2021 Home Decor Trends tell you how to decorate your home

For the novice decoration, the trend of decoration industry can help us make the right choice. This article mainly talks about the decoration style in 2021, it’s stylish solutions that are practical – trends that last. And, I don’t want my customers to feel like they need to change everything in their whole home or room.

 

There are also items that are semi-permanent and rather challenging and expensive to change (e.g. tile floors, backsplashes, kitchen cabinets).  So bear this in mind as you make choices that you may need to live with for 20-30+ years and may impact the selling price of your home later.

 

 

Cool color tones are preferred

 

Cool tones include grays and blues, while warm colors are yellows, reds and oranges (think about the sun).  I’d say that at least 80% of our customers prefer cool tones, 10% warm tones and the other 10% go for a blend.

 

When it comes to paint colors for the walls, this translates to grays, greiges, blues and whites.

 

For flooring, this translates to dark brown floors (e.g. ebony, espresso, dark walnut), grays, white washes and natural with water borne poly (i.e. a move away from yellow, orange and reddish floors…or even underlying red/yellow tones).

 

For cabinets, this translates to whites, grays and blues (both cool light blues and navy) and espresso.  There’s a strong preference for painted cabinets or very dark stained cabinets and a move away from light or mid toned wood…or wood that shows a strong grain. With white, black or blue closets, a retro brass handle will make the whole look even brighter.

 

These cool color preferences also transgress into hardware and appliances. With white, black or blue closets, a retro brass handle will make the whole look even brighter. For appliances, stainless steel is by far the most popular, but also icy whites and blacks also work with the cool color palette.

 

Hardwood and hardwood flooring look-alikes

 

Hardwood is by far the preferred flooring type and it keeps growing.  Homeowners are so in love with hardwood that they are expanding its presence within the home to the kitchen, entryway and powder rooms.

 

The 2nd most popular choice is to use alternative flooring surfaces that look like hardwood.  So we see porcelain tile planks that look like hardwood and now we have engineered vinyl planks (such as Coretec Plus) that looks like real wood.  These products are incredible because they look like real hardwood…but they are waterproof!

 

Open concept floor plans

 

This has been on the rise for many years as most generations (Millenials, Gen Xers and Boomers) prefer an open floor plan, especially where the kitchen and family room (or kitchen and dining room) are combined into one (and the dining room is usually converted to a family room).