Color Interiors
Research has shown that interior decorating changes in tune with color/textile changes in the fashion world. In the 70's colors were rainbow, greens oranges, and overall a very bright experience. Similarly, the interiors of the 70's saw a lot of bright greens, oranges, and rainbows in wall paper, flooring, paint, couches lamps, tables and other textiles (pillows, sheets). The 70's was also a time of man made textiles, which is also seen on a smaller scale in interior decorating.


In this photo you can see the man made type chair, and the extreme color choice, in tune with the 70's.

The colors of the 80's began muted due to the recession; however they grew to more sophisticated colors of black, white, with bright accessories (oranges, purples, pinks, reds). Similarly the interior decorating/design industry changed to the use of these colors. Using reds, yellows, pinks, oranges, as complementary colors in contrast to whites and blacks. The
80's was also a time of synthetic materials, which can also be seen in interior accessories and shapes.

You can see from this picture the the room uses the contrast of black and white with the brighter colors of red and yellow. You can also see the plastic lamp in the corner, following the synthetic trend.

In the 90's animal prints, sex, bright colors, blacks, pastels, were all the rage. And nature inspired colors and materials were on their way in.

This picture shows the contrast of extremely bright pinks with a modernistic white and black. You can see the shift to cottons and natural inspired textiles instead of synthetics.

The new millennium has brought natural colors, and textiles. Focusing on metallics, greens, blues, muted purples, and oranges. There is less nylons, rayons, and spandex, creating an earht inspired feeling and consciousness.

This is a current picture of todays lighting accessories. From this simple picture you can see the muted and earthy tones, in comparison to past generations.

Synthesis:
Over time you can see that fashion colors and trends directly affect the current interior decorating and design. They are all intercorrelated through the world of fashion. However, it doesn't take the interior design world a little more time to catch up with fashion colors and trends.