Spring is often the time for refreshing the look of a room or two around your home, whether by adding new decorative items, swapping out furniture, or redoing the color scheme. Here are current trends in interior design that will make your spaces look fresh and modern:
*Textures: layers of wood in varied tones and wood-paneled walls in sleek, oversize panels or sculptural designs; also, dark metals, such as bronze, wrought iron, and almost-blackened brass.
*Cane and rattan, traditionally outdoor furniture materials, used in indoor seating.
*Dramatic tropical motifs from large-scale palms and jungle murals to botanicals.
*Houseplants as accessories (think: green plants in white, ceramic cachepots).
*Statement art, such as oversized paintings/prints occupying a large, empty wall.