New Interior Décor Trends for 2020

Our home is an essence of our personalities, which is why it makes complete sense for a homeowner to want to decorate their house again and again, so it reflects their changing moods and lifestyle. While we want our interior décor to reflect ‘us,’ we also want to create a stylish home that’ll become the envy of our friends and family. 

The color of the year is…

Blue! That’s right, classic blue is named the color of 2020, so if you love nothing more than the calming hues of blue, then you’re in luck. The color is clean, neat, and elegant; you can paint your walls in classic blue, or you can buy furniture in shades of blue. It is an easy color to include in your home, making this an easy trend to follow.

Painting your walls is a simple way to immediately transform your home. You can either create a feature wall, or you can paint the entire room. Classic blue works wonders with mustard yellow and turquoise hues. 

Texture, texture, and more texture

Add personality and comfort to your home by adding texture throughout. This can be a difficult balance to strike, but it is a great way to decorate a room and draw interest to it. 

For a living room or bedroom, blankets and pillows are an obvious means of adding texture. However, you can also add texture through plants (think fresh flowers but also dried) and prints. Texture can be added by having a smooth photo frame placed next to a wooden engraved one. It’s as simple as that!

Velvet is continuing to reign supreme in 2020. Velvet bar stools and sofas are still stylish and add depth to any room. Choose a velvet sofa in an unusual and daring color, such as pink or baby blue. Furthermore, you can add texture by including vintage touches such as swapping out typical doorknobs for ones made of glass. If you need inspiration, consult these DIY home projects that are perfect for homeowners on a budget. 

Sustainability 

Caring about the environment isn’t only a necessity if we want to save the planet, but it is also a means of dressing our homes so that they, too, can play their part in the eco-system. Fast fashion is all around us, but by investing in furniture that has been sustainably sourced, you are becoming more eco-conscious and reducing your waste. 

Upcycling furniture is not only good for the planet, but it is also fashionable and looks great within any home. When buying furniture, see if it made from recycled materials or has the FSC logo. 

Green kitchen cabinets

Yes, we did say that classic blue is the ‘in’ color for 2020, but that doesn’t mean you can forget about other colors that are upping in popularity. Pantone isn’t the only company with a color of the year, and Dulux has their own: Tranquil dawn, which is a lovely, soft green. 

Green helps create a nature-inspired cooking and eating area, and to make it even more botanical, you could add palm leaf wallpaper, natural wooden flooring, and plants with broad leaves like a Monstera plant (commonly called the Swiss cheese plant). 

Statement floors

This can be done throughout the house, but it would be best to keep a statement floor in one area so that it doesn’t become too much. The kitchen or bathroom are great places to add a statement floor, as you can include beautiful tiles that do all the talking while the rest of the rooms are kept to a minimum, so they don’t clash. You can also use statement flooring as a means of breaking up an otherwise open-plan room. For example, if you have an open plan kitchen and dining room, have statement tiles in the kitchen which swap to wooden planks. Not only does this look fantastic, but it also separates the two rooms without the confines of a wall. 

At the end of the day, trends come and go, which is why you should decorate your home how you want to and save it from becoming ‘dated.’ That being said, the above trends are timeless and minimal, meaning they will only enhance your home. Remember that when it comes to redecorating, be sure of your budget, the main elements of the room you wish to change, and the best way to do so. The last thing you want to do is go over budget or invest in low-quality materials that need to be replaced only a month or two down the line.