Essential Design Trends

Whether it’s fresh or a comeback, every year brings a set of interior design trends essential to not just a designer doing your house, but to the resident or owner as well. New trends are discovered and liked every year, some trends are a mix of old and new, and some are simply comebacks because some styles are evergreen. Let’s look at some trends that have been a hit in top interior design magazines this year.

The Extreme: Minimalism is over, it is all about richness. This can be achieved by eclectic designs and interiors, having fun and doing experiments with every object and corner of the space. Start and try by adding graphic patterns or bold, metal accessories or having three to four different colors and finishes. But no matter what you experiment with, remember to maintain visual peace so that nothing appears exaggerated.

Hello Tin: For those who are willing to indulge in gutsy experiments, try using tin panels in your décor. They are antique, easy and reasonable, and stylish.

Statement Time: Do more with ceilings and floors, make them bold, make them geometrical, and make them patterned. Or, try painted tiles for a part of the floor or ceiling, they are inexpensive and they give an instant makeover.

Go bold with plants: Doesn’t a palm bush in one corner of your living room add the right amount of freshness? Yes, it does. Now, it’s time to go big and bold with the green and bring it inside. Of course, the right kind of plant that can survive indoors too, and has to be chosen accordingly.

Spaces that multi-function: This can be achieved through multi-functional furniture that serves more than one purpose in space. For, say, a diwan with a backrest that can be used for both an office space and a guest room in your house. The idea is to innovate. Or a nook in the kitchen area with a counter for both meals and tasks.

Should be wood: Never going out of style, in fact, it is following us right into our bathrooms. From kitchen to restrooms, use of wood is increasing for one simple reason: to connect us with nature. A lot of other materials can be combined with wood, like stone, granite or marble for an added earthy feel.

Sustainable Interiors: Another way of being close to nature, apart from the use of wooden surfaces and bold plants, is to opt for recycled décor pieces. Decorative items made out of jute, rugs, succulent plants, rope or made out of the junk we have at home, look cool and earthy.

The Mix: It’s all about the right mix. There is no rule that says leather cannot be combined with velvet, it just has to be in the right place and in the right furniture piece. Talking about the right mix, what’s also popular is terrazzo, a mix of marble, glass, and granite. Not just for flooring, these days, terrazzo is also used for countertops, furniture, and as wallpaper.

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