One of the thing I love about global style Interior Design is the rich bold colors as in this Indian style bedroom Edesign I created. Colors of a particular country are usually based on their landscapes, plants, spices, symbols, national flags and more. They are rarely “neutral colors”. In this design of an Indian Style bedroom, the color scheme came from this beautiful handmade Indian rug and other decor elements based on the color of Tumeric, a common spice in India.
Great round up of the various influences that come through global style. I love that you’ve drawn on different cultures to create something new!
Thank you Janet!
I love how you’ve made it easy for us to shop these various global styles right from your post!
Thanks Leslie, I pulled out some of my favorite products from the design examples or for that style and hope it makes it easy for readers to try out a few of them to start building a global style look in their homes.
I love how you broke this all out. I am drawn to the Greek style that you have posted. I absolutely am drawn to greens and blues. All of your examples are really beautiful!
Thanks so much Sheri. I think Greek and Moroccan are my favorites, but I love them all! I really love the magical lighting of Moroccan style and the colors of Greek style.
Love this Mary Ann! So much color and texture – what’s not to love!
Thanks Linda! There is so much to love about global style and it is so versatile too. It certainly captured my heart!
This is such a great post, especially as we are looking at design trends in the coming year. There is so much conversation right now about people telling their own story, this post couldn’t have been at a better time!
Thank you Amy! I have also noticed in looking at the 2020 design trends from all the great posts by designers that have attended the recent design shows, that there are so many things that are right in line with global design styles such as the celebration of rich color, textures, patterns, eco-friendly fabrics and designs from great artisans. I think the coming years are going to be great for global design styles.
I truly had not thought of Global design in this way Mary Ann so this gave me much food for thought. I tend to love the Greek design with the colors of sea and nature and etc.
I also the way you explained of this design approach relates to a story or history which takes this to a whole new level. great post!
Thanks Mitzi! It has been fun learning more about the culture and history of each style, where their colors come from and the elements that are important and why. It is like a treasure hunt!