Furniture trends today are not so different than furniture trends yesterday. Changes are never dramatic. The latest furniture trends are mainly about accessorizing than making complete changes.

Due to economic downturns, trends in furniture and design today are conservative. Nothing much has changed; there have been no dramatic new statements made, no bold changes in the philosophy of color and style. This basically means that all the current trends in furniture today remain essentially the same, with only some new arrivals.

What is the overriding style statement in furniture trends today can be summarized in one word: global. Taking into account influences from all over the world, furniture trends today are more flexible than ever, and also, much more simple. Taking international influences from every continent - Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, America - furniture trends today speak an international language.

The international trends in furniture express themselves in the use of every global trend from country sophistication to tropical luxury. Animal prints have been back in style for a while now. From leopard to cheetah, skin looks can be used with antique and contemporary furniture pieces. Anything goes here.

Leather has always been and still is one of the most popular choices for upholstery, and these days, leather is especially stylish when used in collaboration with fabric. Today, leather is often used in smaller doses, as an accent on wooden and fabric pieces.

In all cases, furniture trends today support the mixed media expression. Wood is mixed with fabric, or metal, or even glass. But mixed expression transcends the classical. You'll find that every sort of exotic material - stone, coconut shells, crushed bamboo, even fossil stones - can be used.

Furniture trends today are subtle, but exciting style statements.