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From 2021 High Point Market New furniture finish trends. You have questions: Are today’s wood finishes staying gray? Are they going to dark finishes. Are light finishes the hot new trend? YES. YES. And YES. And that is great news. There is no one dominant wood finish trend. There are several powerful (and beautiful) new [...]

Modern Nomad Interior Design Trend: Soft Volume, warm leathers, earthen stone, heavy texturing, and natural woods. See this great look:

When I first met Rita, we found a shared fondness for color. You should consider using colors in your home’s interior design. Here’s why: Rita was looking to liven up the living room of her Urbandale home. As is often the case, her living room is the first room you see when you enter. And [...]

The new year means a buzz of 2021 interior design trend predictions on what will be the most important styles and colors in the world of furniture and home décor. Here’s a snapshot of some the more prominent forecasts we are watching. Let’s start at the basics: color! Pantone surprised us this year by having [...]

The Light Wood Finish Trend We’re not saying light finishes are supplanting dark ones. They are not. Rather we’re seeing a rising light wood finish trend across furniture and interior design categories in the Casual Styles. What do you call this? It depends. We’re seeing descriptions of “light oak”, “bleached walnut”, “bleached & spalted oak” [...]

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes As mentioned in earlier inspiration posts this year, the color caramel has been trendy for a while now, but it has really gained popularity in 2023. Furniture stores throughout the U.S. have been gradually incorporating this color into their showrooms, allowing customers to really experience the warmth it can add [...]

Modern Eclectic blends a range of inspiration from retro to modern, bold colors and pattern pops. This is a curated look with depth and contrast, while architectural accents and a design-minded perspective make a major style statement. This is a more tailored (though still casual) and more colorful cousin to our Organic Modern design style. [...]

Minimal. Natural. Earthy. We think you’ll love this new take on Modern Casual interior design.

These natural textures and colors create warmth, comfort and sophistication.

As we going roaring into the 20s of this century, we are excited to explore new design trends… and some that hint of the past. Botanicals & Bold Colors For this trend, we give a nod to American Leather’s recent showroom at the Fall High Point Market. Here at BY DESIGN we have always been [...]

FIVE DESIGN AND COLOR TRENDS WE EXPECT TO SEE AT MARKET 1 Graphic Design Elements Geometric and Designed shapes and elements. Circles, squares and triangles. Architectural aesthetics clearly and simply expressed in both products and embellishments. Modern industrial, revamped. Open, gunmetal-finished iron supports shelving of smoked glass, with floatlike circle and square shapes to nod [...]

Both Today and Timeless! This post shows great rooms done with a camel color story that will look fabulous for years and years. Camel is a true classic.   Diana Sofa. Effortlessly cool. Upholstered in a butterscotch top-grain leather exclusive to Four Hands, angular track arms complement supple four-cushion seating, with exposed parawood framing for a [...]

How to think about trends and styles Are trends and styles shallow and unimportant? Should I feel guilty for caring? No…

TOAST & TEA renews the beige era of interior design in a whole new way The Back Story Carolyn Hipple (Norwalk’s president) and Dixon Bartlett have collaborated for years to observe and identify design and color trends in the furniture and interior design world. They travel the U.S. and the world observing, sifting, noting and [...]

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY increases the influence of Maximalism in interior design The Back Story Carolyn Hipple (Norwalk’s president) and Dixon Bartlett have collaborated for years to observe and identify design and color trends in the furniture and interior design world. They travel the U.S. and the world observing, sifting, noting and soaking up inspiration. The result [...]

Tidewater is the first of three new color trends Norwalk Furniture has identified for 2019.

We love the bold, dramatic pieces we’re seeing this year in upholstery, rugs, and artwork.

Learn about the 2017 Fall Furniture Market Trends.

…then you’re in luck.
One of the most exciting was Norwalk Furniture’s new Bright Side collection.

How do you successfully create a mountain or lodge interior design theme in an Iowa home?

Can you combine mid-century design with 21st century sensibilities? You bet.

Do you ever feel like you want to bring the refreshing essence of the outdoors into your home? Many of us do! But have you ever wondered why we are naturally drawn to incorporating nature-inspired interior design into our home? And more importantly, how can we achieve it? Depending on where you live, the changing [...]

In a world of fun trends and dramatic transformations, we can all agree that we want our house to feel like home. Whether you have lots of space to work with or very little, it is important that we capitalize on creating our own retreat where we live . . . and that starts with [...]