Home Decor Trends, New Products, Events, High Point Market, Interior Design Business Practices

By Deborah von Donop

HIGH POINT MARKET: FIND THE IDEAS & PEOPLE – THAT CAN TRANSFORM YOUR BUSINESS!

EVENTS: High Point Market is like fashion week for home decor lasting approximately one week, where brands display their latest collections in temporary showrooms to buyers and the media.

Some Decor Trends were timeless and organic like rattan, focus on comfort with stripes and prints, embracing Color, and 2022 Interior High Point Market this spring showcased and influenced trends for the upcoming seasons. Just like fashion, the colors, textures, and products are available TTT, “to - the trade” marketplace. Stay ahead and offer your clients better direction and resources by attending High Point Market.

NEW PRODUCT PICKS FROM SPRING MARKET: Everything from the curved sofa to the new burst of colors not seen before.

High Point Market week occurs twice a year for designers to meet with new and established vendors. Despite ongoing industry challenges during years of Covid limitations, this year was strong in attendance, and showroom openings. We actually didn’t need masks.

An interior designer’s business is all about the perfect resource for our clients, and High Point Market (HPMkt) is a treasure trove of new furniture, fabrics, and the latest in colors and textures. If there is a new interiors trend occurring in the home environment, you will see it here first. It is also wonderful to learn the backstory and meet the people behind the products. It’s just one giant party as everyone is vying for designers to see their latest introductions and updates. 

HIGH POINT MARKET Insider’s Tour!

My feet were hurting, but my heart was full. My week at HPMkt was further enriched by leading an insiders tour: “High Point Market Insider’s Tour” for one full day, and sharing some of the best resources at High Point Market. ( learn more about the tour here) I have made some new designer friends that are nationwide and are now industry insiders, and we have a special chat group that will continue hopefully through the years.

What Home Decor Updates Did We See for 2023?

We trail blazed through the market for the latest buzz on what is important. As a returning attendee to HPMKT each year, you become very savvy about seeing the best that High Point Market has to offer. I am sharing with you today, the most notable products and introductions in my view.

Top Product Finds

• Swivel Chairs: The swivel chair was a strong feature with every manufacturer seen.

• Sectionals: Curves and more curves. Sectionals are becoming more sculptural and conversational. This shape lends itself to the conversation.

• Ottomans & Benches: Reproductions are gaining a place in our rooms, as antiques make their way back into our rooms. This year with supply chain issues and long lead times, the Antique + Design Center is usually cleaned out with home furniture needs that are immediate. A sign of the changing times we live in. Vintage is back, out of convenience.

Top Colors and Motifs

• Greenery, blues, and golds are everywhere in silvery sage velvets, to branch motif drapery and wallpaper. See my post on the latest colors seen at HPMkt. “ A Nod to Color For Your Home .”

• White with hints of color. Gone is the stark white and grey sofa or chair.

• Earthy tones of burnt umber, and copper, were also companions to sage green and light blue greens to teal.

• Popular Motifs included twigs and branches, with dappled texture on pottery

• New Coastal Modern: Clean and modern. See Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams's latest catalog this Spring was all on point with indoor-outdoor collections. Check it out here.

Top Design Ideas

• Spring Refresh your Living Room with updated colors.

• Affordable & Trendy Couches that will make a difference.

• How to Revamp Your Living Space on a Budget by adding a new rug or accents.

• Updated Coastal with modern shapes and textural fabrics.

• How To Select The Right Rug?

  Check out our latest how-to's + design tips to find the perfect rug for your space. Interior designer Deborah von Donop reveals her 7 rules for choosing rugs for interior design.

Playing Favorites with High Point Market Treasure Trove:

There is never enough time to see everything at High Point, it can be exhausting. But after five days of seeking and learning, I am sharing the following as notable highlights and new introductions as seen at the market. 

My Top 10 Favorite Items

Seen At High Point Market

1. The Curve was Everywhere

Organic materials and sculptural shapes from our natural world. Yes, the curved sectional, was in every showroom in fabrics of soft green, textural greens, and performance whites with a hint of color. Seen both in large or small, furniture that embraces the conversation at home.

2. Let’s talk new in Color for 2023?

Design through a fresh lens. Think forward to interiors for a colorful living. High Point Market is always an indicator of the biggest and best color trends for 2022 and beyond.

MORE COLOR: We saw lots of earthy colors, everything from terra cotta and yellow to cognac color influences - fashion and color expert-approved trends any home or design lover should know. You may not see them everywhere yet, but they are coming, and it is a refreshing shift away from grey and stark whites.

Lots of boucle. soft textural and in off-white or camel colors. This is not a new fabric use, since we saw a lot of it in 2019, but when approaching a clean modern look it is on-trend for its textural addition to environments without the stark white.

Color is here on sectionals, sofas, and chairs in an earthy fresh color. Loving the use of color, and the evolution of whites, white with a hint of color, was seen in most showrooms as we are no longer seeing those stark whites.

Benjamin Moore Colors for 2022-23: Sage, Pale Moon, High Park, Hint of Violet.

3. Some of My Favorite Furniture Finds?

The Swivel Chair. This style of chair was a predominant piece in every showroom setting we attended. High style with comfort. I love sitting in a swivel. I think people are kinetic and like to move. It’s comforting and enjoyable to sit on something that moves and is not rigid. People like to move especially when talking or watching tv.

Furniture with sculptural shapes. Inspired by Italian in rich materials, sculpted yet functional.

4. Gold and White!

White is still here, just shifting for 2023?

HPMkt is always an indicator of the biggest and best color trends for 2022 and beyond.

While we saw lots of changes in color in the home this year, white has not gone away, it has shifted. w. White with hints of color ( greens & blues woven in ) accompanied with gold was a common sight to behold. Showrooms with stark whites and greys, just looked stale. You may not see them everywhere yet, but these new color directions are coming, and it is a refreshing shift away from grey and stark whites.

Technicolor is here. Sectionals, sofas, and chairs in color. With the use of color, and the evolution of whites, we saw the use of white with a hint of color, we are no longer seeing those stark whites.

5. Three Companies with Value Propositions

Jaipur Living: Another market favorite.  We never tire of this wonderful collection of rugs and pillows.  This is a trade-only manufacturer, but I would be happy to price an option for you if you are interested.

Jaipur has stood the test of time with a broad range of premium rugs for a couple of reasons: 1. Their product is exceptional. 2. A broad range of pricing. 3. How we partner with their creators and customers – they aren’t just selling rugs, they support their workers and their families, women who are artists, and many times widowed or divorced, making them outcasts of their society with minimal means to make a living.

Aloka Home: Another market favorite presented by Amy Flurry and embraced by all that came into contact with this wonderful initiative and product. .  Amy is based in Atlanta, and her product Aloka is committed to seeking potential in existing resources to create beautiful, well-designed products for the home interiors trade.

Red Egg: Another market favorite.  Sustainably crafted from nature, and the new heirloom for your home, designed to bring you joy. #redeggfurniture

6. Made in the USA

Norwalk Furniture. Everything at Norwalk is super comfortable and a quality product made in the USA. With a variety of fabrics, the textural component of each display was inspiring.

Hello, Shabby Chic has been updated!  

Yes, we are super excited to say there are many french inspired elegance with the stylish Shabby Chic aesthetic that has been revived and a new product line you’re going to love.

7. New Motifs

I shared above about greenery taking center stage this year. With this look at nature for color, we also saw motifs with branches, pottery with dapples, Every room needs a centerpiece. For the living room that will be the art and draperies.

Thibaut: The luxury brand that specializes in high-end fabrics and trimmings and more. Luxurious and rich in materials and design. 

8. Parisian Chic

The @Gabby collection is spot-on: urbane, sophisticated, stylish, and relevant. Bravo, to the team and Chris Creative director, and someone who understands the art of accessorizing and allowing us to be inspired with beautiful rooms showcasing their latest offerings. Also a big kudos to the best light showroom.

Left Bank Luxe

GABBY HOME: The beauty, the history, the romance—we can’t help but be swept up by Parisian style. Bring that effortless elegance to your home with this mix of classic-meets-modern furniture, elegant lighting, and accents in glamorous patterns and rich materials.

“ The small details are the most important” - Mr. Sherlock Holmes

ELOQUENCE: Vintage French Furniture. From concept to completion... New editions to the Eloquence Collection are launching this High Point Market. Stay. Reproductions are available and in stock.

9. Maximilisim Continues

Layers and layers of colors and textures for the home.

Worlds Away: Starting as an import company that revitalized the painted-tole look, Worlds Away has been creating handcrafted products for 25 years.

Port 68:

Available To The Trade through Grace Purchasing

8. Nature Inspired

Lighting, pottery and furniture with strong NATURAL influences in shape color and motifs.

Spring High Point Market Trends

Here is a list of my key observations:

• Curves and Curves everywhere.

• Lots of New Colors for 2022 and 2023 as seen on the Benjamin Moore color pallet for 2022.

• The fun, comfortable, and casual Swivel Chair– My favorite furniture finds.

• White and Gold are just right.

• Companies with Integrity deliver unique pieces with value propositions.

• Made in the USA. Still an important factor for lead times and national times.

• Organic Motifs in nature with branches on upholstery and dotted patterns on pottery, and naturalist lighting

• Wood finishes are favoring the brown, with oks that are cerused, or pickled and white washed.

• Parisian Chic rules with color, soft and silky fabrics, and the increased use of vintage reproductions in handcrafted finishes.

• Maximalism – continues its reign in the layering of colors and textures

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