2013 trends

Carol O’Callaghan looks forward to warm woollens and bright copper kettles — amongst other homey styles.

IT’S funny how pared back clean lines and lack of colour dominated interiors in the boom years, and in recession we can’t get enough of comfort and joyful colour.

This probably explains why we’re embracing textiles which reflect the home made look, why we’re joining knitting circles, obliterating our white walls, (orange and brown anyone?), and embracing a new found love of nostalgia from the ‘50s to the ‘70s.