Aries
Been dying to redo a dated décor scheme? This spring brings a great window of opportunity. Just use restraint and edit your choices-you might regret taking a wild risk. A palette of intense reds fans the flames of your fiery Aries nature. As 2009 progresses, your invigorating new environment will contribute to a fresh outlook, and you may wind up following an entirely new path.
2009 Home Keyword: Classics
Rams should think twice about splashing out for a décor scheme that's trendy, flashy, or out-there this year. Sticking to elegant, timeless pieces is a safer bet, both aesthetically and financially.
TaurusGetting back to basics is your priority in 2009; in your life and in your home, you're drawn to substance as much as style. During hectic times, your home is a serene haven that keeps you grounded. You'll seek out one-of-a-kind pieces this year, but nothing fussy or overwrought-the more organic and natural, the more beautiful it appears to you.
2009 Home Keyword: Green
Sustainable, eco-friendly design isn't just a trend to earthy Taureans-it's an important aspect of feeling comfortable in your space. This year, you'll source materials for your home thoughtfully and responsibly.
GeminiGrowth, learning, and enlightenment are major themes of your year, and throughout 2009, your home will come to reflect your multifaceted ideas and aspirations. Your mind can't take flight if it's weighed down, so you feel the urge to streamline and simplify, especially this spring. Offer up your clutter to friends or on eBay, and invest in a few key pieces that really pull your space together.
2009 Home Keyword: Cool
In true split personality Twin fashion, you want your home to exude warmthbut this year, your aesthetic is all about keeping it cool. Metallic flashes and crisp, crystalline angles lend your space a cutting-edge modern vibe.
CancerCancers are born homebodies who instinctively kick into nesting mode during life's ups and downs, so establishing a design scheme that soothes your soul is vital. This year finds you exploring a diverse array of ideas and cultural influences, and your worldly sensibility is reflected in your interior environment. Although you may draw from widely disparate sources of inspiration, your space always feels, comfortingly, like home.
2009 Keyword: Eclectic
Now isn't the time to seek out status-symbol pieces: Offbeat finds with personal and cultural significance makes your place more charming and welcoming. Think ethnic crafts and textiles, folk art, and collectibles from distant lands.
LeoAlthough it's a budget-conscious year, you find that necessity is the mother of invention when it comes to your living environment. Dining at home by candlelight may be cost- and energy-efficient, but it feels like a special luxury. You'll discover that choosing new home items you really need and really treasure makes your space a more vibrant reflection of your personality.
2009 Home Keyword: Passion
You don't have to spend a lot of money to create a luxe atmosphere; it's all about making a dramatic impact. This year's hot palette of plum and gold is one fabulous statement-making option for the regal Lion.
VirgoStructure and organization are even more important to Virgos than usual this year, especially at home. You're methodical about finding storage solutions, space savers, and ways to keep the household running more efficiently. But that doesn't mean you won't find time to relax-in fact, all your organizing efforts help carve out that extra hour a day for a living-room veg-out session with loved ones.
2009 Home Keyword: Order
When your space is out of balance, you find it hard to concentrate. Whether it's a Zen garden or California Closets, you seek out design schemes and solutions that create a sense of harmony and unification.
LibraYou're definitely testing the boundaries this year-in your work, in your relationships, and at home. How far can you venture from your comfort zone while remaining, well, comfortable? When it comes to your aesthetic, you're game to mix things up and get playful-but long-treasured pieces with family history or sentimental value remain an integral part of the equation.
2009 Home Keyword: Patchwork
A quaint, rustic motif becomes modern when you find ingenious, modern ways to combine blocks of color or swatches of pattern. Juxtaposing elements that don't traditionally match makes your space hip yet homey-a perfect vibe for this year, when you want to push the envelope, but not too far.
ScorpioMajor changes are unfolding in 2009, and you're itching to shed anything that no longer reflects the person you've become. When it comes to your home, though, you may not need to make drastic and sweeping changes to see it evolve. Especially later in the year, a fresh coat of paint, a furniture rearrangement, or a change of fabric can utterly transform a space to suit your new mindset.
2009 Home Keyword: Color
Passionate Scorpios can easily pull off this year's intense color palettes. A space saturated with reds or warm citrus hues packs a powerful visual punch and infuses your home with warmth.
SaggitariusIn 2009, knowledge is power, and communication is essential to your success. You need your home environment to be open, inviting, and conducive to socializing; your living room could just as easily play host to an evening brainstorm meeting with colleagues as a weekend DVD marathon with friends. Laid-back, low-key chic is the aesthetic that easygoing Sagittarians are gravitating toward now.
2009 Home Keyword: Natural
Nature-loving Sagittarians will pay particular attention to outdoor space this year, with bold choices in outdoor furniture-and you'll also bring the outdoors in, with natural and eco-aware design elements.
CapricornThis year, you're ramping up toward an extremely powerful phase in your life, and you need your home environment to reflect your newfound clout. Think functional pieces, streamlined design schemes, and quiet, concentration-friendly workspaces. Editing out any excess clutter that distracts you from your focus will serve you well on your path toward heightened power.
2009 Home Keyword: Impact
Strong, distinctive pieces and simple yet bold color schemes-these are the key components of your design aesthetic in 2009. Assert yourself with an interior environment that lets the world know you mean business.
