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Although Interior design fashions
aren't as fickle as clothing trends, they
have shifted slowly toward less tradi
tional styles. .....
Julie Reinwald, tn interior cesser
for Paul Daniels & Associates, 83 3.
27th St., said she thinks interior design
trends should be corr.ped with ether
consumer trends, such as taste in do
thir.( and cars.
"Everything is going more toward
sleeker lines," she sdi. "And Interior
People like bright colors now, Rein-
'Some of the light, tiry floral prints
are coming back," the said.
Thit trend strays from the muted
colors, such as mauve and gr&y, popular
In the past. Jewel tones, such as tur
quoise and ruby, have also become
popular, Rdnwald said.
As far furniture, Relnwald said
designs In furniture are following the
desists in cars, with an emphasis on
the sleek look. Heavy woods and furni
ture ornamentation are losing popular
ity, in favor for more daring and stream
lined styles, she said.
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'Something for the wall'
most popular art request
By Tish Mcc&lcr
Staff Eeportr
Since the time of the troglodytes (or
was it the Cro-Magnons?), humans have
been decorating their walls with art.
Like fashion, interests in art for the
domicile fluctuate you don't see a
lot of cave drawings or door gods in
Lincoln residences.
Landscapes and abstract art con
tinue to be popular, but it's difficult to
identify any particular trend in Lincoln
residents' art tastes, according to Diane
Martin, the sales manager at Sheldon
Art Gallery.
Martin said people seem to be buy
ing more artwork by Lincoln and other
Nebraska artists lately, possibly be
cause there is more money to spend
than in past years.
Postcards, stationery, jewelry, and
posters are always popular items at the
Sheldon gift store, she said.
Peter Tooth, an artist with the 11th
St. Art Gallery, said the kind of art
people are buying is not necessarily the
kind of work that Nebraska artists are
doing. Tooth said there is no correla
tion between the merit of a work and
whether it is popular or purchased.
Bobby Sward is a member of the
nine-person coop called Avenue Art
Gallery in East Park Plaza. He said his
group displays and sell a wide variety of
art. A recent show included oil and
acrylic paintings, watercolors, wood
sculptures, photography, glass sculp
ture, pottery, silver jewelry, pencil por
traits, charcoal portraits, oil minia
tures, wildlife watercolors and metal
sculptures.
Sward said the most popular type of
art people buy at the Avenue is "some
thing for the wall." She said pottery
items are also frequent purchases.
The change can be charted, perhaps
even be caused, by the current U.S.
economy, she said. During times of
recession or depression, "earthy, muted
tones almost drab" colors are the
most popular. During healthy economic
periods, styles are more exciting. Rein
wald said it's easy to tell that the U.S.
economy is healthy now by looking at
what's popular.
More people know about interior
design, and this has helped change
styles, she said. Because they know
more, people aren't falling into design
traps. People are more individual and
freer in choosing designs, she said.
The overall trend in interior design:
Better looks but less care, Reinwald
said. Carpet, for instance, has become
plusher but has gotten much shorter,
she said.
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The '70s "plant-buying boom" is
continuing into the '80s, said Amy
Greving, manager of Plant Talk Green
houses. Plants are an effective decorating
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