Trendy designs have a tendency to look too bold, and traditional designs are sometimes boring to look at. It’s always been a dilemma – whether to design with the latest trends or to opt for a timeless look that you can enjoy for years to come. Because designing your home is not something you do frequently, it’s highly essential that you know what kind of design will make you feel ‘at home’.
Well, if you cannot decide instantly, it’s a good idea to combine both the styles and create a cohesive look that includes a few of the latest trends and a few timeless design styles.
Designing with the latest trends
Interior design is quite a dynamic field and the latest trends are always ‘just around the corner’. With the constant equations of what’s IN and what’s OUT, it’s very difficult to keep up. Also, if it’s a trend – it will definitely have an expiry date. Even if it seems so perfect today – and so exquisite, it will look like antique in a very short period of time! The styles that are considered really cool today will begin to look tacky and outdated. Well, if you do decide to go for the trendy look, be prepared to redecorate after a while. On the other hand, you can select decorative elements that look trendy – but do not have the potential to lose their charm in the future too. Mostly something that speaks your personal style so that it won’t go out of your list of favorite things even if trends say that it’s out of fashion!
Use current styles for your accent pieces
As mentioned earlier, there need not be a clear choice between timeless or trendy. You can find a middle ground and decorate your rooms with a trendy look that you might cherish for a long time. The key lies in how you incorporate the latest design trends and limit the vogue items to something that is replaceable. In that way, just in case, the styles change in a few years, you can always replace the decorative pieces with new ones! The swapping out of old elements wouldn’t be a very costly affair too. Further, when following trends, less is always more. Cluttering an entire room of highly trendy pieces of décor will not create the necessary impact. It gets too tiring for the eye. There is no single piece that the eye can rest upon and admire. So select a minimum of two trendy pieces for a room and balance them out within the remaining décor of the room.
Timeless rooms are inspired from the past
Very few design trends are truly revolutionary – that’s a fact. What we perceive as current trends actually may actually be inspirations from some of the really old classic styles. So, if you are looking for timeless designs, take a look at the classic styles that have decorated the past.
Making a choice could be tricky. Do you want a classic, timeless look or a trendy, modern look? The answer does not have to be black or white – just so long as you create a perfect balance and harmony within the house.
If you need some advice, our interior design consultants will be happy to help! Simply browse through their profiles here at IDprop!
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