Research Interiors

The new brief involves researching whats out there on the high street right now, so i went to check out whats in Vogue in the world of interiors .
I began in Habitat and found neutral colour palettes ,browns ,creams and whites lots of natural materials wood and cotton and minimal clean lines .
Dwell was very similar to Habitat in its display following the same colour themes with the additions of muted greys and accents of copper and silver. There were limited patterns around but several of the smaller accessories( like cushions) had bold graphic illustrations adorning them such as skulls and tatoo type hearts ,cars and maps.
Next had more patterned fabrics on display as did M & S and BHS lots of examples of flora and forna along with other natural images like sea shells and birds. These stores had dark reds,maroons and sage greens in there displays. I noticed there were lots of small details emdroided on the bedding and accessories and crochet ,knit , beads and felt also featured regularly.White was also around in most of the stores and in BHS in particular it featured along with creams ,lace ,glass, mirrors and crystals this was also evident in Laura Ashley which again had accessories which were appliqued with birds, animals and very English cottage imagery like tea cups and roses. Laura Ashley's colour themes were again muted and subtle, pastel pinks, creams, aqua and pale blues.