The newest version of Haute Halloween and Fall has just been delivered from our printer. But not everyone can buy it. As with every new product from The Trend Curve, we reserve a preorder period EXCLUSIVELY for Members of our subscriber family. Members can reserve their copy early, so it is in their … [Read more...]
Place Settings
The Holiday & Home Expo at the Dallas Market Center isn't particularly known for tabletop products. Nevertheless, some fun-and-fabulous place settings popped up throughout the show. Here are a few favorites with seasonal themes from Allstate Floral, The Royal Standard, Park Hill, Sage & Co. … [Read more...]
Lighting Up Seasonal Décor
Lights are definitely on-trend for seasonal décor. These aren't big lights that make a haunted house or gourd look illuminated from inside. I'm talking about small bulbs, often LED's and fiber optics, that work like punctuation marks within a form or design. These small bits of illumination are … [Read more...]
Autumn’s Countertrend to Color
At Dallas Market Center’s Holiday & Home Expo, trend and countertrend created an evolving color landscape for Halloween décor. Color went both bolder (see the Members-only post Bold Color for Halloween) and softer. The softer approach began with warmed whites. Season's Direct accented them with … [Read more...]
A Sign of the Times
At DMC's Holiday & Home Expo, signs were everywhere, especially for Halloween, Thanksgiving and fall. In fact, a number of exhibitors confirmed that, while figurines are downtrending, décor (including signs) is gathering momentum. As the sign trend expands, it is taking on a number of … [Read more...]