Everything you thought was old has been brought bang up to date with a brand new treatment.
1. Weaving
Then: Brown and orange tones were dominant.
Now: Large-scale artworks in a kaleidoscope of colour.
2. Terazzo
Then: Used on only on floors as a cheap option.
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Now: Used as a style statement for a variety of surfaces and accessories.
3. Bold wallpaper
Then: Busy wallpaper combined with heavy fabrics and dark timber.
Now: Combined with natural surfaces and light shades for a fresh look.
4. Coloured glass
Then: Dark leadlight combined with country cottage furnishings.
Now: Bright tones combined with natural textures for a bohemian look.
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5. Velvet
Then: Overstuffed armchairs in dark fabrics combined with heavy drapes.
Now: Rich shades combined with different patterns and textures.
This article originally appeared on Better Homes and Gardens.
With a first-class Honours degree in English, Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is best known as the founder of Wee Birdy (weebirdy.com), a London-based blog devoted to London shopping, design and style. It was named one of the Top 100 Blogs in the World by the Sunday Times (UK), and was listed on Times Online's Best 50 Design Blogs in the World. It has also featured in many international magazines including British Vogue, British Cosmopolitan, Australian Cosmopolitan, Inside Out, Shop Til You Drop and Home Beautiful. During her time in London, Rebecca was also Deputy Shopping & Style Editor at Time Out London. She is also the former editor of Bride to Be, Cosmopolitan Bride, Cosmopolitan Pregnancy and Cosmopolitan Hair & Beauty magazines, as well as Digital Managing Editor on bhg.com.au, an associate editor on Home Beautiful magazine, Acting Digital Managing Editor on Homes to Love and Digital Managing Editor on Gourmet Traveller. A design nerd and keen birder, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydneyโs bushburbia.
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