The time has come, I’ve started to scribble onto the back of my calendar. All sorts of things for 2010 are being arranged, dentist appointments, school things and even holidays. I love the ritual of choosing my calendar and filling it in, it is a little sad, but it’s what I’m like.

Here’s some great calendars. I’m officially into 4 column territory, one for each of us. The Mum’s Calendar comes with stickers, the Kitchen Organiser has a pen and the Family Calendar is so stylish. Decisions, decisions!

We of course keep a very close eye on colour trends, especially in the textile and fashion world. It is really quite remarkable how accurate these predictions can be and much of the information can be found on the web. We ourselves use a fairly sophisticated mix of reports, consultants and probably most of all experience to make sure our blinds keep in step with the latest trends.

If it is something that interests you then why not take a look at Fashion Trendsetter who have a very good (and we think quite accurate) summation of expected colour trends for Autumn/Winter 2010/11.

Puritan

Feminine, sensual, subdued.

Rugged

Urban mixed with rural, nature, caring.

And of course if you want to stay ahead of the curve we have much of this covered right now.