Trends - How I Feel About Them

A lot of my favorite bloggers are writing about

what's trending in home decor & the 2013 color of the year

{emerald green - in the unlikely event you haven't heard}.

Source: Pantone

I love reading these articles.

I also have my own opinion about trends in home decor.

In a nutshell my advice is: 

Don't chase them.

Of course we are all influenced by trends,

but what I mean is - be true to yourself.

The reality is that trends are not just created for fun.

They are shaped by people & companies who 

want us to spend more money.

That's why the designs for the heels on women's shoes go from

spikey to clunky to wedge . . . you get the picture.

{But whatever is in now, is usually 

the opposite of the prior trend!}

So-o-o, unless you have unlimited resources

& can change your home just like that,

 just pick what you like.

 OR head for some middle ground.

Source: The Foundary

Instead of filling my whole home with emerald green chevron,

maybe I could just find a couple of accessories

which would help me to enjoy the trend without feeling

out-of-date in two years when everyone remembers that

emerald WAS the color of the year.

{As Heidi Klum would say, 

"One day you ah in & ve next you ah out!"}

And can I just say that I've been around for . . .

well . . . A WHILE! And I've seen a lot of fads come & go.

Did you know that pretty much everything eventually 

comes back in style? Granted, some things 

never should have been in!

{but let's leave Billy Ray's hair out of it - shall we?}

I personally have spent years "updating" the metal finishes

in my home from brass to oil-rubbed bronze.

Guess what? 

I turned my back & brass is coming back.

WHAT?!?

I just hope it's not shiny brass!

One strategy: hold back.

When we bought our current home the first thing Hunny said to me was, "Please don't paint the kitchen cabinets".

I have two words for you girls:

"They're oak!"

But guess what, they are in fantastic shape.

So I thought, "Why not?".

Everything comes back. Just sit tight.

Some day someone is going to walk into our kitchen & say,

"OHHH, original oak cabinets!! Wow!!"

{You may be right, I may be crazy, but it 

just may be a lunatic your looking for.}

Don't believe me?

What about the trend where everyone carpeted over 

their beautiful hardwood floors?

What's your feeling about trends?