Five design trends you’ll love this year

New year, new trends - so what homewares will we be coveting in the next 12 months? By

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It’s time for pineapple decor, skull candles and all those other 2016 decor trends to hit the road. We’re ready for some fresh homeware design. But what will 2017 have in store? We asked our interior experts what they thought we’d see take off in the New Year.

What pinterest predicts

Online image-sharing site Pinterest has released their top 100 picks of emerging trends for 2017. Crystal and gem decor was also high on their list. Both gems and the colours associated with them will be turning up in our most stylish interiors.

The newest muse to hit the block are pink flamingoes, predicts Pinterest. We will see them in homewares, wallpaper prints and on stationery.

According to Pinterest, Hygge is up by 285 per cent and 2017 will reflect this trending Danish obsession of ‘‘getting cosy’’. This includes comfortable, relaxed interiors, woven textiles, sheepskin rugs and blonded wood.

For kids, we’ll be seeing cosy woodland themed nurseries; think neutrals, warm woody hues and, of course, woodland creatures. It’s a style of nursery that is gender neutral and easily adaptable to grow with the occupant.

Going green

Green looks to be big this year.

Pantone’s colour of the year for 2017 is the bright, fresh shade ‘‘Greenery’’. Every year it’s picked in response to global trends, and Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Colour Institute, thinks 2017 will be the year when going green in interiors will reach a higher level of acceptance; ‘‘people are really embracing it,’’ she says.

Pantone suggests it’s a ’’versatile and trans-seasonal’’ shade that lends itself to many different colour combinations; whether it is neutrals, brights, pastels or metallics.

Interior designer Bridget Foley of Bridget Foley Design says: ’’I have always been a fan of dark green as it brings the outdoors in and makes other colours pop.’’

She suggests it works best on furniture and walls.

Blackened and burnished metals

Foley says burnished metal is ’’always a classic and said to be making a return to replace all the mass produced marble, copper and brass homewares’’.

Most commonly used for a fireplace surround or industrial beams, 2017 could see this product used for splashbacks and homeware accessories.

Bohemian

This is something we’ve already seen toward the end of this year, and 2017 just promises more. Channel a bit of ‘‘Bohemian Rhapsody’’. Although we may be a bit over macrame wall hangings, this style also includes handmade aspects; authentic and artisinal products, weaves, baskets, and that ‘‘perfectly imperfect’’ feel. It speaks of a more free spirited and casual interior.

Soft pink hues

Interior designer Jodie Robertson, of Smoke n Mirrors, believes, ‘‘rose gold quartz is going to be prominent in 2017, and will stay around for a while.’’

She suggests the soft pink tones nicely offset metal and stone elements for a elegant, contemporary look.

Pale pink, quite a feminine shade, tends to accentuate a space’s natural light. But this doesn’t demand whole rooms dedicated to the colour, she says. Soft pink tones can be added through statement furniture and soft furnishings such as cushions and rugs.