| As you will soon find out, the economy and trends of | | | | Simplify Things |
| society have a gigantic impact on home decorating | | | | As people are returning to their pasts they are seeing |
| trends for the year. Interior decorating trends in 2010 | | | | that money is not the most important thing in life. The |
| are focusing on an interest in preserving the past, while | | | | economy's current condition is creating a desire for |
| money and pursuing items will stand back. | | | | people to simplify their lives. Grays and whites will be |
| Use Colors that Reflect the Past | | | | very popular neutrals this year. A warm putty gray |
| Aged colors, heirloom colors, and distressed finishes all | | | | can be teamed up with a buttery yellow or deep |
| bring people back to their past. Use earthy brown | | | | taupe to give life and vibrance to the simple design. |
| hues, smoky blues, and aged greens on paint and | | | | Infuse Hope and Optimism |
| fabric. Also, as people lean towards greener lifestyles, | | | | We all live on the assumption that things will continue to |
| recycled furniture and accessories are an ever | | | | get better, and dreams will be fulfilled. Reflect this |
| increasing trend. Try to reuse, repaint, and refinish items | | | | optimistic view in your decor. Vibrant violet colors, |
| instead of throwing them away. Using the items in their | | | | warm tangerine, and sunny yellow can be used on |
| original worn finishes is also popular. | | | | fabrics and accessories throughout your home. Adding |
| Ancestral Decoration | | | | small comforts like bed rest pillows and floor pillows |
| More and more people are tracing back their ancestry | | | | throughout your main living space can add a sense of |
| with new tools that allow them to do so easily. Use | | | | welcome that people need in this coming age. |
| patterns and designs that reflect your aboriginal, Native | | | | There is a large trend of longing for the past, and |
| American, African tribal, or Celtic ancestry. Vibrant, | | | | longing for a bright future. With these two themes |
| though subdued colors such as tomato red, and ocean | | | | combined, you get a unique and bold interior decorating |
| blue go along well with these bold patterns. | | | | style for your home. |