Country-Style Decor Returns as the New Americana
Written by faith on September 8th, 2009As an interior designer, my eyes are trained to spot and connect emerging trends from fashion as they emerge in design. Over the past months there is a recurring theme from the 60’s and 70’s era. I am thinking ethnic prints and quilts, hooked and needlepoint rugs and embroidery.
Deborah Needleman, former editor-in-chief of Domino magazine. “It is so not of this moment. We’re living in a freer time in terms of design and style. You can simultaneously love modern design, rustic pottery, some piece you picked up on the side of the street — all these things can live happily together in your home.”
Watch for country-style furniture; cottage print textiles; farm animal motifs; quilts as wall hangings and throws; folk art and faux general-store signage as wall art; flour-sack pillow covers; baskets and hooked rugs. For a more global interpretation expect to see Russian folk prints, needlepointed rugs, Moorish motifs, hammered silver Thai vases, handcrafted pottery and exotic Asian furniture.
Thanks to Williams-Sonoma Home and Crate and Barrel for the images.