WHAT ARE THE MOST POPULAR HOME DECOR & INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS GOING INTO 2021?

POPULAR HOME DECOR & INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS IN 2021

This is an important question because many people still do not know how to properly design their home interiors in 2020. In this article, we will talk about the most stylish 2021 interior design trends and how to put them into practice so that you can be the owner of an amazing looking home. Keep on reading to find out more...t

HOME DECOR & INTERIOR DESIGN TREND #1 :

MINIMALIST HOME TREND

In the simplest terms, minimalism is finding freedom and being unrestricted in your home space. It’s not to say that you must own fewer items or getting rid of everything in your home, but instead design an interior that allows you to feel unbounded and stress free. Thus, old trends of trying to own everything and anything dictated how we decorated our homes, and moreover, made our homes look messy and cluttered. The more stuff we owned and could fit into our house, the more well off we looked, and not just to other people, but in addition, to make ourselves believe that too. For instance, we don’t necessarily need that huge television that covers an entire living room wall or that pool table. Yes, those things are cool and flashy, however, that is not what a home should be about. A minimalist home design can look equally  elegant without all those fancy things. In order to create a minimalist room there are 3 simple principles that you should keep in mind. These principles are, unrestricted, clean, and poetic.

UNRESTRICTED INTERIOR DESIGN LAYOUT

Unrestricted means that your living area furniture items should not interfere with any activities that you do in that space. For example, let’s say you place multiple big sofas that take up most of your walking path into the living room, if you are now squeezing your way in-between them just to get into your living room, you are being restricted. Hence, our first goal when designing is visually planning the most optimal layout for the home that allows for better flow. For example, have one big sofa as your main piece in the room, instead of too many of them that obstruct your path.

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CLEAN AND DECLUTTER SPACE

Having a stress free, uncluttered mind starts with having a clean space. Therefore, throughout my whole blog site, I will continue to say this again and again; one of the most important things you can do to any room for any style of design is to declutter A LOT! Having everything clean and tidy gives you a blank canvas to work with when decorating. Additionally, it also has an effect on your mentality. That is what Minimalism is partly about; living with a little stress and disturbance in your life.

POETRY IN COLOUR

Your living room space should emit a poetic language that creates a sense of peace and tranquility. Therefore, the colour scheme should be warm with complimentary colours. Additionally, try light, airy and neutral colours in all aspects of the room.

From wall paints to the colour of the furniture, pick accents that have simple textures (soft and smooth) as these will make your room look cozy and comforting. Moreover, too much visual stimulation such as stripes, multiple colours, and different textures will throw every off balance.

For your furniture, pick things that will compliment a concept with a lot of open space. This means that you will have less furniture, but the ones that you do have will need to be multi-functional to make up for loss of other furniture. For instance, buy seating that has storage compartments integrated inside them, instead of big bulky storage cabinets with doors to open and handles sticking out. As a result, this will make your room look seamless and less interrupted to the eyes. If you like the look of shelves, opt to buy small shelf brackets to set up floating shelves on your walls that you can use to store your books and plants. For instance, try these from aliexpress that look great and stylish for the price!   Your local home hardware, like Home Depot, also sell shelvings. Of course you will find a larger selection of designs online. Regardless of what styles you choose, this will open up your floor space creating more unrestricted areas.

HOME DECOR & INTERIOR DESIGN TREND  #2 :

ECO - FRIENDLY TREND

The newer generation of millennials are becoming more and more aware of the impact we are having on our planet. Therefore, newer trends focus around being eco – friendly and less detrimental to the environment. With global warming becoming more undebated, people and researchers are coming up with new ideas and technology to combat the problem of climate change. Specifically in the home designing sector. The three main principles behind this style is reducing the carbon footprint, use of durable and sustainable products, and passive energy.

TINY HOMES AND INTERIOR SPACES

Building big homes and living spaces creates waste and introduces toxic chemicals into the environment, consequently leaving a huge carbon footprint behind. Thus, designing small spaces reduces all that and creates a lifestyle of simplicity without excess materials. In order to decorate homes like this, we need to apply concepts and ideas that allow you to live functionally in a smaller floor space.

DURABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Wood is one of the main materials used when constructing a home because other materials cannot be renewed as quickly. For this reason, natural and sustainable materials are becoming increasingly popular with the eco-friendly home trends, especially within the newer generations of homeowners.

 bamoo is currently the most popular eco-friendly material in this trend. Firstly, it’s considered a hardwood that is 3x harder than oak, which is the most common in construction. Additionally, it’s also super sustainable because of its ability to grow extremely fast compared to trees. Bamboo is good for flooring, framing, and  furniture design  with its timeless look that will never go out of style.

PASSIVE ENERGY DESIGN

Green walls are a great way to introduce passive energy qualities to your home. They range from just a few plant shelves on the wall, to an entire wall made of vegetation. The major benefits are that they provide all sorts of passive energy, as well as reducing the use of heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Green walls can passively purify the air, reduce noise pollution, reduce ambient temperature and more! A whole wall of plants can get expensive, but in contrast, they generally don’t require a lot of maintenance. If you don’t want a whole wall of plants, you can opt for a few wall pots as well.

HOME DECOR & INTERIOR DESIGN TREND #3

MODERN/ CONTEMPORARY HOME

One of the most popular home trends today is the modern or contemporary style look that is very appealing to the younger and urban generation. It generally follows the rules for minimalistic style with its simplicity and uncluttered look. However, it differs with the color scheme, textures and furniture to achieve a more sophisticated mood and ambience. This design looks great in spaces that such as apartments, lofts, office type spaces, and traditional homes, but tends to be expensive. Designing your home to have a modern look only requires some main basic rules; they are colour, textures, lines, space and lighting, which if you get this right will have you looking like money.

LOTS OF BLACK AND WHITE!

Black, whites, and neutrals are the main players in this home and interior design style, which means if you like colour, this is not the style for you. Just like with clothing, dressing up anything in all black and white exudes sophistication, like all you do is read books and drink wine, like your life depended on it. You really can’t go wrong here and the only one rule you should follow is that, if your walls are painted white then the furniture  and home decor should be black and neutral or vice versa. For the floors, opt for using wood that looks bare (without imperfections) and smooth.

EVERYTHING SHOULD LOOK SHINY!

We all love shiny things because we know that everything that shines is probably expensive. You can actually try to create this style without breaking the bank because its all about getting the right textures. You don’t need to buy the expensive high end brands to achieve the look, just make sure everything has a smooth and high reflective texture; like a generous amount of glass and metal. The only thing you might have to shell out a bit of money for, are the sofas and seating that are leather because those work really well with this style.

LIGHTING

This is another area where you might have to spend a bit of money in order to create the style. Track lighting, recessed lighting, cove lighting, and directed lighting are all essential to this look. Did I mention that those need to be very shiny as well? Hence, try to get lights that you are able move around and direct towards interior decor like display art, room accents or just your highly reflective smooth floors.

LINES AND SPACE PLANNING

The most important rule in this home and interior design style is how you use lines and space to grab attention. For example, you can have horizontal, vertical, curved, or squiggly lines anywhere, but they need to be bold and strong enough to fit with the modern/contemporary style. The lines can be just about anywhere. From being included right into the architecture, to the very details of the room. They can come from the high ceilings, bare window mullions, the geometric shapes of display arts, room accents, the exposed ducts, vents, and the tracking system for lights; all of which create the characteristics of  the modern style.

As for the use of space, it’s similar to the minimalist interior design trend where less is more. The goal here is make details of the room stand out individually. Moreover, it’s okay to have bare walls and lots of space between each piece of furniture, instead of having an area cluttered with objects. 

And that’s it, now you are up to date with the current trends going into 2021, so go try them out. If you enjoyed this post, make sure to like, comment below, share, and subscribe for future posts!