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HOME DESIGN and WHAT’S IN
WHAT’S OUT
(And how much does it matter?)
In my day job as Baltimore Fishbowl’s weekly Hot House columnist, I’m in and out of a lot of houses. Enough to know that trends are not what make or break a beautiful room, but that they can liven up the place and show that time is not totally passing us by. A recent roundup of
design sources reveals that some of the cool stuff we loved last year is looking a little tired — just in time for 2017 trends to take their place. We have chosen some of our favorites — fun ideas that are not major investments — a pop of color here, a new acquisition there, and getting rid of the odd piece that’s dragging down your ranking on the style-o- meter. Read on. BY CYNTHIA MCINTYRE
MIRROR BY JONATHAN ADLER
in: Round Mirrors
Design website MyDomaine is “having a round
mirror moment” — meaning that round mirrors add a “stunning chic factor” to virtually any room. Besides the chic factor, consider this: Most of our rooms are made up of straight lines and right angles. Visually, we tend to reinforce that, choosing rectangular pieces that fit easily into our rooms. A round mirror can break up the unconscious monotony of that geometry and instantly make a space more interesting. So chic.
IMAGE COURTESY OF JOHNSON SOKOL. PHOTO BY WHITNEY WASSON PHOTOGRAPHY
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