There are still days left until the main family holiday of the yearless than two months. We asked designers how to decorate your home for the New Year according to the latest interior fashion trends. Our review contains the best answers and advice. To find out how to properly decorate your interior for the New Year holidays, following current trends, we asked four fashionable Moscow designers for advice.
When to start?
Famous interior designer Olga Vallerecommends decorating the house as early as possible so that the pleasant feeling of anticipation of the holiday lasts as long as possible. Olga Valle, interior designer, psychologist: - I decorate the house in early December and enjoy the growing joy for a whole month! citidesign.pro
Floral decor
According to luxury interior designer ElenaAccording to Krylova, who recently visited the largest exhibition Maison&Objet in France, floral arrangements made of natural and artificial plants are becoming fashionable. Elena Krylova, head of the VIP design studio: - Flowers have long been a symbol of freshness, comfort and warmth of our homes. No table setting is complete without chic floral arrangements. Now these arrangements can be made of both live and artificial flowers. You can't even imagine how beautiful such arrangements can be! If someone still considers them a symbol of bad taste, it's time to reconsider their point of view. helendesign.ru As a home decoration for the New Year, Elena Krylova recommends flowers in huge vases and small boutonnieres, flowers in the interiors of bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens, flowers in table settings and in the form of separate arrangements - all this looks as natural as possible, and thanks to new technologies, they are practically indistinguishable from natural ones to the touch. In anticipation of the holidays, flower arrangements with fir branches will look especially harmonious.
More wood, less spruce
Promoting the idea of eco-style in the interior environment,Elena Krylova claims that the eco-trend is the main rule in New Year's home decor. Here, the abundance of decorative items made of natural wood, recycled materials or bio-themed can act as elements of eco-design. It is also important to pay attention to the careful attitude to natural fir trees. For this, designers from all over the world offer their original finds in the form of imitation of green beauties made of fabric, old boards, cardboard and tinsel. All this not only gives the interior originality, but also preserves the trees. Elena Krylova, head of the VIP design studio: - One of the fashionable trends in decor this year is steel structures decorated with balls and strewn with LEDs.
Interior design idea using woodendesigner Elena Tikhonova also supports the details, reminding that the coming 2015, the year of the Sheep (Goat), belongs to the element of wood. Therefore, Elena recommends actively using wooden decorations made with your own hands. Elena Tikhonova, interior designer: - The simplest thing is to make an ikebana from twigs. But in order for the decoration to look unusual, you should take, for example, a piece of foam, collect twigs and herbs and make a fairy-tale character. Children will be happy to participate in such a decorative game! cameleondesign.ru
The designer recommends that housewives serve snackson the New Year's table directly on the tree cuts. Due to the fact that they can be made of different heights, they will look interesting and will allow more functional use of the space on the table. Wood in combination with other natural materials creates not only an elegant appearance, but also has a wonderful smell, which should not be forgotten on the eve of the holiday.
Elena Tikhonova, interior designer:— If you weave a wreath from branches, decorate it with pine cones, tangerines or oranges with dried cloves, you can get not only an interesting decor for the walls or table, but also create a real New Year's smell! Olga Valle also recommends not to forget about the aromas of the house. Olga Valle, interior designer, psychologist: — The winter New Year's aroma of perfume for the house will complement the feeling of the New Year's celebration. Orange, cinnamon, pine needles are the smells of the New Year, familiar from childhood. They will add joy and create a light wonderful mood.
A fairy tale in your home
Interior designer Natalia Korol reminds,that one of the main trends in New Year's decor remains the theme of the "fairytale forest". In the decor, Natalia recommends using a variety of "forest" attributes: twigs, sticks, cones, which can be folded into interesting ikebana, used as elements of serving a festive table or in the form of various decorative compositions. Here are also fabulous "forest dwellers": deer, bears, magical creatures and, as an integral part of the New Year's world, stars and snowflakes. They can be used both in the form of figurines or Christmas tree decorations, and on ornaments of decorative elements. Natalia Korol, interior designer: - The use of flickering light and glitter gives a special fairytale to the interior: garlands, candles and glitter, Christmas tree decorations, decorative compositions. korol-design.ru
New Year's coloristics
Traditionally, there are three days associated with the New Yearcolors: green (the color of the Christmas tree), red (the color of Christmas tree decorations, decorative ribbons and Santa Claus's clothes) and, of course, white (the color of snow). However, according to designer Olga Valle, there are many more colors that create a New Year's mood. A psychologist by her first education, Olga Valle assures that each color is energy of a certain quality: yellow - brightness and joy, orange - strength and energy, blue - serenity, blue - calm, purple - spirituality and liberation.
In any case, whatever the decor of yourat home, the main thing is to create it with the whole family, taking into account the advice of designers, fashion trends, your wishes and, of course, bringing a festive mood and a touch of magic into the house! Photo: Irina Lopatkina, Svetlana Ignatenko
