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Invite nature into your home

By Victoria Fei (Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2007-04-23 10:31




"Nature Addict" model. [Photo by hola.com.cn]
Fresh and natural is always the trend in home furnishings and it's easy
to bring a bit of freshness into your home this season. Hola Home
Furnishing Store offers "Nature Addict," "Secret Garden" and "Pop Art"
selections.

Escaping the concrete jungle is everybody's dream, but meantime it's
possible to create a feeling of freshness and nature in our own homes.

Hola Home Furnishing Store recently displayed this season's three trends
of home furnishings, offering an original flavor of nature.

The trend of "Nature Addict" is themed by green, white and colors of
earth and wood. With a small amount of yellow as a highlight, the
mix-and-match design can brighten a room. To display furniture's clear
lines, natural materials with even veins such as cotton, bamboo, wood and
vine are being used. Leaves, grass and flowers are the most popular
patterns, contributing to a fresh-feeling environment.

Going more feminine, the "Secret Garden" style changes a room into a
secret garden from childhood, where pink is the main color.

"The idea of Secret Garden originated from the British country style. It
is actually the extension of 'Natural Addict'," says the French designer.
"This series is permeated with the fragrance of flowers. When pink is
mixed with off-white, the style feels romantic and classic."

Holding a cushion with patterns of peach blossoms, Yolaine demonstrated
how such a small article would make so great a difference to the whole
look of a room. "Look, the cushion matches up with the sofa while you
watch TV, bed while you have a nap and even the ground while you play
with your kids. This style really gets relaxation high, pressure low, and
most important, one can heal himself or herself emotionally here in this
garden," Roger says.

Featured by extensive use of geometric patterns, a fashionable "Pop Art"
style is gradually gaining popularity among young people. Using bright
colors and new materials of modern technology, it provides a
light-hearted effect.

Modern, updated and functional, Hola makes a call of nature within easy
reach. Do some simple mix-and-matches of color and patterns, one will be
free from a concrete world.

Hola Home Furnishing Store

Shanghai
Location: B2, No.88 Xianxia Xilu
Tel: 021-52191919

Beijing
Location: No.117 Xisihuan Beilu, Haidian
Tel: 010-88495555










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