10 Interior Design Trends to Leave Behind in 2020
Out with the old, in with the bold! Design trends in 2020 bring vibrant color and elegant comfort to decor, with an emphasis on functionality. Updating your living room, bedroom, or dining room will enhance your life with the smart innovations trending for the new decade. Remember the shag carpet of the 1970s or the waterbeds of the 1980s? Don’t let your home get stuck in the wrong era! Matter Brothers makes updating easy. Our Pinellas Park leather sofas are just one example of a design that’s as functional and beautiful as it is current. Our designers are experts at creating a look that’s never dated. Here are 10 design trends to leave behind as you move boldly into a new decade.
1. What’s Out: Traditional Dining Tables
The formal polished wood, glass, and marble-topped tables are losing favor because of their rigidity and formality. Many homeowners now forego a formal dining room altogether, so traditional tables are on the way out.
What’s In: Cozy Dining Areas
Current dining trends involve rustic tables, softer upholstered dining chairs, and the addition of warm lighting, a fireplace, or an overstuffed chair in the corner. Wicker and Rattan tables are popping up for indoor and outdoor dining. With the fast pace of life in the new decade, customers want dining areas that let you linger a while and offer a respite from the world.
2. What’s Out: Accent Walls
That swath of wallpaper you were only bold enough to use on 1/4 of the room? Or that pebbled wall that only sits behind your stove? It’s so 2010. Design for 2020 is about committing to a color or pattern and using it more generously. Go ahead and pull down that accent wall, or accentuate the whole room.
What’s In: Total Accentuation
If you like textured wallpaper, a tiled wall, or stone accent, carry it throughout the room. In 2020, go big in your design trends for a look that is current and individual to you. Accentuate the entire room in your favorite pattern, and compliment yourself on your newfound confidence.
3. What’s Out: Metal Bed Frames
Luxury and comfort are key in 2020 design concepts, and it’s about time! That metal bed frame may have been stylish in 2000, but with age comes wisdom, and it’s clear that metal bed frames are clunky and uncomfortable. The cold look doesn’t gel with current aesthetics. Plus, try leaning against one to read- ouch!
What’s In: Comfortable Bedding
This is the year to splurge on luxurious sheets, a quality mattress, and an upholstered bed frame. Life is not going to slow down for you, so your bed should entice you to slow down. You spend a third of your life in your bed- shouldn’t it be your favorite piece of furniture?
4. What’s Out: High Maintenance Furniture
Linen, silk, cotton, and twill? Not in this decade. Durable fabrics have come a long way since the scratchy sofas of the 70s. The elegant living room where you had to keep your feet off the sofa and ban any food or drinks? That’s a thing of the past. People now use their sofa to watch the game, work from home, or host a cocktail party. It needs to look nice, but hold up even better, and high-maintenance fabrics don’t cut it.
What’s In: High-Performance Fabrics
New performance fabrics make every room accessible to every member of the family. They can be used in your messiest rooms, but also look tasteful enough for elegant living and dining rooms. These fabrics provide the multi-functionality today’s homeowner expects in each room.
5. What’s Out: Perfection
People are steering away from precious pieces, and looking for a more lived-in feel. A slight patina, a distressed look, or a natural stone are more favorable than polished wood, slick sofas, or marble countertops.
What’s In: Blending Old & New
Good news for homeowners, a curated look for 2020 means a thoughtful blend of old and new. So, you can keep your grandmother’s antique chair, and pair it with timeless pieces like our Pinellas Park leather sofas. In addition to blending antiques with current pieces, shop for travel souvenirs and regionally-made artifacts, since handmade one-of-a-kind accessories are on trend.
6. What’s Out: Modern Lines
Life is hard – shouldn’t your sofa be soft? Clean lines are one thing, but sharp edges, stiff leathers, and geometric tables are fading out. After a long day, you want to sink into your furniture, not perch on it perfectly poised.
What’s In: Rounded Edges
Design trends from the 80s include furniture with rounded edges. The tubular look has been given a fresh spin that’s both fun and chic, with a hint of nostalgia.
7. What’s Out: Traditional Classicism
Some classical pieces can look really dated, like heavy chandeliers, bulky drapery, and ornate trim. Traditional classic design used pastel wall hues, deep gold and red furnishings, rugs with scrolling patterns, and oil paintings in elaborate frames. These design elements are sure to date your home, so try the new “grandmillennial” counterpart.
What’s In: Millennial Classicism
“Grandmillennial” is an upgrade to the classicism of the past. It keeps classic elements like scalloped edges, chinoiserie, and topiaries, but balances them with a contemporary touch in the form of modern artwork and furniture with clean lines. This adds character to a room and prevents it from being outdated.
8. What’s Out: Gray on Gray
Luckily, gray has had its day, and we can send the drab color away. In fact, cool colors in general are being replaced by tones like olive, honey, and rose. Demand now calls for warm colors, rich hues, and color layering in the form of pattern.
What’s In: Print on Print
Contemporary living room with sofa and ornaments in front of a large window with curtains.
No more gray sofas on gray rugs against gray walls. The trend now is a print-on-print aesthetic for depth and distinction in a room. This means using the same print on your wallpaper as on your sofa, or using the same fabric on your drapes as your chairs. Upholstering walls is another way to create the look. The effect is an embracing feel to the room.
9. What’s Out: Pale Monochrome
Neutral hues feel safe, and they match with just about anything. But they also lack personality and character and don’t bring the room to life. If you’re a fan of neutrals, go with the new trend of black and white- it evokes more emotion while remaining timeless. Or neutralize your room by going monochromatic, but give the color a much-needed kick.
What’s In: Bold Monochrome
Cobalt Blue, Kelly Green, Aubergine, and Deep Plum are the new tones to drench your room in color. While the look doesn’t have to extend to covered furnishings, douse your trim, molding, walls, and large wooden pieces in a singular jewel-toned hue.
10. What’s Out: Mirrored Furniture
Mirrored furniture kicked off the new millennium with a bold presence, but it’s time to put it in the rear-view mirror. The sharp, shiny, fingerprint-laden surface makes it a trend synonymous with a bygone decade. Switch it out for a piece with a more natural glow.
What’s In: Lucite
Lucite has an ethereal quality without the glaring gleam of mirrored furniture. The translucent quality lends a lovely touch to lamps, tabletops, and accessories for any room in the house.
Find More 2020 Design Trends
Perhaps the biggest design trend for the new decade is multi-functional spaces. Now that movies, music, and social media travel from room to room, each room serves many purposes. You can work remotely, dial-up your dinner, or throw a last-minute party through your phone. Furniture that functions durably and beautifully helps you make the most of your home. Avoid the interior design blunder of outdated, impractical furniture. Take advantage of Matter Brothers’ complimentary design services to welcome your home into the new decade. Don’t hesitate to visit us at one of our 5 convenient locations, or contact us today!
