Contemporary baby furniture and nursery decor is hot for 2009! Expectant parents who love modern and contemporary style decor and furnishings can now expand their personal design style to the baby's nursery. The color palates can be bold and outrageous to the subdued and calming.
Yummy browns from chocolate to mocha to espresso to brownie. It sounds good enough to eat! Pinks from vintage rose to deep raspberry. Delicious! Exciting blues from vibrant aqua to magical turquoise. Sage, a gray-green color that is real popular, is being used as a neutral, along with organic tans, grays, black and white. Bold colors from the 1960s and neon colors of the1980s are coming back, but in sophisticated, exciting and fresh ways.
Dragonfly Crib Bedding Set
Going Green is a huge and ever growing movement to save our Earth. Many products available will give your nursery a bright, contemporary and clean feeling. I have been finding that Green products and furnishings can be exciting and unique. Look at Green products for Nursery furniture and flooring.
Colors influence how we feel and how we look. People naturally associate certain colors with their own personality and how the colors affect them. Certain colors make us feel more vibrant and happy. Other colors are calming or soothing.
Color trends like fashion trends, tend to go in cycles and repeat themselves. However, when they do come back, the vintage and retro styles of the 1960s and 1980s are presented in fresh and exciting ways. For example, for those of you that remember the orange and olive greens of the 1970s, looking back now, they seem dull and outdated. The same colors of today are bright with a fresh whole new look. Why is that? When the colors of today are mixed with different accessories or materials, they become exciting and contemporary. They uplift us and make us feel happy, especially when used with other colors that you would not think of putting together.
If you are not comfortable with your own design abilities, always go with the 60-30-10 formula. The 60% base color of the room unifies the room. Try using a somewhat neutral color like a soft grey, white, taupe, or cream. The 30% color for the room will provide visual interest. Try using a second color as an accent wall or using it around the room so the eye follows it. The 10% color for the room is a bright zing of color that will make the room pop! For example, consider a room painted white with matching white furniture. Add bright green around the room with a painted design or an accent wall. Throw in some fuchsia colored pillows or other decoration to give the room a pop! There are so many color combinations in todays' vibrant colors.
First and foremost when decorating, consider the existing style of the home...if you have a traditional home, I would use a softer color palette that works with the rest of the house. A softer color palette does not have to be boring in the least! Again, use the 60-30-10 formula.If the home is more modern, then a bright color palette would be more in keeping with the rest of the house.
If you have no color preferences and don't know where to even begin, look at baby web sites that sell bedding. There, you can see the color and pattern trends. Something may "speak to you" and give you inspiration. Decide on your 3 colors from the 60-30-10 formula. From there you can start looking at crib bedding sets. Most nursery bedding sets reflect todays' color trends.
The "Natural" color trend is inspired by the driving force to use natural products in all facets of our lives; pure natural foods, eco-friendly building products, no additives or treatments, everything in its purest form. Light and shadow interplay to satisfy the yearning for simplicity in a world of over abundance.
The softest whites to the darkest greys define this collection. Pure sands of the earth sprinkle tones of beige in this monochromatic trend.
The "Organic" color trend is inspired by the movement to live in bustling urban areas yet maintaining a peaceful and serene lifestyle. This is fueled by the desire to be part of the community while reducing pollution and global warming. Smaller living spaces reflect the socially responsible actions of design and sustainability. The urban village does not sprawl but moves upward with organic rooftop gardens. These colors include dominant yellow toned greens as well as rich soil brown.
The "Nocturnal" color trend is inspired by the desire to simplify our lives. With a fast paced lifestyle, virtually and digitally, these colors feel soothing yet blends in a wide array of color. We are searching for a restful environment that conveys our ecological values respecting the balance between earth and its people. All living creatures want to feel secure in their surroundings. Green, orange, red and blue is influenced by night fall creating these deep rich tones that are bold but serene.
Global Oneness celebrates individuality in each of us. It is combined with international influences that shape our world in a vivid exciting palette. Yet stepping out of this global circle we need our own identity. The dramatic colors announce LOOK AT ME!
Colors to choose from for 2009 include: dusty apricot, old gold, mustard yellow, honey, yellow gold, banana cream, topaz, burnt ochre, camel, stone, sepia, peach, orange, brown, bronze, chestnut, tobacco, wood tones, cocoa, chocolate, ballet pink, bright pink, rose, sugar pink, dusky pink, hot fuchsia pink, coral, chili red, berry, scarlet pepper, garnet, bordeaux, burgundy, beetroot.
Yellows and greens will be more yellow-based and some with a touch of blue. For example, avocado, asparagus, clover green, kiwi, pea green, moss green olive green sage, mint, basil, pine green, emerald, olive and jade.
Neutrals will be inspired by nature such as stone, wood and natural textiles like linen and cotton. The "it" greys will be warm (mixed with a little brown) and a true medium toned, dove grey will take center stage. Light and dark greys will be used as the dominant neutral color.
Blues will have slight undertones of violet. Intense colors will be toned down. For example, aquamarine, washed out blue, ice blue, pale blue, denim blue, sapphire lilac, lavender, true purple, amethyst, violet, aubergine, grape-purple and lavender.
Colors from around the globe accentuate this trend. Mango orange to regal purple and aqua blues to deep lime green shape this vivid exciting color palette.
Color Trivia
Exposure to yellow is thought to increase IQ so it's a popular color and can be coordinated with many other colors and accessories.