Monday, November 23, 2009

New trends for home interiors this winter season

Cosy up. Get the snug ambience indoors. Doesn’t matter if it is dark and gloomy outside. Your den can reflect exactly the opposite — liveliness warmth. Choose the appropriate colours, design basics and lighting schemes and you will get just the result that you desire. Interior solution companies such as Evok, Ebony Gautier and Silk Road and Beyond have collections designed specifically for the winter season.

Amitabh Bendre, design head of Evok — Home Interior Fashion store highlights some of the new trends this winter. “One can use traditional fireplaces at home. These days many contemporary oil heaters are in vogue. Besides, one can choose a central light source in the living room or bed room to create a nice atmosphere.


Apart from this, side lamp and table lamps with dark floral prints can be used to make one’s kitchen and lounge area cosy.” Sofa sets and couches at Evok are specially prepared for winter with their dark and rich colour cotton rather than leather and velvet. Priced between Rs 35,000 and going up to Rs 1,20,000, this collection makes for pleasing winter decor.

If dark and rich is what you prefer for winters, Ebony Gautier’s new Quartz bedroom collection can be ideal for you. The colours reflect the dark hues of winter in a manner that will add to the beauty of your home.

K A Parameswaran, CEO of Ebony Gautier says, “Dark warm colours add on a certain character to the home décor for winter months. This season we have introduced special colours like black in our new bedroom range furniture which conveys elegance, style, attitude and a certain mysterious charm.” The price range of the bedroom concepts starts from upwards of Rs 2 lakh.

If furnishing products and upholstery fabrics are on your mind, you could check out the offerings at Silk Road and Beyond, a Delhi-based soft furnishings and designer interior store, that gives you customisation in colours and designs to match the season’s preferences. The fabrics are priced between Rs 500 and Rs 20,000.

Ruchi Malhotra, creative director, Silk Road and Beyond, says besides choosing warm colours such as red, orange and yellow, one must also pay special attention to the sources of light in the house. “When it’s just getting darker outside, it’s better to use fluorescent lamps.

In the evening, however, small desk or floor lamps, which give soft and mild light, are the best. Another good way to create a cosy and comfortable atmosphere is to light candles. Use candles in beautiful candle-holders, or glasses,” she says.

Clearly, choosing the right colours, lighting and designs can play a key role in making winter a more comfortable season. So, go for it and experience the change inside. warmth.


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