Decor Trends Lean Toward Luxury

Decor Trends Lean Toward Luxury
At $5,800 a set, you probably won't be able to afford the ultimate luxury of the year - cashmere sheets.

Donald Trump will have them. You won't.

But that won't stop you from wanting them.

Your hunger for luxury will continue to shape the way you shop and decorate in 2006.

"It's become embedded in the culture that everyone is entitled to a little bit of luxury," says Candace Corlett, principal consultant at WSL Strategic Retail in New York.

As a result, you can expect to see more and more luxurious-looking or designer-like items available for sale, especially at big-box stores.

But oh, the guilt. In 2005, the world has been scoured by killer waves, hurricanes, earthquakes and war.

Reach for the beaded throw pillows on aisle 3 and you could feel a twinge of guilt.

So marketing experts, like Corlett, are encouraging their retail clients to spin promotions that make shoppers feel as if they are contributing to the betterment of society.

One example could be a line of children's bedroom furnishings inspired by youngsters' drawings.

A portion of the sales will go to Save the Children.