Beginning of a new year is always exciting; we make plans, we dream and we are looking for inspiration for whatever project is on our dream list. How does a trend start? It can be a movie, a book, an art exhibition that are influencing us and we will see designers are getting inspired by it too and come with new creations. There are things that are global and bring a move in how we see things. The effects of the pandemic are for sure influencing in how we see our new world.
Sophisticated country style
wood floor via The Cottage Market - contemporary barn via House on Willow Hill -picture on the right via Covet & Noir
We spend much more time at home and inside than ever before. We see globally that people want to move to the country side or at least have a weekend house surrounded by greenery. We discovered we don’t need a lot, we are looking for fresh air, nature and simple things. A sophisticated approach to decorate your country side house can be a great start, you don’t want to feel as going back in time. We focus on a beautiful and honest future.
Eco Chic
‘rantang’ collection: lunch carrier by jesika tirtanimala via via Designboom - The Lufa collection by Fernando Laposse via Home Edit - plates via Voges Paris
We understand even better now how fragile our world is. The last year started with a lot of wild fires in Australia. We forgot quickly about them as the Covid pandemic filled our newspapers. We have to respect our environment, use natural materials and think twice before you buy something. Do you need it? Is it sustainable? And there are a lot of young designers who come with a lot of amazing design objects. Yes, than it is difficult to say no, I know.
Earthy shades
dessert by Mohamed Al Jaberi via 500px -interior image via The Nordroom
We are human beings and we all need to feel secure, comfortable and are looking for a cozy home. The world became a colder place to live as we have less social contacts and giving or getting a hug is getting a luxury. Warm colors will take over from the cold colors we have seen a lot the last years. Let the grey and blue tones be and go for earthy tones; they will comfort you, ground you and give you the embrace you miss.
Warm colors
Karin Table G-Furn - wallpaper Sild Scarf Astere - interior via Betty Moore
Combine those warm colors in an amazing mono-colored room. Play with shades, use different materials and structures to make this room look very sophisticated. You will create a space where you will continue to discover the small differences. Surprise in a soft and elegant way. Warm colors have also something more feminine than cold colors.
House plants
home plants via Homes & Gardens - mural Riviera Natural Isidore Leroy
Plants have been around now since a few seasons and we are not giving up on them, Fill your house with plants, it is relaxing to see so much green around you and it has a lot of health benefits, another reason to enjoy them. No green fingers? No problem there are some amazing murals that will give you the feeling you are in the middle of nature. I would say: give up on the exotic palm leaves and go for a mural .
Home Office
home office via Ashley Stark - Alhambra 100 wallpaper Lewis % Wood
Ok, I see you: not again about the home office. Yes, it will still be a part and will stay a part of our interior. It can be a separate room or a corner in a room, Decorate this space as you decorate the other rooms in your home. With all the attention for colors, details and decoration. Don’t forget to make it practical, specially when it is a corner in a room. Invest in a cabinet where you can hide everything in the evening.
Global influences
sofa at Riad El Fen via Domino - Otomi embroidery via MAAS museum Chinese steel lantern 1stDibs - Chinese wedding cabinet House & Home via Paper Blog
Travel was for most if us just a dream last year. We can dream at home and feel as being in another part of the world when we combine different cultures. Look at some pictures of your dream destinations and get inspired by the colors, the fabrics, motifs. It is a must to buy as much as possible local, specially in these times that for a lot of businesses that they have to find ways to survive. But you can buy small things on-line to create this special feeling at your home. You will feel on holiday all year round.
Boutique hotel - statement headboard
We got so used to book a plane, find an amazing boutique hotel and just leave for a long weekend. Than we came home and were completely in love with the room where we had just spend some beautiful evenings. What makes those boutique hotels so amazing? They are decorated with an eye for a lot of details. Normally we wouldn’t start combining so many different motifs in wallpaper and fabrics, but once you see how astonishing this can be we only need to get the confidence to do it also at home. The best advice I can give here is to stay with maximum 3 colors and stay with them for all your prints. It will look stunning!
Maximalism
living room on the left via Homes & Gardens - on the right Homes & Gardens - Tilda Chandelier by Arterios curtains in the back via Spiffy Spools
Let’s get still one step further and combine colors, styles, motifs just as you feel to create this eclectic interior. Do it wth confidence, no rules, just go for it and make the room look shocking. Your interior will get a very personal vibe, a bohemian laid-back feeling. Let all your creative play when combine colors, add different prints, look for special accessories. Make it feel rich.
Wood in kitchen and bathroom
picture on teh left via Frenchy Fancy - on the right kitchen designed by Kristy McGregor
Wood has been missing for a long time in kitchen and bathroom, but you will see when you start doing some research for your new kitchen that wood will be all around. Often in combination with marble. You don’t have to make the whole kitchen in wood in case it would give you the impression that you would be on the country side, in that case combine it with painted cabinets. And you will have a kitchen that will be trendy now and will never be out of fashion. Wood is such a warm material, feels and shows the beauty of nature.
Dark wood
hanging lamp 1.3 Woody by Diabuga Design - interior via Design Milk - wood floor on top Vintage Floors - wood floor down via AD Magazine
After years of light wood finishes we will see that dark wood in on it’s way back in the interior. Same for the classical wood floors with their graphical patterns. Perfect to combine with modern furniture. A darker wood essence will bring a warm mood in the room, it combines perfect with those earthy tones and warm colors.
Marble / Marble look
marble wallpaper via Martha Stewart- kitchen detail via Design Milk - bathroom
Marble is not new, it has been in trend now for a few seasons, but it seems it is not to stop, specially in combination with wood. And this trend has influenced a lot of producers of ceramic tiles. I’m sure you have seen some of those breathtaking tiles, they can come with dimensions up to 300 cm, Perfect for a very contemporary bathroom with a wow-effect. And not only them, also producers of wallpaper and fabrics are influenced by this trend.
Trends 2021
warm and earthy colors will take over the grey and blue tones
wood in all essences makes it return also in bathroom and kitchen
bring nature inside: house plants - wallpaper with leave motifs - mural or simple the color green
eco living
sophisticated country style
we can’t travel: so we bring the world inside our home
get inspired by small boutique hotels
marble and marble look
maximise: colors - patterns… just combine with confidence
and yes…. take extra care for your home office
Get inspired, creative and decorate your home with a lot of coziness.
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