Trends or Timeless?

A few months ago, the Boston Design Center held a fun event where renowned Boston designers gathered in a seminar and got to give “thumbs up” (well, actually paddles saying “Love it”), or “thumbs down” (aka “Lose it”) to trends and styles that have been dominating the design scene for the past several years.  The event, “Love it or Lose it:  A Trends Forecasting Game Show” was a hoot!

​I thought I would share the list with you all…

So what do you think…which are your top 5 “Love it” and top 5 “Lose it?”     Here are mine:

• Love it (and always will!):
  • Chinoiserie
  • Greek Key
  • X-Benches
  • Greige
  • Great Rooms
• Lose it (I have already…)
  • Venetian Plaster Walls
  • Quilted Chintz
  • Pineapples
  • Tented Rooms
  • Hide Rugs

​Regardless of your choices (and mine), it’s interesting to contemplate the ebb and flow of design elements.  The important thing is to articulate what you like to your designer, and why, and it’s perfectly okay to nix “what everyone else is doing.” After all, your interior should be Personal, Customized, and Comfortable for you and your family.