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Jay Johnson - Happy 2024, everyone! We wish you a special time for coming together with family, friends, and neighbors and appreciating your home and all it offers. If you see the need to make home improvements in the months to come, consider these tips and trends from a few design experts.
“The interior design world will certainly embrace character, a connection to nature, and sustainable practices. Any other trends align with the principles emitted by this powerful trio. ”
Decorilla: the home office becomes permanent
Decorilla made a list of their forecasts for design trends in the new year. Do any of them resonate? Click here for more information.
Green living breathes in freshness - by now you know that sustainable materials and adding plants and living walls to your interiors is a trend that’s here to stay
Smart homes bring the future to your fingertips - look for AI to enter into home management along with other cool tech to make lighting, heating, cooling, and home security a breeze
Unique tiles make a statement - we’ve always been big fans of unique and bold floor and wall tiles
The home office becomes permanent - you’ve emerged from the pandemic, but you and your family still need that room for business … even if it’s devoted to hobbies, from crafting to writing
Traditional redefined for contemporary appeal - IWI has always been fans of mixing it up when it comes to styles, combining the old and new and reinvigorating both
Natural lighting embraces sunshine all day - think big windows, skylights, sheers versus curtains
Warm minimalism invokes serene simplicity - celebrating smooth surfaces and clutter-free rooms
Click here to discover 14 more 2024 trends from Decorilla.
“In considering how we might refresh our spaces in 2024, we asked several Southern decorators to share their home design predictions and what trends we can expect to see grow in popularity—and which ones will lose their luster. From thoughtful details to painted wood walls, these are the biggest decor trends of 2024 according to Southern designers.”
Southern Living: layered furnishings, as in this interior by Frances Macdougall
Southern Living asked Southern designers for their favorite upcoming trends. Here are a few.
A show of restraint - paring back rooms to the bare essentials and building on that focus removes the superfluous and nonessential
A shift towards neutrals - with even plusher fabrics, color and pattern can take more of a backseat
Warmer hues - painting all elements of a room can elevate the look and beauty of any space
Saturated cabinet colors - you’ll be seeing a lot more purple and eggplant cabinetry in the future
Click here for 8 more 2024 trends from Southern Living
“Color experts are predicting that people will be much more adventurous with their color choices with bright pinks, playful aquas, and rich browns leading the charge. Of course, neutrals will never go out of style, but they are warming up with buttery and blush tones rising in popularity. All experts also agree color will be more personal than ever in the coming years.”
Veranda: earthy greens and unapologetic pinks and reds
Veranda surveyed color experts and they say the following will be “huge” for 2024.
The dark (and chic) side - rich deep colors to balance all those pops of color
Bringing back the blues - blue is making a major resurgence (we’d argue it never went out of style)
Intriguing purples - experiment with color here, from purples and eggplant to lilacs
Unapologetic pinks and reds - the Barbie influence continues
Lustrous yellows and oranges - many choices for Color of the Year come from this color family
Earthy greens - muted, toned-down, approachable greens are calming and elegant
Warming neutrals - think your old neutrals with more buttery and off-white tones
Click here to read more about the 7 color trends that will be huge in 2024.
Here are two more resources for design inspiration in the new year. Wishing you the best year ever!
Elle Decor: 9 Interior Design Trends to Watch in 2024
Tatler Asia: Interior Design and Furniture Trends for 2024