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Organic curves are a thing

This year, soft, round shapes were re-introduced and are now once again an integral part of our interiors. The organic forms break through the clean, straight lines and make your interior more playful. The forms that derive from nature create an instant feelgood atmosphere.

The organic shaped it item is by far the round pouffe. Yet, there are many other fun ways to bring this trend into your home.

Round dining table
A round (or oval) dining table offers many advantages. First of all, it takes up less space than a rectangular table and still has the same number of seats, so it's perfect for those who live in a small home. On top of that, it is also much more comfortable to sit around a round table with your guests, because it makes it much easier to talk to each other.

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A nice addition to a round dining table is to place a round carpet underneath it to create an extra sense of coziness.

Softly shaped chairs
A round table requires to be surrounded by softly shaped chairs, instead of sleek and angular models. In this way you keep the playfulness that you brought into your interior through the round table. A velvet version gives the whole an additional luxurious touch.

Curvy sofa
The curvy sofa is also an unmissable trend. Large benches with rounded corners and wavy lines are beautiful to look at from all sides. Does such a sofa take up more space than an ordinary rectangular sofa? It might, but who lives to be boring and not to take any risks? You lose a few centimeters but gain a ton of style!

Round mirror
There’s nothing wrong with hanging your rectangular mirror perfectly parallel to that rectangular cabinet but you could also try breaking through those clean lines with a round mirror. You'll be amazed by the soothing effect. Besides, with a round mirror you can't see if it's hanging crookedly!

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Current trends in wall coverings

As one of the best known and most outstanding designers and manufacturers of wall coverings, Arte International knows better than anyone what's trending in this design world. They tell us more about the trends in wall coverings at the moment.

Nowadays, there are so many beautiful, fun and surprising things you can do with wallpaper and other wall coverings to give your interior that little bit extra. Arte has an extensive range of different, unique coverings and, just like in the world of fashion, the interior trends are constantly changing. At the moment, we are seeing different trends in the decoration of your walls. Here, Imagicasa and Arte put them together.

A first style that we see appearing more and more, is the jungle theme. "That is still and will remain hot," says Arte, "inside and outside this theme, there are a lot of animals visually present." We see a lot of tropical wallpaper with applicable birds, butterflies, leaves and flowers. Of course, green tones are often found in jungle wallpaper. Golden details in your interior can be perfectly combined with this.

Natural tactile materials, real or imitation but real-looking, are also very popular to cover your walls with. You can go for a leather look or a nice texture. In the Atelier collection of Arte you will find beautiful examples of this.

Geometric shapes and the combination of round and straight patterns are also making their advance in wall design. Or as Arte calls it: the 'Memphis style'.

Finally, Arte shows us a colour that is very fashionable – and according to Imagicasa timeless – namely earthy colours. You can choose shades of brown, terracotta, orange and so on. Cosy, warm and stylish!

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