AGENT FRECKLES DAILY DOSSIER Edition: Home Interiors of *The Future* (September 5, 2013)
As long as human crave their creature comforts, don't expect the interiors to become too Star Trek...at least for now. (Think today's spaces just with a lot more tech from brands like Apple in the mix.) So what will living spaces look like?
"We are the sizes we are, and we like the comfort that we like. Furniture has to remain the same, because it has to keep with the proportions of human beings." - interior decorator Alex Papachristidis
"I see warming spaces up becoming a bigger theme—using carpeting and luxury materials like chrome and brass and stone."- designer Ryan Korban
"I hope and pray that antiques will last well into the future. They give rooms their soul. I could not work without antiques or books, which are already on their way out." - Nathan Turner
"The trend of splashy technology—kind of wearing it on your sleeve as a badge of honor—will fade out. We're going to see more thoughtful integration of technology and display. It will be more people-first technology." - Lori Gee, vice president of applied insight for furniture manufacturer Herman Miller
"Technology is not just the obvious things like LED lighting or security systems or cooking technologies. It's also the technologies in weaving, which have transformed the industry and given it such exciting new materials to work with." Like microfiber: soft as organic cotton and even in the face of kids' and pets' best efforts - indestructible. - Newell Turner, editor in chief of the Hearst Design Group, which includes Elle Decor, Veranda & House Beautiful.
"I see hanging beds, heated flooring, soothing ethereal lighting seeping through the walls. Very modern womb." - Barbara Barry
by AGENT BLONDIE for Team Freckles. For tried-and-true home staging tips, be sure to pick up your copy of STAGE IT RIGHT & WATCH IT SELL: Top Tips, Tricks & Techniques for Staging a House Like a Real Estate Pro (only 99 cents & downloadable immediately!)
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