One of many issues I’ve cherished most all through my twenty-year profession on interiors magazines is getting an opportunity to see the subsequent season’s collections earlier than they drop, and recognizing traits you recognize are going to fly. I popped alongside to the preview of John Lewis’s new Autumn Winter 2024 assortment final week, and what was I most excited by? A color pattern that I can seen having a giant affect on the most effective sofas – and one I am unable to wait to see making waves in properties up and down the nation.
Our love of the velvet inexperienced couch has been an everlasting fixed over the previous few seasons, however I spy a brand new color challenger stepping as much as take over the cost. Say hi there to caramel, the shade that I feel we’ll be seeing in every single place this autumn (and past), and that is poised to be the newest couch color pattern.
‘Caramel is a wealthy and cosy color from nature that brings each consolation and luxurious. It really works splendidly in a contemporary scheme throughout velvets and marble, providing heat to a extra minimal aesthetic,’ says Melanie Archer, Color Professional and Designer at John Lewis. ‘Caramel and auburn shades can be a contender for the grounding greens we have now seen dominate the previous few seasons.’
I have been lapping up the wealthy, earthy shades which have been sweeping by means of interiors – a lot so, that I lately painted my downstairs lavatory an expensive terracotta – and caramel sits comfortably on this palette. The truth is, wanting round my dwelling now, I have already got a couple of caramel accents which have crept into my adorning scheme lately, together with a few caramel cushions on the bench seating in my kitchen.
After I cease to consider it, the color has been on my design radar since Little Greene launched their Candy Treats assortment final autumn – a set of heat neutrals, impressed by tones of honey, caramel and chocolate.
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And why is caramel good for sofas? As an announcement impartial it will get brownie factors for versatility, which is what you are on the lookout for when selecting an funding piece like a settee that you just need to final past a flash-in-the-pan micro-trend. Mustard sofas have additionally loved a second this yr, however let’s face it – in actuality, yellow is tougher to dwell with (and a much bigger dedication) than this wealthy shade, with its impartial brown base combined with a look-at-me trace of orange.
Caramel pairs properly with a spectrum of accent colors from pink (the sudden pink concept is not going wherever) to calmer pale shades of blue or inexperienced.
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This couch color additionally works brilliantly in numerous materials. In a linen it is has a extra relaxed, boho really feel, or in velvet (as I noticed at John Lewis) it’s going to add a luxe contact to your residing area, with the depth of color actually accentuated. On the preview it was proven off to perfection on the elegant new couch design, impressed by the model’s bestselling Blocky armchair. Having sat on the Blocky couch final week, I can affirm it ticks the field for consolation, and the sculptural legs give it a design edge.
If you cannot wait till the Blocky couch drops in September, begin to introduce this must-have new color now with accent cushions in your couch, or a couple of well-placed equipment like vases, lamps or throws dotted throughout the area.
Anyday Velvet Cushion, John Lewis
This tactile velvet cushion is a fast and straightforward approach to introduce on-trend caramel to your current couch
Habitat Gloss Glass Desk Lamp
This retro-inspired desk lamp will add a shot of caramel on a sideboard or bedside desk
Dekketo Upholstered Tub Chairs
This set of two upholstered tub chairs hits two traits in a single – caramel and boucle
So I am calling it. Caramel is my color choose for Autumn Winter 2024, and we’ll be seeing it on sofas left, proper and centre proper all through 2025.
