Fresh From Market: A look at what’s coming in home decorating | Lifestyles

Move over beige, color is coming. 

“I was happy to see that even in artwork, color is coming back for spring,” said Carrie Keipp, owner of The Foyer in Chesterfield. “For the last few years, everything has been very neutral, which is fine and we will always have neutrals, but it’s fun to see color making a return.”

Keipp recently returned from the summer markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas, hosted by AmericasMart. It’s where local designers and home decor stores go to choose the merchandise they think their customers will love – and it’s where trends emerge in earnest. 

“We walk the showrooms and pick out every single Christmas ornament, every piece of greenery, every floral. Everything is picked out individually,” Keipp said. “In January, we’re predominantly picking out fall and Christmas merchandise. In July, we’re shopping for spring. Although this year, we’re doing a Christmas pop-up store at St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield. So we were still doing a lot of shopping for Christmas while we were in Atlanta.”

Designer Chantell Gibson accompanies Keipp, and while the women are shopping they’re discussing how to bring the newest trends home.

“In the Midwest, people tend to hold onto trends a little longer,” Keipp explained. “For instance, the farmhouse trend has been popular locally for a long time. So what we is help people to blend trends. Metal is a big trend – silver, gold, black, champagne – which can be incorporated into the farmhouse look. 

“Just a few trendy pieces placed in the right position in your home, or paired with something you already have, will make a statement.”

The Las Vegas market features a large selection of furniture in addition to home decor and giftables. Keipp said what she saw there was that even on large items, like tufted leather sofas, color was king. 

“There was a lot of green leather, a lot of blue leather. I was surprised,” Keipp said. “That’s a pretty bold statement.

“I wouldn’t say they’re bright colors, more jewel-toned, but still I think a lot of people may prefer to keep their tan or cream couches and just add splashes of color. We don’t carry couches, but I did talk to many of the designers at market and colored furniture is big. They’re selling out of those items.”

Another big trend in furnishings is accent chairs, particularly those that make a statement or swivel. 

“It’s nice in rooms that are connected for people to be able to swivel and allow the conversation to flow easily between the two spaces,” Keipp said. “Accent chairs come in all shapes and sizes, but often they are a little more rounded and smaller, so they fit nicely in most spaces.”

Rounded, or ‘relaxed curves,’ is another trend that is showing up in home decor and furniture design. As is a return to more classic lines, comfort fabrics like corduroy and velvet, more patterns in fabrics and tufted upholstery. 

While Pantone has yet to name its 2025 Color of the Year, several other industry leaders have fully embraced a return to color. 

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams named Quietude, a light hue that reads more sage than blue, as its 2025 Color of the Year. Dutch Boy upped the intensity with Mapped Blue, a cool tone with aqua vibes. But for maximum intensity, it has to be Future Dusk, a deep blue-violet shade that consumer trend forecaster WGSN picked as its 2025 winner in early 2023. 

One trend that never seems to go out of style is candlelight, though the candle itself has changed. 

“The ambiance of candlelight and ‘fairy flights’ incorporated into florals is very much on trend,” Keipp said. “At The Foyer we carry Radiance candles – that’s the brand. They are handmade from paraffin wax and set in glass. They are gorgeous! Although they are battery-operated and flameless, they look very realistic.”

Flameless candles also offer a safer option than traditional candles, especially when used in conjunction with silk floral arrangements. 

Using candles, florals, art, pillows, throws and a few new decor or accent pieces, homeowners can create what Keipp calls “vignettes.”

“You don’t need to go all the way in when it comes to trends,” Keipp said. “There are plenty of items at market that make me say, ‘I wouldn’t want that in my home.’ But you can dip your toe into something new.”

American designer Thom Filicia offers this advice when updating your home, “Choose items that you love and that make you feel good.” His words aren’t far off from those of legendary designer Billy Baldwin, who in his lifetime, advised, “Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”