Moody Interiors

We have noticed a trend in Interiors of late. There seems to be a shift towards a dark, moody style of decorating, moving away from the bright, white spaces that have been so dominant over recent years. While light-filled spaces will never be out of fashion, and we feel moody spaces will just be a trend that comes and eventually goes, it feels like quite a luxurious change that we are rather liking!

Dark, matte walls paired with deep chocolate or charcoal floors, mixed with metal and texture, then offset with a bold, bright colour seems to be the order of the day. The style has an opulence to it that seems to hush a room to subtleties in tone and texture that draws you in and invites you to snuggle down for a while.

Here are some examples of these dark, moody interiors we have discovered. What do you think? Will your home get a moody makeover?

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Art Deco Inspired Interiors

Art Deco style has had a major resurgence almost 100 years after it first came on the scene, as the design world embraces this sleek, graphic and geometric style thanks to the immanent debut of Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby movie. 

We are seeing touches of deco in fashion, hints of it in typography and pinches of it in interiors, and I [Amanda] couldn't be happier. Deco is one of my favourite styles and having so much reference to it around at the moment is making me smile.

Perhaps you love the style too and want to know ways in which you can combine it with contemporary interior design. Well, we have selected a few examples of spaces we feel combine the then and the now very well.

Art Deco style is moody and glamourous. It took its inspiration from the machines of the day; ocean liners, trains, aeroplanes, cars and their chrome finishes, speedy lines and geometric forms. It was a time of opulence and being showy with mirror and velvet and yet could be quite pared back and minimal too. It is a style that evokes emotion and creates amazing spaces to envelope yourself in! 

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