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NEWSLETTER 2019

year’ series. You are welcome to b keep you all up to date and find out what your Design “requirements” are.

vincing our clients that Design is all about developing a Design Scheme that reflects your own personality & Lifestyle… NOT about copying any particular Designer or Decorator which I have witnessed regularly in the Industry this Year! A knowledgeable Desig ner should not need to do that. Let us Lanes develop your INTERIOR to suit YOU and YOUR Lifestyle. We will look forward to seeing you in 2018. W e are still open after hours by appointment for your convenience

DESIGN & DÉCOR MELBOURNE 2017 : This year we attended Design and Décor in Melbourne. We managed to discover many new

trends and found s ome wonderful Design pieces. Unique /Interesting and more Natural Design is in this next year! Brass is the NEW metal – silver metallic will re - surface in 2018. Powdery Pinks are very now with golds and greys along with corals and Nudes – these will

be fading venturing into 2018. Accessorise with these colours in Furnishings rather than permanent fixtures. There is still a

strong Earthen Luxury desired by all of us Or

which will influence everything .

RATTAN & CANE:

I love Rattan and Cane – reminds me of my Childhood & Gladly inherited some

proper Manilla Cane from My Mum w hich I still have.

It is tough and d urable and really suits the less pretentious look that is

preferred at present .

Dress it u p with some Beautiful Washable

available in Natural, Tea Stain, WhiZZ or painted in a ny colour .

Hello Clients, Colleagues & friends

It is Christmas time again and feels like it has blown-in with one

of the many “Dust Storms “.

What hideous weather conditions we have had this year…. it

has been a challenging time to say the least with the on-going

drought and fires!

However, we have still managed to work on some wonderful

projects and deal with some very special clients. Thank you to

all of those who chose to work with us.

TRENDS FOR 2020

We will try to keep it short and sweet this

year. Here are some of the predicted

trends.

WALL PANELLING

This is a great Design Tool, looks great, is

affordable & gives your space the “Wow”

factor. It looks really effective on a

bedhead wall.

FEMININE SHAPES

In 2020 we will see softer and curvier

shapes that contrast with raw materials

such as concrete and brass.

Curved lines and silhouettes will be visible

in design e.g. Significant in vases, floor

lamps and seating.

Image: Kit Kemp

Wall Panelling Feminine Shapes

WASI SABI. ( Japanese philosophy in find i ng BEAUTY in IMPERFECTION) is the go .

People are preferring things worn - giving more character and

texture …… Crackled effects, weathering & oxidisation. Dark

woods and Earthy tones are back. There will be a sh ift away from the Scandinavian Look - Rosewood, Walnut,

Mango wood along with Charring effects will be popular.

WINDOW FURNISHINGS:

Curtains are returning with a vengeance both in plains, and patterns Some are opting for pattern but most enjoying floaty, natural Linen Sheers. Phone Jennie to give you the most creative, suitable curtain option. She will also help with your heading and track options. We have an enormous range of samples to work with. We still provide numerous options of Blinds and Shutters – along with our Fabric Roman & Roller Blinds.

SOURCING FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY:

Can’t F ind that special piece of Furniture ? Jennie can find anything for you and we also can provide Custom Lounges and Chair s . We can even send you to the factory to have your s ofas or Chairs Custom made to your required measurements. Along with this we can organis e all your Upholstery and re - vamp your old furniture.

WALLPAPER:

We have huge ranges to choose from. Do make an appointment and come in and select from our

l ibrary. Our Customers at present tend to be using wallpaper more as a feature wall - not on all walls

in a room.

COMMERCIAL WORK:

Yes, we are still doing some wonderful Commercial projects. light in this area was being chosen by Kaloma Home in Goondiwindi to do their whole Design Project

mplete supply of Window Furnishings , F urniture and Fabrics for their new 32 Bed Extension. The complete installation was completed earlier in the year. It was a rewarding and Challenging project with a great end response. Great care was taken to give the facility a more fresh, homely environment. Thank you to Penni Roberts C.E.O. & the Board for trusting me to fulfi l their project.

ART DECO

We are steering away from

straight lines and leaning towards

shapes reflective of Modern Art

Deco ……we will witness many

more curves especially in

bathroom & kitchen design. Art

Deco Motifs such as sunrises and

chevrons will be used.

BACK TO NATURE

We will be using pieces that embrace the NATURAL world from the

earth and sea-pebbles, shells, large plants, and dried fronds……. Looks

great with stone and timber.

TERRAZZO

Terrazzo is fabulous and we will be “best

friends” with it in 2020. It has great

texture and will be used in Bathrooms &

Kitchens. I love it!

EARTHY TEXTURES

Organic forms & earthy textures will be

used in muted, dusty tones. These will

dominate interiors …. There will be much

more use of fabric such as Boucle, tweed,

felt and wool.

Back to Nature

Art Deco

Terrazzo

HANDMADE CREATIONS

Handmade ceramics and Arts and Crafts

will be used to give your interiors a more

personal touch. Pottery bowls, Crocheted

Throws, Collage etc.

Earthy Textures

Handmade Creations

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FLUTED GLASS

This will very popular in lighting, privacy

panels, shower screens. It will also be used

inset into kitchen & bathroom joinery to give

more interest and character. Fluted glass fits

well with the Art Deco Style.

KEEPING UP TO DATE

In June had 3 wonderful days in Melbourne, one of which we spent

attending Denfair …….one of our more up-market Design Fairs. We saw

many amazing products. Beautiful rugs, Beautiful Australian Made

Furniture, Fabrics, Wallpaper, Outdoor products, & Objet d’Art were

abundant.

Next year we will do Design and Décor for a change. There were no

International One - Of Speaker Seminars to attend but shall catch up with

those in 2020. We also had 2 days to wander around Melbourne and enjoy

its wonderful URBAN Ambience!! I think this rounds off 2019.

We are still offering all our great products in the Studio: Blinds, Shutters,

Curtains, Fabrics, Upholstery, Lampshades, Cushions, Bedcovers, New

Furniture etc. Do make an appointment and come in and see what we can

offer you.

Of course, we are still offering Design and Colour Consultations if you

cannot decide on your décor or colours. We do hope 2020 is free of

Drought and Fire & is much more optimistic for all. I

f you need our help over the Christmas and New Years break, please

phone us on 0417 633 566.

CONCRETE

This will be fitted into a more RAW

interior design concept, mainly

used for floors, kitchen and

bathroom benches and even for

“free-standing” bathtubs.

BRASS ACCENTS

2019 has been all about BLACK

tapware and now it is all about

BRASS. Brass will be the new trend

for the next couple of years. There

is some “out - there” brushed brass

hardware on the market. I have

also seen very interesting Brass

lighting. However, you need to use

a good solid brass for tapware in

Toowoomba as our water is very

corrosive

Brass Accents

Concrete

Fluted Glass

DULUX COLOUR FORECAST

Jennie is the Dulux Colour Designer in this area and surrounds. Phone 132525

for an appointment. https://www.dulux.com.au/

DenFair Melbourne 2019