{"id":1464,"date":"2011-02-24T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2011-02-24T14:07:45","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T19:07:45","slug":"nc-decorating-trends-for-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/nc-decorating-trends-for-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Decorating Trends For 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Thursday, February 24, 2011<\/div> <div>Every year major decorating trends are announced by the \u201cexperts\u201d in the field. \u00a0This year those trends included honeysuckle pink as the color of the year, vintage furniture as a must-have item and geometric patterns in fabric and accessories. \u00a0But some additional fun items always popped up in Hickory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I can see clearly now\u2014lucite and acrylic furniture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucite furniture, often referred to as plexi-glass or acrylic, has been popular ever since it was introduced to the design world in the 1950\u2019s. \u00a0When Philippe Starck introduced his now iconic \u201cghost chair\u201d in 2002 the trend was set. \u00a0Today\u2019s collection of lucite furniture includes tables, stools, bookshelves; even a dresser that is completely see-through. \u00a0You better be organized to use that one! \u00a0Many of these items are now available in tinted colors that give it an edge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Burlap&#8211;Not just for\u00a0potatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For some reason this scratchy and earthy fabric is popping up everywhere. \u00a0Beautiful pillows, lampshades, ottomans, picture frames and other accessories are all wearing burlap. \u00a0It is renewable and reusable to satisfy your eco-consciousness and will certainly add texture and interest to any room in your home<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s in a name?\u2014Monograms <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is something so personal and sophisticated about a monogram and the design world has figured that out. \u00a0Monograms are appearing on pillowcases, luggage, glassware, linens, throw pillows, wall art; you name it there is a monogram on it. \u00a0Add a monogram to your home d\u00e9cor and don\u2019t worry about it appearing out of style next year. \u00a0Monograms have been around a long time and they are here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily update your home and have fun without breaking the bank by adding one of these small but trendy items to your home d\u00e9cor.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Thursday, February 24, 2011 Every year major decorating trends are announced by the \u201cexperts\u201d in the field. \u00a0This year those trends included honeysuckle pink as the color of the year, vintage furniture as a must-have item and geometric patterns in fabric and accessories. \u00a0But some additional fun items always popped up in Hickory. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,68],"tags":[123,124,125],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1464"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}