This lamp's beaded, colorful lampshade casts gentle color about the room. Introduce a bold color into a neutral room through color blocking. Swap an old accent lamp for a millennial model with a colorful beaded shade. Beading is so popular this year, it can be added to almost anything. Mulligan suggested adding a row of beading to a table skirt or pillow.
Texture is another important design statement.
People are incorporating it in small amounts for the texture.'' Natural fibers, including silk, are popular. The price of today's silk isn't exorbitant. We are also seeing a growing trend in mixing items that aren't normally selected for interior decor,'' said Shankman-Cohn. For example, she blends woods, metals and upholstery. She designed a shoji screen of different fabrics and textures stretched on a wooden frame for the home of Rhonda and Mark Saslawsky in East Memphis.