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Model homes reveal popular colors, decor trends and lighting choices

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Hanging pendant lights and chandeliers have moved outside the dining room and kitchen and into other areas of the home. This fixture lights up a desk in the den of the Edgar model at River Hills in Bolingbrook.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

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Gray, a hot neutral color this year, was used in the living room in the Edgar model at River Hills in Bolingbrook. Artwork is another way to change the look of a room.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

A chandelier hangs in the master bedroom of the Regency model at Regency Estates in St. Charles.

Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, 2011

Designers say bold colors are popular in home decor. This "teenage dream" themed room in the Sonoma model at Thousand Oaks in Spring Grove was done in pink and white.

Photo Courtesy of KLM Builders Inc.

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The excitement of change comes with each new season. Is it time to make changes to your home? We asked designers whose work is seen in furnished model homes in the suburbs to dish on the latest trends in home decor. People should be aware of all the new products, colors and styles that might make life more comfortable or more exciting for them.
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    • Hanging pendant lights and chandeliers have moved outside the dining room and kitchen and into other areas of the home. This fixture lights up a desk in the den of the Edgar model at River Hills in Bolingbrook.
    • Gray, a hot neutral color this year, was used in the living room in the Edgar model at River Hills in Bolingbrook. Artwork is another way to change the look of a room.
    • A chandelier hangs in the master bedroom of the Regency model at Regency Estates in St. Charles.
    • Designers say bold colors are popular in home decor. This “teenage dream” themed room in the Sonoma model at Thousand Oaks in Spring Grove was done in pink and white.
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