Our High Point trip got off to a rocky start this year. I don’t know what is going on with the airlines, but wow! Our first flight was cancelled the night before and pushed us back a whole day, but we made it on the next morning flight and arrived in High Point/Greensboro on Saturday evening in time to enjoy a bit of room service.

We were so happy to be off the plane and in a car...

The hotel is amazing. It is in a vintage building and the history is just everywhere.

We try and make the trip to Market at least every other year because it is just such a comprehensive assortment of the vendors that we love. There are about 2,000 exhibitors, 180 buildings and over 10,000 square feet of showroom space. It is really just a town of furnishings. Even tennis shoes feel like four inch heels by day two. It attracts about 75,000 people twice a year and it is so worth the trip.

This year, I wandered the showrooms looking to see what the trends were in a big picture view. Here is what stood out to me and what I gravitated to.

The first was really vibrant art. Lots of acrylic framed pieces and lots of color and neon as accents.

I also noticed a lot of rattan and wicker, but done in a more elegant way. The lines were delicate, swooping and really lovely. It was everywhere, in lighting, furniture, accessories. I feel like even though it may be trending now, it is also a classic, so it was fun to see it making a come back.

This chair...be still my design heart

And this too...

There was also a lean towards warmer colors like brown, rust, smokey blues, sage green and mustard yellows. I felt like this piggy backed with a trend for more authentic patterns. We saw a lot of fabric created from reproductions of old patterns. It felt very Amber Lewis and I loved it.

We also saw more vintage inspired shapes in upholstered pieces. Rolled arms, casters, more ornate shapes. It felt very comfortable and like home.

This is the world that I want to live in. When I look at these pieces, I see a continued inspiration from the UK. It’s just so good. But, I felt like this year it was getting more dialed in and better represented.

I also saw textural fabrics being used as a staple; boucle, faux fur (but done well). Just lots of texture and natural colors in this format.

Boucle, all day...and a bed made of cork, what?

And curvy lines and so many furnishings with scallops.

It was a great trip. Lauren, Yessenia and I all traveled really well together. We came back full of inspiration to create new spaces that feel like home for all of our clients.

Cheers to a bit of travel, seeing new things and getting out of one’s comfort zone.

That’s all for now, I am one inspired but tired lady!