Color Trend 2012

This was published a few weeks ago by Trend Bible, an awesome blog that is great about following trends in the interior design industry.

Coming up in 2012 it looks like a blend of neons and pastels for a bold color palette.

Colour Trends: Crown Paints 2012 Colour Panel

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Trend Bible

Earlier this month we attended the Crown Paints press day to see the results of our collaboration with the Crown Trend Panel to create paint palette concepts for Spring / Summer 2012. Each year Crown invite a group of colourists from diverse industries to join them for lively discussion and to define the trends that will inform the design landscape for the year ahead. The event, held at the Swarovski Crystalized Lounge, London, showcased four colour palettes; New Directions, Summer Jewels, Surreal Botanical, Modern Nostalgia.
The stunning styling in the forthcoming summer colour brochure is by Living Etc Style Director, Harriet Patterson. ”One of the key concepts I was keen to get across for emulsions ws about thinking beyond traditional colour groupings like ‘pastels’ or ‘brights’ or ‘neons’ or ‘neutrals’,” explains Trend Bible director Joanna Feeley. “So the strongest palette for me was New Directions, which cleverly blends pastel shades with bubblegum pink and acidic chlorophyl brights. Grey still underpins strong colour and we see grey as being a key backdrop to brights through 2012.”
“The consumer is increasingly sophisticated with colour in the home, and I think we’ll see a return to clever colour combinations expressed through paint replacing our obsession with wallpaper, which can give the desired effect in terms of drama and personality in the home, yet is more permanent and harder to update than paint.” said Joanna. “The ongoing post-recessional mood means homeowners will be staying put instead of moving house, encouraging them to think cleverly about creating more space, more storage and a unique hard-wearing yet characterful style at home.”

Carte Blanche

I am designing a master bedroom for a single elderly gentleman... though I don't know that he would like me to be calling him elderly. But since he is older than my dad, he falls into that category in me book. He's a great guy though, and is giving me a really exciting project. I don't have many boundaries on this one, he just wants it to look good. He says he's a chamillion - he can blend in with anything so there is no reason to try to make it look like something that he would want. Make it stylish. I did get him pinned down to something more modern. He has some sentimental furniture, but then again, everything is sentimental in the house - one of the reasons for bringing me in was to break through the sentiment. The furniture can stay or it will go to his children. A real Carte Blanche. In a lot of ways this is really cool in other ways.... some direction/feedback please?
These are a few ideas that I have come across that I think would be appropriate for a client's bedroom.
I am leaning toward neutrals/browns with bold patterns in accent. We discussed keeping the existing furniture so I began designing with that in mind. However, I feel that the furniture that the client has now is more traditional and has more feminine curved lines than what we discussed for the overall desired look. Since the client is wanting a modern, masculine feel I have suggested that new furniture be brought in. I have suggested that the senitmental furniture be used in a guest room, and the client seems pleased with this alternative. Below I have included some concept photos, Renderings will be comings soon and photes when the project is complete. These pictures definately need an accent color, I am leaning toward red and/or gold, there are some middle eastern artifacts that the client has requested to be included in the decor.