The Cool House: Coral is still in?

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Coral is still in?

According to Williams-Sonoma coral is the color of the season.

It's one of my favourite shades so I'll give them a pass but I can spot at least three trends that are passé or at least completely overdone, including the use of faux coral as an accent.
What about you?

12 comments:

Julia @ Hooked on Houses said...: I like it, too, but I agree--I thought coral was over awhile ago. I'm surprised Williams-Sonoma would declare it "the color of the season." I haven't gotten a catalog from them in awhile, so I missed this.; 2:02 PM
Nadine @ BDG said...: I'm moving on to puce and yellow as my colors of the moment... or was it dove grey and robin's egg blue? Sage green and chocolate brown? Hadn't considered coral....; 6:16 PM
72 and sunny said...: 'faux' is the operative word here. I'm ok with some of the huge, antique specimens, as long as it's the real deal.; 6:40 PM
from the right bank said...: I read this somewhere else too but I'm not convinced . . . I still like the ikat pillow they're showing here.; 9:00 PM
modernemama said...: what about coral patterns on rugs and pillows?; 9:04 PM
Marilyn said...: I admit that I love coral, both the color and the natural form - but your find-the-passe game is cracking me up. Like the kid's magazine "Highlights" for design-minded adults.; 9:38 PM
modernemama said...: I didn't know about Highlights. All the things I missed out on not growing up American...; 9:43 PM
Cassandra Renee said...: i'm done with the faux coral... been seeing that for waaaay too long now. maybe one piece, but this is definitely over done. as far as the color of the season goes, i'd have to say brighter oranges are all the rage, not this coral color (but i still personally enjoy it)

...i'm pretty over ikat pattern fabrics too, although you still see them everywhere in mass home catalogs; 2:31 AM
Why S? said...: I keep seeing faux coral everywhere but it's been years already. It seems like it will never go away, but not in a good way.; 3:05 AM
modernemama said...: the ubiquitous ikat...; 8:17 AM
Christy said...: I am so behind on fashion and style - I thought it WAS the new color of the season. I didn't realize it was already out. Oops. Having a baby last year is my excuse!; 12:29 PM
heidi said...: I love the hanging plate... coral is too pick for me. Straight-up orange is another story ;-); 12:45 PM