1 00:00:06,250 --> 00:00:09,610 Hello and welcome all. Welcome back to home and hosting 2 00:00:09,610 --> 00:00:13,970 with me Louis Burke. Today's episode is a fun one, a 3 00:00:14,050 --> 00:00:18,930 juicy 1, something you all secretly or not so secretly 4 00:00:18,930 --> 00:00:22,050 love. We're of course talking trends. 5 00:00:22,370 --> 00:00:25,490 Hate them, all of them. My daughter says that you are 6 00:00:25,530 --> 00:00:29,490 all here to learn what's in, what's out, and how to approach 7 00:00:29,490 --> 00:00:33,320 design in a way that makes your space feel more considered and 8 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,280 actually turn it from a space into a home. 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,960 And before we get into it, thank you all for the love on last 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,640 week's episode. I genuinely love all the DMS 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,240 that came through. It genuinely meant so much 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,400 hearing that. That conversation around feeling 13 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,400 more put together resonated with you. 14 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,800 I've been very much in that energy lately. 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,640 Steam cleaning, peeling paint off window latches. 16 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,040 You might have seen it on TikTok. 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,800 I've just been resetting the routines, just getting it all 18 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:06,880 organised and feeling fresh. But now back to the juicy stuff. 19 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,520 Or the lesson should I say, because this is more of a tough 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,000 love class run through of trends. 21 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,000 Because I posted on TikTok and Instagram the other day and the 22 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,760 video popped off a little bit. It was essentially about how 23 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,440 we've lost the art of knowing what trends fit where and for 24 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,720 what time of year you might have seen it. 25 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,640 We've all stopped decorating for the season we're actually living 26 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,400 in. It's like when people started 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,960 calling Nike Nike. It's wrong. 28 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,880 Stop. I'm seeing mohair blankets, 29 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,440 chocolate brown velvet cushions and deep winter pallets like 30 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,520 burgundy and heavy textures styled in the middle of 40° 31 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:51,160 Australian summer. And listen, I love beautiful 32 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,960 pieces. I love texture. 33 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,800 I love layers. I mean, you've seen my bed. 34 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,640 No matter the season. There's layers, but there's 35 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,360 considered layers. There's a time and there's a 36 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,920 place. Your home, just like your 37 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:11,039 wardrobe, should change with the seasons and I don't wanna hear. 38 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:12,880 We should just let people do what they want. 39 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,840 Why can't we just normalise having freedoms? 40 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,800 I've spoken about it before. It's gotten to the point where 41 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,160 we've completely lost all the rules. 42 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,280 The saying of learn the rules then break them. 43 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,920 That's what I stand by. Know why, have a reason, what's 44 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:30,000 the reason, What was the reason? If you don't know that 45 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,000 reference, nevermind please ignore. 46 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:36,920 I'm just saying we need to know why we have the stuff we have in 47 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:38,680 our homes. Not because I favourite 48 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:43,040 influenza ported in their house. We need to have a better reason, 49 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,360 not just because why did we do it? 50 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,600 Why did we bring this entire environment? 51 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,720 Because ultimately, we want to make our space feel like home. 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,760 At least you do. That's why you're listening 53 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,400 today. So just like your wardrobe, your 54 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,880 home should change with the seasons. 55 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,640 And I think we've forgotten how. And I think I know why. 56 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,800 So today I want to break down why seasonality in design 57 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:14,320 matters in our home, Why we've lost the plot, how timelessness 58 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,240 is more complicated than people think, and how retail cycles are 59 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,840 confusing everyone. And then we'll do a proper 60 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,200 seasonal speed round what's in and what's out for summer, 61 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,960 autumn, winter, and spring. If you take anything away from 62 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,280 this episode, just let it be this. 63 00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:35,480 Your home should feel and look like the same temperature you're 64 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,960 living in. And no, I'm not talking about 65 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,080 the air con. Let's get into it. 66 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,000 So First things first, why does seasonality even matter? 67 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,720 It's because your home just doesn't look different. 68 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,480 Each season it feels different whether you pick it up or not. 69 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,920 In summer, the air moves differently. 70 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,080 The light is brighter, the shadows are sharper, the days 71 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,600 are longer. Your body temperature shifts, 72 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,680 your mood shifts. You're spending more time 73 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,360 outside hosting. You're not lighting fireplaces 74 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,040 and cuddling up on the sofa as much. 75 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:13,000 A home styled for the wrong season creates this weird 76 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,920 sensory tension. It's like wearing a puffer 77 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,040 jacket to the beach. Technically you can do it, but 78 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,080 it kind of feels ridiculous. Design isn't just visual, it's 79 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,760 emotional, it's practical. It's about rhythm. 80 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,800 When you walk into a home in winter and it feels cosy, that's 81 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,640 not accidental. That's layers, texture, warmth. 82 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,640 And when you walk into a summer home and it feels breezy, light 83 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,960 and open, that's intentional lightness. 84 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,240 That's not a personality. That's not, I want my home to 85 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,280 feel like this all the time. Your home should feel like both 86 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:56,960 of those sensations at different times of the year, and if you 87 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:02,200 don't decorate seasonally, it just feels stale, lifeless, and 88 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,960 honestly, like an airport or an office lounge. 89 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,160 And hey, even some of those lounges have more going on these 90 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,840 days, and I know you know what I'm talking about. 91 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,720 We've lost that intuition, I think, because of course the 92 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,720 elephant in the room is the cost of living. 93 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,040 But we've lost focus on the home, despite us in Australia 94 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,920 putting so much energy into buying one for that sense of 95 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,440 security, like for something that's so valuable, where's the 96 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,040 attention to tending for that asset? 97 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,520 Like I think we're taking the sit on the asset and let it 98 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,360 appreciate a little too literally. 99 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,720 Like get some curtains and paint a wall. 100 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,000 Like hard pill to swallow. Less Lego collecting and screens 101 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,120 and more items that actually bring a sense of life into your 102 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,440 space. It's about shifting the 103 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,200 priorities. And Speaking of screens, we've 104 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,160 lost direction partly because we're copying whatever is 105 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:00,160 trending online without question whether it makes sense for us. 106 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,800 And right now, in the peak of Australian summer, some people's 107 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,520 homes feel like an autumn winter lookbook or showcase for the 108 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,400 last five years. And I'm sorry, but that's not 109 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,160 chic. That's just plain out confused. 110 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,080 And how do we fix this? Well, look at your materials for 111 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:21,200 one, because materials have temperature, even visually. 112 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,480 Let's go through the materials in accordance to the seasons, 113 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,120 like a fire round. OK, so spring, summer, we've got 114 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:33,360 linen, cotton, lightweight gores, return cane, clear glass, 115 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,360 light ceramics, pale timber, sisal, jute. 116 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,920 That's just a few. These materials breathe, they 117 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,720 move, they feel light, they let light pass through it, they 118 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,160 reflect it, cool a space down visually. 119 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:54,000 Now for autumn, winter, think bouclet, mohair, wool, velvet, 120 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:58,920 heavy stone, dark timber, deep greens, burgundies, chocolates. 121 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,280 They absorb light. They create density. 122 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:07,240 They cocoon, which is beautiful in winter, but when it's 38° and 123 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:11,080 humid, they feel suffocating. Your brain responds to texture. 124 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,560 Your nervous system responds to weight. 125 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:17,400 That's why heavy materials in summer feel visually hot. 126 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:22,600 It's subtle, but it's real. And materials themselves have 127 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,320 their moments in a trend cycle. I mean, look at Bratan, it was 128 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,280 huge five years ago. Linen has been huge in Australia 129 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,720 for 10 years across bed linen. And I would say velvet has 130 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,280 really come in strong the last four years. 131 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,920 And look, I get materials might not be the most instinctive 132 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,640 thing to pick up on if you don't have a design eye because of 133 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,000 today's conveniences with like air conditioning and access to 134 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,720 so much product. Back in the day, you would use 135 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,160 materials that make you more comfortable. 136 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,880 So people had a better understanding of materials 137 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,400 generally. But let's talk about colour 138 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,760 because this one is something I think people should just know 139 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,920 because colour absolutely has seasons. 140 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,360 Another speed round like summer to me is crisp whites, chambray 141 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:15,400 Blues, citrus, soft neutrals. Autumn is that olive Ross 142 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,960 terracotta mustard. Winter is a focus on Forest 143 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,960 Green, chocolates, navies and charcoals. 144 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,440 Spring is like butter, blush, lilac. 145 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,280 Fresh green colours expand and contract with light. 146 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:33,400 Summer light washes colour out, winter light deepens them. 147 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,280 It all correlates to the stuff that's going on outside. 148 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:41,080 But here's the important part. You can love all colours without 149 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,360 needing them all at once. And the Internet has convinced 150 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,160 people that if something is trending and must be applied 151 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,760 immediately, regardless of climate, light or logic, it's 152 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,160 got to stick around for as long as the trend does. 153 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,080 And that's where we lose the discernment. 154 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,440 So why have we lost seasonal styling? 155 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,400 I think there's two main reasons. 156 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,400 The algorithm has flattened the seasons. 157 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,200 Because you're scrolling and seeing like a New York winter 158 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,600 and then someone's in an island escape and then there's the 159 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,760 Australian summer going on at the same time. 160 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:17,760 Or within seconds of flicking through TikTok, your brain stops 161 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,920 registering location and you start decorating like you live 162 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,360 nowhere or where your favourite influencer lives. 163 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,240 Which is my second point. Trend chasing has replaced 164 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,640 intuition, influences and creators style for engagement. 165 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,280 Not necessarily for the comfort, not for the climate, not for 166 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,160 real life. Like the back to back change 167 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,920 over a bed linen each week. That is an ad to promote sheets 168 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,240 and whilst that person lives in that home, it's a part time 169 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:50,960 home, part time production set. Because context matters. 170 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,880 You don't need a hundred sets of sheets, but if you have two to 171 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,680 three they should coordinate with your other linen and speak 172 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:01,560 to a time of year you'll use them the most. 173 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:05,920 I think another reason why we have lost our way is brands are 174 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,040 not educating their customers anymore. 175 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,280 Like they honestly put it on the creator to educate. 176 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,400 Which not all of us are made equal or professionals so we 177 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,360 don't they don't know either. And they're also playing a 178 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:21,320 little bit dirty and chasing up every upcoming trend to dupe and 179 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:24,920 sell you to bank profit instead of creating products that serve 180 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,040 a purpose. And whose fault is that? 181 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,320 It's sort of like the chicken and the egg theory. 182 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,480 The audience is to blame for not considering their purchases and 183 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,520 then the brand is also to blame because they don't educate. 184 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,240 But also let's not forget that the retail calendar is not your 185 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,960 home's calendar as well. This is the industry side where 186 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,760 brands are launching earlier and earlier winter collections in 187 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,320 February, spring in July, Christmas in September. 188 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,240 Retail is working like 6 months ahead. 189 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,080 Campaigns are pre shot. Influenza content is scheduled 190 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,080 months to weeks out. So what you're seeing is often 191 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,680 not aligned with the weather outside your window. 192 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,880 Just because winter product has dropped doesn't mean that it's 193 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,480 winter. It means that it's retail 194 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,080 winter. And when you decorate based on 195 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:15,200 the just landed page instead of what season am I actually in? 196 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,720 You disconnect from your environment. 197 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,240 And I also think that is super prevalent where people who want 198 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:25,520 to be content creators shop the What's New page on every website 199 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,560 and put it in their house to chase the trend to try and get 200 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:31,600 attention, to try and grow their profile, which inherently 201 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,040 affects the in the way that everybody is living because no 202 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,280 one's paying attention to the season and they're all just 203 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,320 trying to be content or get attention or likes. 204 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,320 It's kind of wild. And I'm saying this as someone 205 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:46,440 that is within this wheelhouse as a content creator, but I'm 206 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:49,520 very comfortable within it because I'm an educator and I 207 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,960 feel like there's a purpose behind my profile. 208 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:56,480 So I have no issues stepping out and speaking about it as though 209 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,800 it's there and identifying the things that are happening on it. 210 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:03,240 You know, like that's OK, I can call it out because I still know 211 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,440 that there's a rhyme and reason to what I'm doing online. 212 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:10,200 So your home doesn't have to follow these creators bedrooms 213 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:14,360 because they're ultimately a What's new page that is based 214 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:18,040 off the retail calendar about finding that balance between 215 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,120 what's available and what the weather's doing, which speaks to 216 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,320 what our homes look and feel like. 217 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,680 I did have someone comment which got a couple of likes saying are 218 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,720 we even decorating our home seasonally? 219 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,640 And yes, we have and we are and we will continue to. 220 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,880 It's been going on for hundreds of years and brands release 221 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:39,960 product every season, autumn, winter, spring, summer, across 222 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:44,280 clothes, food, like fashion, home, it's all the same. 223 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,840 And you can buy things and you can also you don't have to buy 224 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,200 things. It seems only now it's confusing 225 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,840 because again, people have been left in the lurch and had too 226 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,160 much freedom and they've lost all the rules and they've gone 227 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,560 rogue. Learn the rules and then break 228 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:00,720 them. Now back to when I said you 229 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,360 don't have to buy. Brown has been around since 230 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,920 2019. It's truly in its peak now and 231 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:08,680 will disappear honestly in the foreseeable year. 232 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,760 So in 2019 you could have bought a brown cushion or a throw and 233 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,200 you could have put it away and back out again each year for 234 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,200 winter to refresh your space up and until now so you didn't have 235 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,680 to buy something new every year, you just knew when to pull it 236 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:26,800 out and when to put it away. Regardless, brown is timeless 237 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,840 and that it will always speak to winter so contextually it will 238 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,600 make sense, particularly if it's in a winter fabric. 239 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,720 Honestly this person was just complaining and using 240 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,280 overconsumption as a reason to try and defend themselves 241 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,280 because they just felt threatened because they're not 242 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,840 decorating seasonally, they just want to win an argument. 243 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,800 The Internet and as commenters are truly something else at 244 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,280 times. But that's for another episode 245 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:50,040 because I I need at least 2 glasses of wine to get through 246 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,280 that. Now back to the word timeless. 247 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,200 Just before the speed round we need to talk about timelessness 248 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,200 because I know someone is thinking, well Louis, I have a 249 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,960 chocolate brown velvet so far. So am I not allowed to have that 250 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,800 in summer? And the core pieces and 251 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,080 furniture are different. You're not swapping a sofa 252 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,320 seasonally. But here's the thing, people are 253 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,880 misunderstanding what timeless actually means too. 254 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,320 I saw someone say brown sofas are timeless. 255 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,240 Well, they're not. They are very much at this 256 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,600 moment, like if you remember the early 2000s, like the boho 257 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,760 skirts and the caramel Leathers and the soft brown McAfee 258 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,840 interiors. It looked amazing at the time, 259 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,760 and then it looked dated, and then now it's back. 260 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,760 Brown isn't timeless. It's cyclical. 261 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:36,120 Every shade, mushroom, tobacco, caramel, espresso, chocolate has 262 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:40,520 their own moment. The same as like trench coats. 263 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,760 10 years ago, the classic trench coat was fitted and short. 264 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,000 Now the classic trench coat is oversized and slouchy. 265 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,920 It's the same item, it's a different silhouette, but both 266 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,320 are considered timeless in their own error. 267 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:54,920 You can't escape the trend cycle. 268 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,800 You can just be aware of it. And that awareness allows you to 269 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,240 design with intention instead of pretending that the trends don't 270 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,280 exist. Seasonality is real. 271 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,400 Trend cycles are fluid. You've just got to know the 272 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,800 difference and also be open to the fact that they exist and you 273 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,840 can't escape them. All right, let's get to the 274 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,920 speed round for each season. So for summer, I'm thinking 275 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,960 linen bedding, of course, but also it's kind of being replaced 276 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,080 by soft cotton. Of course, we'll see a lot of 277 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,600 return and jute and fresh greenery particularly return 278 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,400 with the like it's wrapped around glassware, colourful 279 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,440 cutlery, the polka dot trend. What's out is obviously the 280 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:39,920 bouquets and the mohairs, the velvets, the heavy ceramics, the 281 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,040 dark winter palettes and the thick layering. 282 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:45,440 So what are we burning? Green scents, herbaceous scents 283 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,960 like basil or produce like tomato leaf. 284 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,800 Then we move into autumn. I'm thinking there's going to be 285 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:55,400 a lot more charcoal and grey, burgundy and tan caramel will 286 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,440 start to come through light wool layers like blankets and merino 287 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,120 wool. I've seen a lot of merino wool, 288 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:05,400 like athleisure and also like cardigans, so I do think that 289 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,240 that will come through in cushions and throws because of 290 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,520 excess materials. I think the walnut timber trays 291 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,600 will definitely still be around the fur cushions and rugs as 292 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,640 first having a huge moment in fashion. 293 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,880 It's always interesting to see how the home and fashion stuff 294 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,360 correlates like one does one first and the other. 295 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,520 The velvets will still be really strong. 296 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,000 The woolly accents, like Mongolian sheep's wool at the 297 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,960 poodle, well, we'll be in. And also some deer print, any of 298 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,040 the rugs, cushions, things like that. 299 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,920 What's going to be out, of course, is going to be those 300 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,640 bright coastal Blues they're going to swap for like a Navy. 301 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,840 The crisp whites I think will come through. 302 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,720 The warmer whites will disappear, and then what are we 303 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,920 going to be burning? That's where the vanilla, the 304 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:54,040 ambers, the musks, the sandalwoods and the cinnamons 305 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,880 will come through. Very classic sets there. 306 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,080 It's kind of the balance. Like this is also trends, but 307 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,160 it's also things that just speak to the season. 308 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,280 So there's the seasonal trend in winter, there's going to be the 309 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,319 cool jewel tones that really come through. 310 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:09,079 Winter is the time where a lot of trends pop up in home. 311 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:10,440 That's why there's a lot of them. 312 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,920 So expect to see a lot of magentas and purples and deeper 313 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:20,240 pinks, greens, yellow based greens, Blues, silvers, wool 314 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,720 velvet layering. There's deeper palettes, just 315 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:27,319 mood lighting. Stone accents isn't going to go 316 00:17:27,319 --> 00:17:30,200 anywhere. Like the marble, the stones it 317 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,680 won't go. I also expect to see a lot more 318 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,840 plaids and tartans and a lot more pattern play. 319 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,680 I think that what will be out is obviously like the linens, the 320 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,400 pastel overload and the breezy textures and what are we burning 321 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,440 is food, tobacco, smoky scents and whiskey, boozy sort of 322 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,680 scents. Then when we get into spring, 323 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,280 that's sort of when all these new trends that came out in 324 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,760 winter get their like summer versions. 325 00:17:54,760 --> 00:18:00,520 So those deep Blues will become more icy Blues and then the 326 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,360 magenta pinks will become more bold pinks. 327 00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:05,760 I think we started to see it at the start of this year, A couple 328 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:09,280 of pink T-shirts and pink never really leaves. 329 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,360 But I feel like noticeably it's popping up more. 330 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:18,320 Some micro florals to replace the plaids, lighter bedding. 331 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,680 Of course, we're going to be opening the windows with fresh 332 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:26,360 scents like fresh linen, florals and greens actually to see a lot 333 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:28,880 more frilly accents too. We're sort of seeing a lot more 334 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,480 of those frills plates and things in fabrics before 335 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,840 fashion, like fashions picked up the lace work and the boho 336 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,400 cotton tops. But I think that will still come 337 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,600 through in the bed linen. I think that one, I think fur 338 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,280 popped up in fashion 1st and then it'll pop up in home. 339 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,440 Whereas I do think this sort of frilly boho, crisp white cotton 340 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,640 dresses popped up in bed linen first. 341 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:53,800 So it's always cool to see that swap. 342 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:58,560 And the what's gonna be out is obviously all of those other 343 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,440 things. So be sure, like when we're 344 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,400 talking about these trends, we're talking about homeware. 345 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:07,640 So we're talking cushions, throws, lambs, vases, rugs, that 346 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,720 sort of stuff, trays, mirrors. So this is something that you 347 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,280 can literally rotate quarterly. You're packing away the new 348 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,640 season, which really is broken up into spring, summer and 349 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,440 autumn winter, just like your wardrobe. 350 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,320 So finally, how do you reset without buying anything? 351 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,360 You swap the bedding, you put away the heavy throw, you change 352 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:29,760 the sense, you rotate the cushions, or you just take 353 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,440 cushions away. In summer you don't have any 354 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:32,840 cushions. In winter you do. 355 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,520 You move the heavy ceramics and the urns and you change it for 356 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:40,360 like glass, clear glass. You open the blinds and the 357 00:19:40,360 --> 00:19:43,280 curtains more. You add seasonal flowers, you 358 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:47,320 burn the candles. You don't need to buy every 359 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,800 season, you just need to rotate. And when things need to be 360 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,280 changed, you donate some things and you get some things to 361 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:56,160 replace them. It's just like how you do with 362 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,000 your wardrobe and you will notice a huge difference. 363 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,920 Like The thing is, we're looking for cohesion. 364 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,360 That's what we need. And if there's one thing I want 365 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:05,560 you to remember is that your home should match the season 366 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:09,040 that you're living in, not the one that's on your for you page 367 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,480 or favourite influenza. And hey, if you don't live in a 368 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,840 four season place and you live in the middle of the equator, 369 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:21,040 like at the top of Queensland, or you live in Bali, you go buy 370 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:22,680 hot. And wet season. 371 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,400 So that's different. You're going to have different 372 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:28,520 expectations. So ultimately, designs should 373 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,480 just feel aligned to where you live. 374 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,160 It should feel grounded. It should feel comfortable and 375 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:37,160 intentional, not performative. Thank you so much for listening 376 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:38,880 today. If you enjoyed this episode, 377 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,240 share it with someone who's going on about brown and 378 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,200 Burgundy at the moment in the middle of February, but do it in 379 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:49,280 a lovingly way. And as always, thank you again 380 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,560 so much for listening to home and hosting with Louis Burg. 381 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,920 Be sure to catch up with me over on my social channels at Louis 382 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,800 Burg across Instagram and TikTok. 383 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,280 You can read all things new on my journal. 384 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,240 And be sure to subscribe and leave a review of this podcast 385 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,240 and I'll see you in the next one.