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41 bcliving.ca | home trends HEAVY METALS ADD SOME TEXTURE According to Love It or List It Vancouver's Jillian Harris, even in small spaces people are looking for more than the essentials. "I see lots of interesting textures and materials being used," says Harris. "Designers are throwing out the rules of minimal detail and adding lots of accessories, textures and multi-dimensional material to the tiniest of places!" Add depth to your interiors with hair-on hides, chunky throws and geometric patterns that have matured into more dynamic textured versions. Cowhide rug, $1,795, Burritt Bros Carpets, burrittfl oors. com; Metallic diamond pouf, $249, West Elm westelm.com –J.D. It's Showtime Home design enthusiasts are spoiled for choice this fall as Vancouver gets not one, but two major industry events – thankfully starting three weeks apart. Celebrating a decade of design, IDSwest hits the Vancouver Convention Centre West from September 25 to 28, showcasing the latest home trends, ideas and products. Highlights include free design consultations, a marketplace and celebrity speakers like HGTV superstar Sarah Richardson (pictured). Over at BC Place from October 16 to 19, the Vancouver Home + Design Show shows o everything design, entertaining and home improvement with expert presenters like Bryan Baeumler of HGTV's Leave it to Bryan and local design duo A Good Chick to Know. idswest.com; vancouverhomeand designshow.com –Julia Dilworth Talk to any interior designer and they'll confi rm that this year's most ubiquitous trend continues to be warm metals. Shades of brass, gold and copper have permeated almost every type of acces- sory, especially in those all-white condo spaces. "Sometimes white can be aus- tere, but once you add the warmer metal, especially the copper, it really warms it up," says Vancouver interior designer Laura Melling. Left to right: Vince accent stool, $299, Pottery Barn, potterybarn.ca; Gold vase, $12.95 and copper vase, $11.95, CB2, cb2.com; Gold scallop embossed pillow, $79.50, Chapters Indigo, chaptersindigo.ca –J.D. Keep up with local home decor news at BCLiving.ca/ Home NATURAL ELEMENTS According to Vancouver interior designer Gaile Guevara, no matter how modern or advanced manufactured fi nishes get, there will always be a more intimate relationship with natural materials. "Wood has a warmth and an honest quality that brings nostalgic layering to any interior," says Guevara. Locally sourced timber, reclaimed wood and the here-to-stay trend "live edge" (where the natural edge is part of the design of the piece) are bringing British Columbians back to their roots this fall in everything from art to occasional tables. Bloom wall art, $3,200, MTH Woodworks, mthwoodworks.com; Maple occasional table, $2,800, Kate Duncan, kateduncan.ca –J.D. ADD SOME TEXTURE According to Love It or List It Vancouver's home trends, ideas and products. Highlights include free design consultations, a marketplace and celebrity speakers like HGTV superstar Sarah Richardson (pictured) BC Place from October 16 to 19, the Vancouver Home + Design Show shows o everything design, entertaining and home improvement with expert presenters like Bryan Baeumler of HGTV's Leave it to Bryan design duo A Good Chick to Know. idswest.com; vancouverhomeand designshow.com –Julia Dilworth HEAVY METALS hits the Vancouver September 25 to 28, showcasing the latest HEAVY METALS HEAVY METALS According to Vancouver interior designer Gaile Guevara, no matter how modern or advanced manufactured fi nishes get, there will always be a more intimate relationship with natural materials. "Wood has a warmth and an honest quality that brings nostalgic layering to any interior," says Guevara. Locally sourced timber, reclaimed wood and the here-to-stay trend "live edge" (where the materials being used," says Harris. "Designers are throwing out the rules of minimal detail and adding lots of accessories, textures and multi-dimensional material to the tiniest of places!" Add depth to your interiors with hair-on hides, chunky throws and geometric patterns that have matured into more dynamic textured versions. $1,795, Burritt Bros Carpets, burrittfl oors. com; Metallic diamond pouf, $249, West Elm westelm.com westelm.com –J.D. –J.D. – westelm.com