Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2021
The interior design trends of 2021 are inspired by nature, the research for well-being and intense and restful colors. Colors that recall the earth, houseplants, hints of navy blue, functional furnishings, smart working stations, are just some of the new furniture trends.
In a year in which our lifestyle has definitely changed, the desire to escape has led to a revolution in outdoor environments, a reinterpretation of outdoor spaces, terraces and gardens. In short, 2020 has decisively marked our habits and our needs.
The watchwords will be escape, relaxation, intimacy and comfort, which we will achieve thanks to the use of colors, the choice of style and the accessories we will surround ourselves with.
Natural materials and organic design
The return to an intimate and natural dimension is also expressed in the materials that will be trendy for home furnishing in 2021.
It starts with the floors made with porcelain tiles, combined with cotton, linen and wool, some of the fabrics that you can use for a comfortable, warm and light environment. It will be important to stratify: a tablecloth with runners, blankets and overlapping cloths on the bed, soft plaids in shades lying on the sofa. The choice of materials is also important, preferably recycled or biomaterials.
The five senses will also be increasingly involved in the so-called tactile design, a sensory experience stimulated by objects made not only to be admired, but also to be touched, because they are material and soft.
Shared and multifunctional spaces
The Covid emergency has led to some evolutions being taken to extremes. Clear distinctions no longer exist: spaces must be able to transform themselves from leisure places to workplaces in the shortest possible time and rooms no longer fulfill a single function. The kitchen and the living room overlap, the bathroom is the room where you can relax and listen to music, the bedroom is also an office for smart-working. To this hybrid function of the spaces is then added a push towards co-living, especially in large urban residential complexes. From the common laundry room to the kitchen, the home is no longer just a family nest but a larger community, which needs new forms and new rules.
Navy blue
Combined with light wood, white, gold, navy blue is a perfect color for furnishing accessories, home decor, walls, a deep color, which also in this case evokes nature, the sea, the sky, the desire for lightness and freedom. Neutral shades are a great classic, but navy blue dominates the interior shades. Refined and with character, according to chromotherapy it is a color that calms and relaxes, soothes the senses, perfect in the bedroom. The hue also recalls nature, the depths of the sea for example, but also the Art Deco interiors, opulent but not excessive.
Wallpaper
Back in our homes for some years now, wallpaper is at the top of the list of the trendiest decorative elements of 2021 with floral subjects, geometric patterns, black and white, 3d effect. Everyone has their own scenography, therefore, and each room is entrusted with their own mood, a way to personalize the walls of the house with their own style.
A greener thumb
Whether you live in an apartment with a balcony or you have a garden, take care of the greenery, adopting small indoor plants and learning a little about gardening. Indoor plants help us to maintain contact with nature even in the city, and some have positive effects on the air of the house, because they are not only beautiful to look at and complete any style of furniture, but they refresh, filter pollution and they release oxygen.
Gardening or taking care of a small vegetable garden becomes a way to clear your mind and do something concrete with your hands, stimulating different areas of the brain and fighting stress.
