![]() Use natural stone in many applications to create a timeless look. ![]() Invest in solid wood furniture because it is ‘changeable’. ![]() Use plants to add a touch a nature to ANY room. Use black in neutral rooms to define, enhance, and add contrast to the context of your design. So, use color in accents that are easy and inexpensive to switch out. You will get tired of color much faster than neutrals. Stick to Neutrals (Yes Black is a Neutral) They’re easy to spot because they’re either quirky or feel a little out of place with the rest of what’s going on with the design style you like. These things burn bright and get pushed in advertising, displays and catalogs.įads are the slightly anachronistic, flashy, or bold. Or, repeated textures or finishes on everything in your favorite design style. Remember, they’re the gestures that make a statement. There you have it, 5 ways to know for sure if your home is timeless.Īppreciate what you love about tending décor in the design style you gravitate to, but don’t get caught up micro-trends. You can paint, refinish, reupholster and re-imagine the use of things as time goes by. If the gravitational pull is strong, then that’s usually an indication of something you’ll have for a long time.Īnd keep in mind that there’s usually a way to work in a piece that you absolutely love into future iterations and evolutions of your style. If you see it and you just know – holy crap! That would look amazing in my house! Then that’s a pretty strong yes.įlip it around and ask yourself, would I regret NOT getting it? If the piece is hyper specific and has all the “fussy” details of the trend de jour, maybe it’s a no.Ī classic wood tone or a classic black finish, straight lines, unfussy details, these are more likely to be timeless. If you’re on the fence, that’s usually a no. Pay attention to how you really feel when you’re considering. If it’s an investment piece, will it translate to other styles down the road?Ī good way to know for sure is: can it change?ĭoes it have a broad appeal that will compliment other design styles? Will this thing I’m interested in adding to my home evolve with my current style? When in doubt about whether a choice you’re making for your house is timeless, ask yourself these 3 gut-check questions. They’re things like the 1970’s bean bag chairs and avocado green kitchen appliances.ģ Questions to Stay on Track for a Timeless Home They’re the “hot look of the moment” things that usually occur within the lifespan of a trend. Mid Century Modern, from approximately 1945 to 1969, was also a trend.įads, on the other hand, are interesting moments that catch attention, usually for much shorter times. In interior design terms, trends are decorating styles with distinguishable characteristics that usually last 10 to 20 years.Īmerican Modernism, from approximately 1919 to 1939, was a trend. ![]() They define Trend as, “movement in a particular direction.” Merriam Webster defines Fad as “a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal.” Switching out pillows and pottery is a lot less expensive then switching out staple pieces of furniture. They’ll give you that look for the time being, and you won’t feel that sunk cost feeling when you tire of them and want to switch them out for something else. Things like decorative cabinets that had the chipped paint jobs and the dining tables and chairs that were banged up and gauged so that they resembled very old and worn pieces? Remember a couple years ago when you walked into every furniture or big box store, and you saw all the new furniture pieces that were beat up to look like old stuff? Let’s take Farmhouse style as an example: It’s probably easiest to think about this in terms of seeing the micro shifts happening within macro trends. This is about understanding the difference between a trend that has “legs”, meaning staying power, and fads that are hot right now, but won’t last through the long haul. I’m going to walk the fine line right off the bat. 1.Ěppreciate – But Don’t Go ALL IN on Trends When you cross check your decorating decisions with each of these 5 criteria, you’ll save money, time and avoid unnecessary and discouraging disappointments. ![]() You can apply this advice to small or big rooms. A timeless looking home isn’t hard to achieve when you understand these 5 core things that are true for every design style no matter what. ![]()
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