Home Decor Trends 2020 that make your house livable in pandemic times!
The spaces you create is what makes your house, “ Home”. Intricate, simple, cozy, or whatever is your style. Because of the current situation, almost every one of us has spent this year quarantined at home, trying to make it a multipurpose space. It is serving as a relaxing area, functional area, workspace, and whatnot. It is interesting to see homes changing in style to adapt in the forever changing conditions of current society. With that in mind, let’s dive into, Top 10 most trending interior design spaces in 2020.
1. Multifunctional Spaces
With this current situation, 2020 has seen a rise in trends like remote working and learning at home. Therefore multi-functional spaces have become one of the most relevant interior design styles. Doubling up the usage of space is mostly seen in Kitchens, Bedrooms, and Living rooms.
For example,
- The kitchen with an island can easily become a bar space, a dining area, or a workstation. So in this area, people can cook, work, or socialize at the same time. Such areas eliminate the need for a separate room and thus help in reducing area consumption.
- Also in trend is the bedroom and work-from-home combination. People have converted their study tables into work- from- home areas.
- The third most trending combination is the Kitchen with a Play area in which moms can keep an eye on their toddler while working in Kitchen, thus making her life a little easy
- Also with being caught up at home all day and gyms being closed, people are working out at home. They are indulging in reusing their storage spaces or garage areas to workout.
2. Biophilic Design
This trend consists of including natural elements ( sunlight, moonlight, plants, etc.) in your modern built interiors. Such elements help in improving creativity and productivity. Researches show that incorporating such elements directly or indirectly helps in reducing stress, balancing blood pressure, and heart rates.
Direct sources:
- Use of indoor plants, green walls, etc.
- Use of natural light.
- Incorporating water elements like fountains.
Indirect sources:
- Using images of nature
- Having colors that are found in nature like earthy tones or greens
- Using materials like stone, wood, bricks, bamboo, etc.
In today’s society, when sustainability has taken such an important position in day to day life, biophilic designs are becoming a big part of everyone’s life.
3. Earth Tones
Embracing earth tones is one of the most trending design styles of 2020. Earth tones like yellow ocher, burnt orange, rustic brown not only bring a warm feeling when looked at but also give a welcome vibe. Earth tones indulge well with whites for the soothing effect. Decor pieces like rugs, side tables, wall hangings, etc. can add subtle earth tones to your space.
Furniture and accessories mimic natural elements which are the same as being outdoors. Use this theme for a calming effect at your home. Alternatively, these tones can also be paired with bold elements like a black wardrobe or a dark grey sofa. It goes well and beautifully with both the styles and you don’t need to worry about a thing in this style!
4. Floral Wallpaper:
With the latest trending styles, mimicking outdoor feels, one of the easiest ways to get the same vibe is floral wallpaper. They are easy to incorporate in any color scheme with a wide variety of styles and colors. This style is eye-catchy yet so subtle, giving out perfect vibes of nature. It mixes so well with your space making nature a part of your house.
These can be used in any area big or small, large or lavish. But if you are uncertain of the way it will look or that you might just go wrong somewhere, first try them in small spaces like bathrooms, cozy corners of your balcony. And then you can decorate your entry areas, bedrooms, living rooms, etc.
5. Contrasting Decor:
If you come across high contrast decor on Pinterest or Instagram, don’t be surprised!! In contrast to the common practice of matching decor to walls or having the same color and style theme which is such a 2016 thing, people are now going with contrasting decor pieces to bring alive spaces. This style is perfect to create drama in a certain area and is trending all over the world with famous interior designers designing spaces for their clients in such style.
Contrast decor can be incorporated in terms of colors, materials, textures, design, etc. It is a bold theme that adds depth to your space. With high contrast color or material, space does not look “flat” or “boring”. It also creates a balance between elements for example neutral color tones for decor with bold print/ color curtains or wallpaper.
6. Home Office
The most trending design style of 2020 is possibly the work- from- home setup. With the rise in remote working, the need to have a comfortable space that is both productive and functional is important. It is not necessary to have a separate room for your home office, simply by organizing space creatively you can convert any area into a remote working space with your personal touch. This connects more to Multi-functional spaces.
Spaces in Bedroom, living room, storage spaces, any space can be converted in-home office with the comfortable feel of your own home. If you simply don’t have any space to spare, you can simply convert your sofa or bed into your workspace. There are unlimited possibilities for this idea.
7. Curvy Shapes
With straight crisp lines being in the trend of home design for quite a while now, curvy shapes of the ’60s and ’70s are making a comeback with a modern touch. They mold together to highlight the beauty of form. In upholstered furniture pieces, we are looking at pieces like sofas, armchairs, chaise lounges making a statement with their smooth amalgamation of curves with straight lines.
A sofa with a nice curve gives a welcoming feeling with its free form and a bend towards organic style. It also gives a feeling of biophilic design, inviting nature into homes. Using circular elements, curves in forms, twists, smooth free-flowing lines are all forms of softness we crave.
8. Canopy Beds
Canopy beds used to be luxury statements in castles and palaces, where the beds would have decorative curtains. In modern times though not much has changed as they are coming in style again. Canopy beds offer a touch of serenity and even luxury. They blend in well with any style bedroom. However, you just need to keep in mind the size of the frame compared to the size of the room and bed.
When you wish to drape the frame, make sure you choose a material that is light, breathable, and gives that special dreamy feeling.
9. Rattan+Wicker furniture
Once considered only as outdoor furniture and decor, rattan and wicker furniture is now an increasingly popular indoor decor as well. This style of furniture provides warmth and charm that can be used in any design style like boho, modern, transitional, and many more. Contrasting decor being in trend helps rattan and wicker style to flourish with it.
The furniture is made from fibrous plants, adds an organic feel that gels well with any style of home decor. For example, a modern living room with wicker armchairs or ottomans, a beach style bedroom with an accent chair. This piece of decor with any spaces adds a casual and comforting touch.
10. Mixed Metals
An obsession that is now popular with people is of metals. It is a growing trend to incorporate furnishings and furniture in metals like tin, copper, silver, gold, rose gold, etc. that take your design a step beyond. They easily outshine any other color or texture. But combinations of metals have to be done very carefully for example when mixing warm (gold, brass, copper, rose gold) and cold (stainless steel, silver, aluminum) choose one dominant and other subtle to maintain balance.
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