b'Using texture, patterns and colours like mustard and pink help to create a fresh new take on traditional styles stick to wool and abaca fibre and natural-fibre carpets.I think the pendulum swung to a point Top left, centre, right: CVDT Interior Design/Alex Lukey; bottom left: Melanie Acevedo; bottom right: Laura Resenwhere everybody wanted fabric that was stain-proof, Gillies says, adding that stain- and soil-resistant fabrics often dont feel very nice. The return to natural fibres relates back to wellness and to designing for you and for how you want to live, she says. Having a 100 per cent wool carpet thats incredibly durable and can be cleaned is better than having a rug that may be toxic.GIVE TRADITION AN UPDATEVolk is seeing a total return to traditional dcor, but interpreted as a fresh, young traditionalism, updated with more warmth and colour to avoid any hint of stuffiness. She has been taking English- and European-style homes and refreshing them by using unexpected colours such as different shades of pinks and burgundies, bright greens and blues together, or mustards and teals. She is also redoing traditional patterns in newer palettes with decorative trims in contrasting colours. My clients typically tend to not want the same thing everybody else wants, she says. Theyve had the more contemporary houses and the neutral palettes, and now they want a conventional yet still playful feel. The use of porcelain is an easy way to inject pattern and colour into foyer floors, bathroom walls and kitchen counters, Volk A Heaps Estrin Publication BEYOND 13Beyond_FEB23_DesignTrends_FINAL.indd 13 2023-01-24 5:46 PM'