2173 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-1-600x212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-1-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Trendspotting at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maison-objet.com\/en\"><em>Maison et Objet<\/em><\/a><em> 2018, Paris <\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Trends &#8211; Is Peach the new neutral?<\/h3>\n\n<p>If you love colour then you must follow the Instagram of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michelleogundehin\/?hl=en\"><em>Michelle Ogundehin<\/em><\/a>. This is her edit of images that flow seamlessly from shade to shade with fascinating insights. She believes that we will see \u2018more tea rose, lavender, mint, lilac\u00a0and palest peach emerging as the nouveau neutrals du jour.\u2019<\/p>\n\n<h3>Trends &#8211; The power of pink<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Gabby Deeming<\/em>, the Acting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/\"><em>House &amp; Garden<\/em><\/a> editor talks about the transformative power of colour in her magazine opener. Inspired by her travels to India, she quotes legendary American Vogue editor Diana Vreeland who described pink as the \u2018navy blue of India.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 Pink is just as popular here and just seems to reinvent itself.<\/p>\n\n<p>Pink and orange is fresh and contemporary in the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\/squares-and-diamonds.html\"><strong>Squares and Diamonds<\/strong><\/a> carpet runner from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\"><strong>Authentic Lucienne<\/strong><\/a> collection. The original Lucienne Day colourway looks just as vibrant as it did when it was first woven fifty years ago.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2174 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-2-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-2-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\/squares-and-diamonds.html\">Lucienne Day Authentic Squares and Diamonds Runner by Alternative Flooring<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Trends &#8211; Decorating with green<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Katrina Burroughs<\/em> also welcomes <em>Fresh Spring Green<\/em> in a colour story in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/?sunday\">The <em>Sunday Times Home<\/em><\/a> and quite rightly says that, \u2018green is the colour we yearn for in February. The natural, wholesome hue is a vitamin-packed pick me \u2013up for tired winter interiors.\u2019\u00a0 The green for <strong>SS18<\/strong> has grey undertones, like Eucalyptus, a shade that looks perfect with our <strong>natural fibre flooring.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/naturals\/grasses\/seagrass\/herringbone.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2175 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/seagrass_herringbone_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/seagrass_herringbone_1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/seagrass_herringbone_1-600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/seagrass_herringbone_1-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/naturals\/grasses\/seagrass\/herringbone.html\"><em>Alternative Flooring\u2019s Seagrass Herringbone carpet<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Trends &#8211; Can blue and green be seen?<\/h3>\n\n<p>If you think <em>blue and green<\/em> should never be seen, think again. It happens in nature so why not in your home. Green is serene and blue calm.<\/p>\n\n<p>The beautifully woven <strong>Octagon<\/strong> carpet runner from the <strong>Authentic Lucienne<\/strong> collection shows how vibrant these combinations can be. The knack is to use these in equal measure as captured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fannyshorter.com\/\">Fanny Shorter&#8217;s<\/a> cushions that are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pentreath-hall.com\/\"><em>Pentreath &amp; Hall<\/em><\/a>. Fanny\u2019s work has its roots in traditional British craftsmanship and inspired rural, country holidays reinforced her love of nature.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2176 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-3-600x297.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-3-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/collection\/wool\/quirky_collection\/authentic-lucienne\/octagon.html\"><em>Lucienne Day Authentic Octagon Runner<\/em><\/a><em> swatch by Alternative Flooring and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fannyshorter.com\/\"><em>Fanny Shorter<\/em><\/a><em> cushion, available by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pentreath-hall.com\/\"><em>Penthreath &amp; Hall<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>So, say goodbye to Elephant\u2019s Breath and hello to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrow-ball.com\/\"><em>Farrow &amp; Ball\u2019s<\/em><\/a> new colours Pitch Blue and Calke Green.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrow-ball.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2178 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-4-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/floored3.cosmos-cms.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Blog_visual-4-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrow-ball.com\">Farrow and Ball<\/a>\u2019s new colours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrow-ball.com\/paint\/blue-paint-colours\">Pitch Blue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farrow-ball.com\/paint\/blue-paint-colours\">Calke Green<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are many <strong><em>colour trends<\/em><\/strong> with some that that sound good enough to eat. Try the mouth-watering palette from <em>Plain English<\/em> named after dishes enjoyed in the breakfast rooms and nurseries of an imagined 19<sup>th<\/sup> century home. \u00a0Whatever your taste, the message here is to veer away from every variant of white and be<em> alternative <\/em>and do something different with <em>colour<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Did you know you can now search for colour online? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/products\"><strong>see here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you love colour discover Michelle\u2019s Instagram <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michelleogundehin\/?hl=en\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find more flooring inspirations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\/\">here<\/a> \u2013 and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alternativeflooring\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alternativeflr\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeflooring.com\">alternativeflooring.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elle Decoration\u2019s March cover declares that colour is bold, brighter and better in an issue that has its first ever dedicated colour section. 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