Top ten design trends for your home

I have a Lavender hall, with an orange lounge and a pink bedroom. The kitchen is same colour as hall and bathroom is same colour as lounge.
Lounge has contemporary film posters and gig posters strategically distributed, bedroom has red curtains against the pink. Hall has urbanesque feel with utilitarian clock and three silver framed pictures and a big sign saying ENTRY next to the front door.

Other aspects are a wicker chair in corner of lounge and a 1950's open timber framed 3 seater sofa, along with some modern input - Television, computer on a pine and chrome desk/table with a pine and chrome chair , a corner table from god knows when and a 1960's round legged brass effect melamine topped coffee table with wired undershelf.

All thrown together. But visitors think it was a composed idea as it works and the place remains very OPEN with lots of different inteersts within it.
Hardly a masterpiece in my mind but others seem to love it.
Do whatever you want. thats my thought.

This sounds really lovely, pity we don't have pics?

This sounds really lovely, pity we don;t have pics.

I can remember back in the early 80's everything was dark brown.dark colours were everywhere and boring, I thought we'd gone away from these colours, but once again the Fashion Guru's are digging up 80's fashion items again passing them off as their own ideas and bringing in dull and dismal colours plus huge prints on wallpaper,(been there done that never to return) this will make rooms look smaller and darker. Not for me thanks, but to each his own I reckon.

IF we took all the home-makeover programmes off the TV then perhaps people would be more satisfied with the furnishings they have & will be individual instead of a replica of a set in B&Q. There is no individuality now, every home you walk in looks the same - how boring! Plus save alot of trees. Older wooden furnitue is far better made than todays flimsy pieces, we should be encouraging re-cyclying old furniture rather than buying todays new over-priced tat.

I have never followed fashion...I like to be an individual and display only my own tastes and ideas. It would be interesting to know if Anti-Guru is a male or a female..... my guess is a male. Am I right ?

What comes around goes around, nothing new in all this large patterned wallpaper, one wall etc, check out the sixties fashions for dynamic use of colour and pattern, one word of warning if you don't like constantly decorating go easy on the big patterns they can become very intrusive.

Magnolia? which decade are you in?

To Anti-Guru, rupert bear etc. I think you're being a bit bah humbug to be honest. Of course people should furnish their homes to their own taste, and be responsible about it. But fashion keeps innovation and creativity alive in the industry, and not all of us are confident about how we want our homes to look. Updating your home with some fresh ideas every now and then can be as good for your self esteem and enjoyment as updating your wardrobe with a couple of new items. Being inspired by contemporary designers and new ideas is a part of that. It doesn't mean a throwaway, copycat culture. There's a balance that the vast majority manage. As for fairtrade furniture, I think everyone with an interest in ethical practices should support this move. Not everyone is going to want second hand furniture! The market for new furniture is huge and it's extremely positive to see trading being regulated.

just be yourself , pick the colours textures materials all yourself, not what someone else says is the thing for this year, put your own mark on your own house, it will then feel like your home, not someone elses interpretation.