Interior design is always evolving with constantly new, fresh trends to try incorporating into our homes. If you are looking for some ways to refresh your home, below are a few ideas that can help you elevate and transform your space.
Antique Accents
Vintage Art Deco styles have been making a comeback in recent years. The timeless geometric patterns, warm colours and metallic touches can make great additions to your living space. It adds a feeling of warmth and glamour to your home.
You can add velvet cushions in deep, rich tones or use the best UK solid-brass fittings, like door handles or light switches, to add elements of sophistication and luxurious accents to your home. You could also add mirrors and glass, which are very in line with Art Deco style, to add light and enhance the elegance of your space.
Maximalism
Basically the opposite of Japandi style, maximalism applauds excess and volume. It’s about creating bold, vibrant, personal spaces filled with stuff you love and encourage you to keep treasures and finds you fall in love with and make it work together in one space. Mix patterns, colours and textures from your walls, to furniture and even to what your metal work looks like.
It works best when you pick a main colour or theme and repeat this a few times in the space to add a bit of cohesion, so it isn’t just one big chaotic mess. It’s a great design choice for those who want to be more expressive with their design choices and don’t want to feel too restricted by many other trends that learn more minimalist and simplistic.
Colour Drenching
A popular interior design trend that is sure to make a statement is colour drenching. Never heard of it? Well you’ve probably seen it in a bunch of ads on TV and social media, but it involves painting an entire room one colour – even the ceilings.
Pick a colour, perhaps a warmer, more earthy colour to stay on trend, and paint the walls, woodwork, doors and ceiling all the same. It’s a great way of adding a cosy atmosphere to the room and makes it feel very cohesive and well put together.
Statement Lighting
Lighting doesn’t just have to have a practical use. It can also be used as a way to add artistic design pieces and add to the space. It can have just as much impact in a room as a piece of statement furniture or a work of art. You could opt for bold eye-catching shapes and colours, or test out different placements or sizes to draw attention.
Not only can you experiment with how the lamps or ceiling lights look, you can also the tone and brightness of the bulbs and how they light up the room. Play around with colour changing LED bulbs you can use to change the tones of the light in the room to make it feel warmer and cosy.
Japandi Design
Where the east meets the west, Japandi style combines two commonly utilised styles – the minimalism of Japanese design and cosy functionality of Scandinavian design. There’s a heavy focus on neutral colours, natural materials and elements and minimalism. The goal is to create a stripped-back, calm space that prioritises function and sustainability. Choosing neutral colours that are inspired by nature – a very timeless colour palette, great for those who don’t want their homes to feel outdated immediately after updating them.
Japandi design creates a calming and grounding feel to your home which many people seek when their lives tend to be so chaotic and busy. It’s a simple design choice that’s easy to apply. The simplicity is why so many people enjoy this particular style, and another reason why it is so timeless.
Sustainable Solutions
There’s been a boom in people choosing recycled and low-impact, natural materials for their homes. There’s also been an increase in the demand for second-hand furniture, rather than people buying new.
With more interest in the environment and living a more eco-friendly lifestyle becoming ever more popular, this interest has spilled into interior design with designers creating spaces that are more eco-conscious.
There is more focus on working with nature – so adding plants to your home, using natural and renewable materials or fully recycled elements and supporting more ethical manufacturing. This will not only make your home more sustainable and reduce your carbon footprint, but also provide a healthier indoor environment for you and your family to live in.
Flexible And Functional Spaces
Modern lifestyles have changed the way we use our homes and that has come with us needing a lot more flexibility from the design of our spaces. As an example, more of us are working from home, so we need home offices to fit into an already cramped space. Designers are now really focusing on creating multifunctional spaces, and it’s quite easy to see why.
These rooms need to serve multiple purposes and must have elements to allow them to change throughout the day. For instance, a guest room that can be a home office. Opting for more modular furniture is a great way to add more flexible design elements as it can be reconfigured in a different way to suit your needs. Take a sofa, for example – moving the modular elements might mean you can add storage or create a bed for a guest to stay in your living room or move them to create two separate beds for more people to sleep on.
Folding elements are great for flexible living too. Wall-mounted desks or dining tables can be put away after being used to create more space and make rooms feel less permanently cluttered or you could use dividers to create more separated spaces.
Next time you’re thinking of updating your home, try incorporating some of these interior design trends. Remember, trends come and go, so avoid picking things just because they are a ‘trend’ and instead choose things you really love. That way you’ll always lift the look of your home and it’ll reflect you and your personality.
