Home Styling: The Best Dressed House

Feb 27 2009 By Anne Hatton

The fashion industry has had a huge impact on the interiors market, from colour palettes that change with the seasons to traditional clothing fabrics used in unusual ways within the home.

By taking a novel look at fashion and its trends when you consider your interior decoration, you can create greater impact in a room, particularly in a traditional setting.

WHAT'S HOT?

Clothing manufacturers make huge investments in predictions of the latest trends, working several seasons, even years, ahead. With London and New York Fashion Weeks having recently taken place, amongst other international fashion shows, this industry is now concentrating on Autumn 2009.

Similarly, the interiors market also has its trade shows, the most important ones taking place at the start of the year, with London's most important one taking place this March from the 15th to the 20th.

The Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour (www.designcentrechelseaharbour.co.uk) is one of the best kept secrets for the interior design industry. It's the easiest and most inspiring way to keep abreast of the hottest new developments - and best of all, it's all under one roof (well, to be completely accurate, under three glass domes!)