Q: What are the top 10 Home Decor trends?

• 1. Cozy comfort - Vibrant, colourful rooms mixed with antiques and upholstered, over-stuffed furniture.

• 2. Grass Roots - Recycling, reusing and refurbishing to create a simple, decluttered environment fostering earth awareness and conscientiousness of living.

• 3. Colour - A "spice-infused" palette, russet and acid green, and all things blue are chic. Reflective materials like chrome, mirrors, coppers and mercury glass will make strong room accents. Also, unexpected colour combinations like chartreuse with aqua, brown with burgundy, and deep purple with dark red are smart.

• 4. Lighting - Smaller dining rooms have created a demand for mini chandelettes. Try these anywhere – the bathtub, pool table, bedroom, or den. Also, there will be a continued emphasis on energy-efficient products, as well as a growing interest in kitchen cabinet lighting with multiple light sources.

• 5. Texture - Silky, velvet drapery; fabulous, nubby pillows; and natural stone fireplaces create a clean, attractive space that also calms and soothes. 

• 6. The wall - Murals are personalized and customized; tiles add texture, unique design, and dramatic or chromatic colour.

• 7. Simple Kitchens –Trims and moulding details will become uncomplicated. Glazed paints and rich warm woods like cherry, alder, and quarter-sawn oak will be very fashionable.

• 8. Glamour - Refined and floating silhouettes in tables, seating, lamps, and lighting; gentle sweeping lines, strong geometric forms, and exotic wood finishes create a look that is elegant, yet still approachable and welcoming.

• 9. Feng Shui  - Maximizing the "life areas" of a home by balancing the elements of nature (water, fire, metal, wood and earth) will be of continued interest to enhance the positive energy of each living environment.

• 10. Kerry Jayms Lighting –Unique, fashionable, and stylish products at fair pricing. Knowledgeable and helpful consultants are up to date in the lighting and décor industry. The “hidden gem” that is worth discovering in Medicine Hat.