It’s that time of year again. Every six months we pack up our bags and head up to High Point, North Carolina for “the big show.” Showrooms covering over 12 million sq.ft. and every type of decor and design you can imagine are filled with vendors from all over the world. We go to look at new product introductions, find new vendors and be inspired by the beautifully designed showrooms — taking LOTS and LOTS of photos along the way. Read on to find our top trends we found at this spring’s High Point Market (HPMKT).
1. Gold Toned Metals
Whether gold, brass, bronze, or somewhere in between gold toned metals have been slowly taking over the reign that silver finishes have held for so long. As people are starting to blend the new gold metals with the silver tones they already have, we are seeing a great blend that mixes all metallics for a beautifully designed space.
Glitz and glam in this gold space from Shine By Sho
A Dwell Studio by Magnussen copper and emerald green end table packs a real punch.
In the same Dwell Studio space as the copper and green end table above are these beautiful brass and burl wood tables.
2. Tufting and Velvet
From headboards to sofas to benches, if something was upholstered this market, there’s a good chance it was tufted. This trend has been picking up steam in the past few years, and it seems every showroom was featuring tufting in its upholstery this market. While we saw many tufted linen looks, velvet came out with a strong showing as fabric of choice when tufting.
Tufted velvet as far as the eye can see in the Southern Furniture showroom.
A beautifully tufted bed and bench from Home Elegance.
3. Blues
Blue is definitely the go-to color pop right now. In every shade from turquoise to navy, all the shades of blue are having a moments. Mix them together (as seen in the below vignette from Southern Furniture) for a peacock inspired vignette that will have everyone ooh-ing and aah-ing.
Multiple shades of blue all come together in harmony (and it’s tufted!) in the Southern Furniture showroom.
A beautifully blue vignette found at Hammary. Plus the tables feature a fumed wood in two species with a polished brass base. Now that’s a room that packs a punch!
4. Acrylic
Last market we saw pieces fully made out of acrylic that packed a lot of pizzazz. This time around acrylic found itself paired with beautiful metals, live edge tables, and even used in more subtle ways as drawer pulls and bed posts.
A subtle hint of acrylic is used for the hardware on this funky end table from Bassett Mirror.
Bernhardt uses acrylic in all the right places on this canopy bed.
5. Scandinavian Design
We’ve seen this clean-lined, minimal, midcentury design (but typically using lighter woods) start to unfold for a year or so now, and this time around market it felt a little more pervasive. Add a few cacti and you’re halfway to Sweden.
Set yourself down on this cute little love seat from Home Elegance.
Super fun bedroom set in the Scandinavian style from Home Elegance.
6. Colors of the Year: Rose Quartz and Serenity
So, it was safe to say that blue is definitely the pop of color of choice, but the Pantone colors of the year sure tried to give it a run for its money. Rose Quartz and Serenity were seen all over bedrooms, living rooms, and mostly in accent chairs and pillows. It’s always fun to play around with accents of color when the mood strikes you to change it up a little!
Hesitant to jump into a color scheme? Pick up a pair of pillows with the colors you’re looking for to test the waters. Beautiful rose quartz and serenity pillow found at Rowe.
There’s just something so soothing about this color combo. Shown here from Craftmaster.
Rose Quartz and Serenity pillows add the perfect soft punch of color to this sectional from Statum.
So that’s our wrap up for this spring’s market. What’s your favorite trend in home decor right now?
