To each his own taste: this is something we all agree on. Fashion is a matter of taste, for instance. And so is interior decoration: this is where we can give free rein to our imagination and turn into home designers to create a welcoming, cosy place… better still, hygge!

Yes, because the latest trends in terms of home style focus on the new idea from our Scandinavian friends in Denmark, which seems to have taken on in Italy as well. It is spelt H-Y-G-G-E, pronounced haige and it’s already a trending topic on the most important social networks.

What is it? It’s difficult to define it with just one synonym: “Hygge is a noun used to define a feeling, a social atmosphere, an action associated with a sense of comfiness, safety, friendliness and familiarity.” A worldwide success, that of the hygge mania, leading the 2018 spring interior decoration trends, along with other topics serving as corollaries. The idea is to create spaces where the main players are the people living in them. This starting point leads to brand new viewpoints, which go beyond the diktats of celebrity designers and increasingly express personal approaches, desires, passions.

And what about the colour? Clearly it’s at the top. Exactly as is the case in the fashion world, new trends emerge at every season in the field of interior decoration as well. And while feeling at ease is the most important thing, keeping up with trends can really be fun! It refreshes the rooms and is a therapy of proven effectiveness against the boredom of seeing your home always look the same, unchanged season after season.

Spring 2018 is chic: for the next season the colour that will hold the stage is an elegant grey in a number of nuances. Santamargherita rides the trends and offers the new Metropolis Steel, whose name perfectly interprets the contemporary taste.
When it comes to decorating or renovating, colours take centre stage: along with grey, spring 2018 will bedeck homes with nuances ranging from blue to green, from purple used with optical white. An amazing versatility: not just in the unprecedented juxtaposition of hues, as in the fact of being incredibly versatile and perfect to match. And the contemporary style is indeed born of concordances and contrasts: sophisticated and rarefied atmospheres turn warm and cosy when the colour of accessories stands out from the prevailing scheme of the room. The importance of details is in the foreground: all you need to change the scene is just a touch of colour, a note that is only apparently out of place to add character.

Last but not least: the palette of colours for the upcoming 2018 season is certainly one where light and white will have a very important, if not dominant role. A peaceful and relaxing brightness, so light and reassuring in its ability to add depth to rooms that it will be difficult to resist.

Decorating with light and colour means giving a specific identity to spaces: for the next season, the gentleness of neutral hues will prevail over strong colours and Santamargherita’s Metropolis Steel fully embodies this trend, thereby becoming the ruling nuance in highly spectacular design solutions that are always truly elegant.

The Editor

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