Home decor trends
Home decor trends – the key looks for updating interiors
Home decor trends
Hands up if your home is a constantly evolving mix of all the things you love – as it should be. But as with new season fashion trends we see new emerging new home decor trends each season, that tempt us to update our homes – rather than change them entirely.
Whilst ‘trends’ change and evolve, they do so at different paces – some are popular for years rather than merely a season. Take the Nordic trend, it has been with us for years now and yet continues to surprise and delight. But there are also key colours that become the big thing for decorating our homes – especially now with various ‘Colour of the Year‘ accolades.
Colour news: Colours that go with grey – from blush pink to navy blue and ochre
Read on, and you’ll discover that many of our key trends for spring/summer 2020 offer new ways to update an existing decor. This means you don’t have to redecorate your whole home to be on song with the latest styles.
Home Decor Trends 2020
There’s no escaping trends. Whether you live by them or feel totally unaffected, from popular paint shades to furniture choices, everything designed for our homes is influenced by a wider trend.
We’ve seen the previews from all your favourites on the high street and beyond; and trust us when we say there is plenty to look forward to! We’ve rounded up the top home decor trends to look out for to help give homes a refresh for 2020.
Trend 1. Abstract Energy
This is the fun, free-spirited interiors trend that takes inspiration from abstract expressionist artwork. With bold geometrics, hand-drawn sketches and playful blocks of colour this look is all about expressing personality in our homes. The purpose is to evoke emotion and create a mood – and that, it certainly does.
Bold patterns and punchy colours lend a more playful approach to styling a decor. As with the expressionist art movement this trend celebrates the imperfect and fluidity of hand-drawn forms – line drawings play a key focus within this look.
The colour palette
This is where colour comes into the forefront. This trend allows you to be bold with colours, even with combinations – try burnished red with navy or mustard with mauve.
New season collections from Debenhams; West Elm; Habitat; Furniture Village; Charlotte’s Locks Modern Emulsion by Farrow & Ball
Where to use it
In any room you want to make a statement. Translating from canvas this trend is best represented flat on cushions, duvet covers, statement rugs and wallpaper designs.
This fabulous design has certainly won our hearts. It perfectly demonstrates the artistic flare of this new trend and embraces the tactile details, popular from the past season.
Buy now: Nina Embroidered Cushion, £25, Marks & Spencer
Trend 2. Structured Simplicity
Evolving from the Nordic Retreat trend of 2019 this look is stripped back style back. The purpose is to create a calm, comfy, chilled-out space to relax in – it’s all about making our homes a safe, inviting space to rest and regenerate.
Had grey had its day? The new neutrals are warming, as we look to create a calm yet uplifting space to retreat to from the outside world.
Trade bold and bright for soft and neutral and go for pared-back pieces and considered choices. This element of more thoughtful home choices comes from the trend for being aware of sustainability.
Where to use it
This look works in any setting, whether it’s a rustic kitchen or a small modern bathroom, but it’s especially at home in a living room or bedroom, paired with a dark accent colour.
When to choose it
You like simple, understated style and honest, unfussy pieces but still want a home that feels relaxed and comfortable rather than overly minimalist. You’re drawn to crafted, artisan style, raw materials and unrefined finishes and prefer to invest in quality pieces rather than quick-fix buys. Textures and tactile qualities are taking the place of bold colours for adding interest.
