Neutrals take the lead at the Showtime fabric market

Buyers at this week's Showtime fabric market are in for a treat, with the design trends showing a continuation of neutral base cloths highlighted by a vibrant color wheel of "fun" colors.

According to a recent article in Furniture Today, Textile Fabrics Associates is taking the neutral route with "very livable things" and what the company calls "a few outrageous patterns that we love" to spice up its showing.

Swavelle/Mill Creek might be leaving some of their plums tones behind, moving towards blues, grays, magentas and "happy" greens.

Greens, as well as oranges and turquoise, continue to be a solid theme at Big Kahuna. The company appears to be committed to oranges, greens, lime, magentas, purples and other upbeat colors.

A tonal range of grays from silver to charcoal is also present throughout many collections.

According to the Furniture Today article, Chris Stone sees trends going in two directions: neutrals and earth tones that consumers equate with eco-friendly decor, including rust tones with a brown tint; and livelier colors such as avocado, burnt orange/tangerine orange, purples, oranges and really loud grays.

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