# Naughty Housewares Home accents become more daring and risque. By [Katherinev123](https://www.trendhunter.com/katherine), Contributing Editor | Published Jan 2, 2012, updated Mar 27, 2012 | Category: [Naughty](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/naughty-trends) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/naughty-housewares ## Key Figures - Trend score: 5.7/10 - Evidence articles: 5 ## What is the Naughty Housewares trend? **Naughty Housewares:** Your home is your haven, a place where you don't have to answer to anyone -- or explain yourself. With this in mind, product designers are creating crude and provocative housewares that appeal to consumers' more risque tastes. These novelties allow people to indulge in humor as well as their naughtier sides, without public judgment. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 5 featured examples - Articles from: Jan 5 to Aug 25, 2011 - Published: Jan 2, 2012 - Patterns: [Convergence](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/convergence) - Megatrends: [Youthfulness](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/youthfulness), [Authenticity](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/authenticity) ## Audience - Gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Naughty Housewares trend ### Naughty Homeware From phallic pillows to kinky furniture and honest embroidery, designers are creating crude and provocative housewares that appeal to consumers' more risque tastes. ### Humorous Home Decor Designers are creating novel home decor that incorporates humor and allows people to indulge in a more playful side. ### Unconventional Craft Art Craftspeople are modernizing traditional art forms such as embroidery by stitching swear words and sexual innuendo into them. ## What the Naughty Housewares trend means for industry ### For Home Decor Business professionals in the home decor industry can reference the trend of incorporating humor and risque elements to create novelty pieces. ### For Crafts Craftspeople can reference the trend of modernizing traditional art forms to create edgier, more unconventional pieces and tap into new markets. ### For Gag Gifts Business professionals in the gift industry can reference the trend of creating humorous and suggestive novelty items for consumers looking for a laugh or shock value. ## Trend signals for Naughty Housewares Trend score 5.7 out of 10, from popularity 83%, activity 78%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 83% - Activity: 78% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Naughty Housewares trend 5 featured examples from Jan 5 to Aug 25, 2011. - [Brutally Blunt Embroidery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cauchy09-embroidery): Crafty Cauchy09 Puts You in Stitches With Her Honest Embroidery (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an online platform that offers specialized materials and tools for modern and unconventional embroidery techniques, catering to the need… - [Stylish Kinky Dens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mike-meire): Mike Meire Shows the Dark Side of Furniture (Category: Art & Design) Implication: Furniture manufacturers can explore new designs that incorporate edgier elements like black leather and chains. - [Secret Naughty Lamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-the-bird): ‘Love the Bird' is a Sensual Lighting Solution (Category: Naughty) Implication: Innovations in the lighting industry to incorporate unique and unexpected features. - [Posterior Plushies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/booty-pillows): The Scantily Clad Booty Pillows Offer Cushioned Comfort and Instant Company (Category: Pop Culture) Implication: The home decor industry can explore incorporating humorous and unconventional products like the Booty Pillows to cater to consumers seeking unique and playful items for their livi… - [Crocheted Phallic Pillows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knittingkneedle-etsy): The KnittingKneedle Etsy Store is a Naughty Alternative to Home Decor (Category: Naughty) Implication: The handmade nature of crocheted phallic pillows presents an opportunity for artisans and small businesses in the handicrafts industry. ## Recent trend clusters - [Assisted Choices](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/weight-loss-medication-support) (Lifestyle) - [Storyline Sips](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/themed-drink-menus) (Lifestyle) - [Bedtime Cocoon](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/sleep-sensory-blocking) (Lifestyle) - [Source Signatures](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/oak-finish-whiskey) (Lifestyle)