Living Room from Realtor.ca proposes trends to watch in 2023. You know how I feel about trends, I tend to mostly avoid them, but hopefully not to the point of finding myself living in a time capsule. Amusing that in this post the pic for art deco seems more french provincial to me. Any other errors?

• Moody jewel tones
• Mixed wood tones
• Luxurious fabrics
• Bold statement stone
• Art deco
• Functionally designed mudrooms
• Intentional rooms and spaces
• oscar

Last week I posted about cluttercore. Today I post about clustering. Clustering is an essential element of cluttercore. Now go display your collection. If you havent got a collection to display you’ve got work to do. BUT, here’s to me an important aspect: make it look collected not decorated. In order for it to look collected you really do need to find your passion and start acquiring items you love, sometimes it can take a moment. Perhaps this is a good moment for: it’s about the journey not the destination.

Apartment Therapy presents 8 places in your home where you may have never thought to hang art. Some of them seem like a good idea some are a bit odd. The on top of other art is odd. Well I guess it depends what’s under whats on top and how important the pieces are.

I dont think I typically post from autoreviewhub. This post caught my eye and well here we are. I agree with some of their points and disagree with others. For instance in the photo above, I think classic wall mouldings can be great and should not be removed. And I think most would be delighted to have this bathroom.

Alas according to them I’m guilty of granny chic. I have:

• new cushions in paisley print
• a dust ruffle – but it has box pleats which to me makes it look more simple
• a coffee table with a magazine rack
• wall clock
• ornate frames
• decorative plates
• tiffany style lamp
• white appliances
• over-the-range-microwave

It’s true you don’t want your home to become a time-capsule of another era. But I think some of the items on their list are ok. Or maybe it’s me!

Pantone has announted the colour of the year: Viva Magenta (18-1750). It’s quite a bold colour in comparison to typical colours of the years. Read more on time.com or apartmenttherapy.