There are many reasons 2021 had been brought in with much cheer and fanfare. While 2020 has changed the way we live, work and operate, there’s hope that its successor could usher in some normalcy. What this year also brings with it is a whole new set of interior design trends that are influenced by our evolved lifestyle choices.
From remote work spaces to collapsible furniture and indoor play areas, 2021 indeed has a lot of change in the offing! If you’re looking for design inspirations to modify your interiors to suit your all-new way of life, check out our list of the biggest 2021 interior design trends. While life may crawl back to normal over the coming year, these trends are sure to stick on much longer! Take a look.
Accent Chairs
Accent chairs have been around for years and help greatly in upping the anté of any living space. These classic interior design essentials come in various forms to suit your requirement and taste. Go with a wingback chair to place alongside a book rack and create a cozy reading nook. A pair of chesterfield chairs are ideal to join a makeshift fireplace. Choose barrel chairs if it’s a bar area you’re looking to furnish. Either way, there are loads of options in accent chairs to choose from that can give your living room a much needed face-lift at a nominal cost.
Decorative Smart Lighting
Taking the aesthetic appeal of a living room up a notch is something that we will witness a lot this year. It will, of course, be done on a budget and on a utilitarian basis. Smart lighting solutions that can be controlled remotely from gadgets will see a big boom this year. A more professional and subtle lighting structure may also see demand as living rooms are the new virtual meeting rooms. We’re looking at chic hanging lights, simple spotlights, statement pedestal lights and table lights getting a lot of traction this season. Lighting that is soothing to the eyes to negate hours of screen time is also something remote workers would prefer.
Hosting-Friendly Furniture
Dining out has taken a plunge in 2020 and similar trends are set to continue in 2021 in terms of lifestyle preferences. In the absence of meeting outdoors, the only safe way to socialize is to play host indoors. Social gatherings restricted to homes call for furniture that accommodates guests. Furniture that’s hosting-friendly is going to see a big surge in 2021. We’re looking at compact mobile tables and outdoor lounges that can be modified to suit many floor plans. Collapsible tables and extendable lounges are all set to make it big this year.
State-of-the-Art Entertainment Units
Outdoor entertainment in the form of movies, plays and sports have drizzled down come pandemic. Homeowners are now seen investing in top-class entertainment units boasting of media that has the whole family hooked. Think Play Stations, Wii consoles, Blu Ray movie players, state-of-the-art smart televisions to binge on those online series, and more. Some buyers with a rather deep pocket may also come to demand in-house home theatres with recliner seats and projectors, if they’re missing visiting the movies often. This means an all-encompassing entertainment unit in the living room is in order, and that’s one of the biggest interior design trends we will witness in 2021. Retro designs furniture has been a pioneer in the space of luxurious TV cabinets, and we’re certainly going to see more of their furniture styles around in the coming year.
Free Open Spaces
Open spaces are the need of the hour for children who are confined to their homes. While indoor open spaces may not be as enjoyable as outdoor ones, we will see homeowners trying to incorporate an area that is open to explorative floor playing for their toddlers. The pandemic has made creches and day cares a bleak possibility for young parents, so it comes down to entertaining their kids in the confined area in their homes. For those working from home, keeping an eye on their children in the living room is a lot more practical than having to leave those virtual meetings to peek into their nursery or playroom ever so often. A sectionalized carpeted floor space or even a floor rug is a safe nook for kids to indulge in independent playing.
Indoor Plants
With most of the day being spent indoors, homeowners are looking for ways to tie in their interior spaces with nature. What better way than to sprinkle around indoor potted plants, plant hangers and pedestal pots to decorate a living room! Plant hangers are gorgeous statement pieces for a dining area adjoining to a living space.
If your living room boasts of French windows, accentuate its appeal with a line of small potted plants. If you can’t take that French holiday this year, at least you can bring in an element of Cote d’Azur to your home!
Home Offices
Now that working from home is an established way of life, home owners are looking to blend this realm of life into their spaces. Compact home offices are increasingly becoming part of living rooms to enable working while keeping an eye on the kids, getting the dinner stewing and being available for their pet. Decorating a home office to keep your productivity up is essential. A corner nook in the living room is most ideal to set up a work space, with plenty of natural sunlight to reduce strain on the eyes. Workspaces in neutral colors and made of durable materials are the call of the hour.
Less Is More
Minimalism scores big yet again in the interior decor trends of 2021. What with the turbulent financial situation in 2020, people are inclined towards tuning down their expenses in a big way. That means lesser refills of pot pourri, ditching indulging in that expensive vase for the dining area and fewer curtains around the home. Any small trims in the home decor budget is going to be big in 2021. Brace yourselves for a blizzard of minimalism!
These functional home decor ideas are sure to infuse a dash of freshness into your otherwise mundane life, thanks to COVID-19. So scurry along and choose your favorite picks to give your living room that much-awaited revamp!
