Trends & Influences — Duo of the Year: Nature & Texture

There is no question about it: nature and texture are trending. This is for good reason; texture adds interest, pattern, and movement in a room design, while bringing hues of nature inside creates a home that feels authentic and unpretentious.

We love materials like leather in living areas to create a warm and inviting space. Nature-inspired elements like rough-hewn wood and wool area rugs juxtapose the suppleness of smooth surfaces like leather and soft gold lighting.

Here, a flat matte black sets the tone throughout. The cabinet hardware adds uneven texture and invites touch. Plant life accents are simple reminders of nature and we love the pop of color they add.

The kitchen has so many opportunities to include nature and texture, beginning with a showpiece sink of stone, fireclay, or cast iron. This kitchen features a neutral wood flooring for a natural feel and hammered cabinet hardware for another texture detail. The lighting fixture combines wood, iron, and woven elements in an industrial/organic mash up.

This unassuming, soothing spa bath starts with pebble mosaic tile to set a “perfectly imperfect” tone. The soaking tub with undulating exterior and tub filler create a gorgeous focal point. The vanity in a neutral wood tone and soft cotton linens blend naturally. The pendant adds a coarse textural element that draws the eye up.

Lighting that combines wooden elements and steel, seeded glass and stone, even macrame are the perfect texture-on-texture layers to create a look of living movement.