Who hasn’t gotten lost searching mood boards, stylish rooms, beautiful vignettes and even desserts that look like works of art on Pinterest? Not only a source for inspiration, it’s also become a barometer for what’s next in the design world. The company has revealed key trends for 2017 based on searches and user activity. Here’s how PAGODA RED  translates those ideas, proving that some trends can be timeless.

Trend #1: Climbing Plants

The current mania for tropical patterns might explain the movement towards cultivating wild and free greenery in the home. The organic, laid-back style of a climbing or hanging plant has bohemian appeal. Rather than sit obediently on a window sill, these varieties drape and flow; they stretch across walls and reach over surfaces like living art.

Interior designers have always embraced nature as part of their design concepts, and so have hotels, as evidenced by La Sirenuse in Hotel Positano, which features all manner of flora and fauna throughout the property.

Recently Airbnb teamed up with Pantone to create a sustainable house in London. Celebrating Pantone’s Color of the Year, the collaboration yielded a bohemian loft-style flat with climbing plants, ferns and greenery everywhere. The project is aptly named the “Outside In House” and the interiors feel like the residence of an eccentric but equally stylish green thumb.

For a similar look on a smaller scale, we suggest gathering a group of vessels like our Stone Mortars in varying heights to create the effect of nature unleashed.

PAGODA RED Small Stone Mortars

Trend #2: Marble Everywhere

Nothing reigns like marble in kitchens and bathrooms. Italian company Antolini is a perennial favorite in the design community, and their booth during last month’s Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando illustrates how striking and seductive the material can be.

Pinterest names Marble Wallpaper a big trend this year, speaking to a desire for the material beyond the two most obvious rooms in the house. Natural stone is an essential part of the mix at PAGODA RED, and our take isn’t faux. Rather, we suggest the real thing with a twist: Japanese artist Toyoharu Kii creates original mosaic works with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, a special Venetian glass. Kii’s works can be hung individually or placed in a group, salon-style.

The Other Side of Partition by Toyoharu Kii

Fit for any room in the house, our Art Deco Side Table pairs marble’s cool confidence with a stepped rosewood base. The hand-carved wood warms up the inset stone, while the marble surface makes this piece more durable.

PAGODA RED Marble Top Deco Low Table

Trend #3: Unique Nightstands

Finally, the rest of the bedroom gets a little attention! For years the focus has been the bed, but homeowners are noticing that plain matching boxes with legs are hardly suitable companions. We love this trend because it encourages freedom with shapes, eras and possibilities.

For her own bedroom, iconic designer Bunny Williams selected a side table as her nightstand. Think of it as a perch for favorite objects and meaningful pieces, with the added bonus of seeing them first thing in the morning and last thing at night.

Also breaking with convention, actress Constance Zimmer opted for a stack of funky vintage suitcases as a side table in her California master bedroom. Williams and Zimmer both broaden the idea of a nightstand and make the business of storage less literal.

PAGODA RED Demi-Lune Table

PAGODA RED’s selection of side tables and trunks add character to a space in multiple sizes and colors. Our Demi-Lune Table’s elegant tapered legs and a soft proportions ensure the piece won’t compete with larger furniture in the room.

Trend #4: Hygge

This Danish word for “living simply” is more of a design philosophy than a movement. And, it’s one that we fully embrace at PAGODA RED. Also described as “coziness of the soul,” this concept transcends interior trends and products. Instead it captures the emotional and spiritual connection to home—gathering, nesting, surrounding oneself with people and objects that have value.

If it were a design style, it would be a layered, inviting space with no pretense. This bedroom in Betsy Nathan’s home channels the idea naturally with a quiet palette, a comfortable blend of textures and lightness.

Left: Lithum Tie Tobe by Robin Richman
Right: PAGODA RED Petite Blue and White Tea Cup with Flowers

Hygge can be fully appreciated during a cold winter night, but it extends across every season. Capturing the mood can be as simple as candlelight and a comfortable robe.

Trend #6: Copper

British designer Tom Dixon is often credited with the copper revival on the home front. His copper pendant lights were a sensation when they were introduced in 2005. Pinterest (and the design world at large) has loved the material ever since.

Appearing in every form from staplers to tiles, appliances to furniture, copper is a benevolent design force, pairing easily with other metals and nearly every material. It enhances the natural grain of wood, follows the lustrous highlights of velvet and serves as the perfect accent hardware for drawers, drapery and bathrooms.

Architecturally, copper can be used to striking effect, especially the way interior designer Katharine Pooley incorporates it into a residential staircase.

The KBIS show reinforced the industry’s penchant for copper. Family-run company Thompson Traders, founded by mother and daughter duo Alejandra and Samantha Thompson, is known for their artisan made sinks and bath tubs. The company won an Innovation Booth Award during the fair.

PAGODA RED Tibetan Singing Bowl

Incorporating copper in the home doesn’t have to be part of a big, sweeping gesture. The rich, sumptuous patina of a Tibetan Singing Bowl offers a quiet counterpoint to the highly polished looks that dominate the design scene.

Trend #6: Deep Blue

Color is an individual choice, and depending on the source—for 2017, Pantone fancies green, while Benjamin Moore loves Shadow, a rich amethyst hue—there is always room for interpretation.

Dark blue is not restricted to paint colors and kitchen cabinets. Luxury bath brand Kallista introduced the Script faucet series, which features dark blue crystal by the famed French house of Saint-Louis.

Patterned indigo shades and inky navy blues are dressing fashionable homes. Brooklyn-based decor brand Eskayel is a media favorite for their graphic, happy-hippie, tie dye-like textiles and wall coverings. The company’s Septaria motif blends blues and purples for a strong graphic statement.

PAGODA RED Handmade Japanese Shibori and Chinese Silk Pillows

If a wall covering feels too permanent, consider high-design pattern in pillows like this special pair made from Japanese Shibori and vintage Chinese silk. They can enliven a sofa, settee, bed or chair needing a lift.

PAGODA RED Cobalt Peking Glass Bottleneck Vases

Nothing expresses the gorgeous and potent impact of dark blue like cobalt. Our set of Peking Glass Bottleneck Vases articulate the intensity and beauty of blue, while honoring the craftsmanship of the artisans who carved, polished and perfected these pieces. The high-gloss duo deserve premium placement in the home—with or without flowers.

Either in measured ways or with full-on dedication, the six design directions highlighted here are ready for the taking. And thanks to Pinterest, these trends have been determined for the people, by the people. Now it’s time to make them yours.

Hero Image: La Sirenuse in Hotel Positano, Italy. Other Images Courtesy of Designers as Attributed, Unless Otherwise Noted.