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INTERIOR DESIGN TRENDS 2021

THE COVID EFFECT

Each year designers, paint suppliers, architects, trend setters, all the fashion forward thinkers,
create a list of What’s Hot in the world of nterior design. Décor ideas often follow
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what’s happened in clothing fashion. This year we’re seeing a pull back on trends that have
been hot for quite a while. After a tumultuous 2020 and thanks to a pandemic,
here are a few design trends that we see changing in 2021.

COLOUR MINIMALISM
In 2020, paint trends by For a few years the
Benjamin Moore were trend has been to
light, bright and lots of live with less, and
fun pastels. This year, before Covid, I
Benjamin Moore is myself made the
featuring muted, warm switch to wanting
and soothing tones that fewer “things”
will bring us comfort as around me and
we spend more time in more enjoying
our homes. We all need quality time with
to feel safe during these people. But people
challenging times, and are doing more
colour is the easiest and online shopping
most economical way to now, buying more
change a room and stuff, possibly to fill
refresh your spaces. So the void left by not
paint on people! going out to shop,
or just because
Benjamin Mooreʼs Colour of the Year 2021
OPEN FLOOR PLANS Aegean Teal they’re bored at
With many of us working home with a credit
from home, supervising online learning for card burning a hole in their pocket! For me,
kids at home, cancelling travel plans and the plan to spend quality time with friends
eating at home more than going out, we and family has not changed – just how to
need quiet spaces more than we used to. do it safely! And shopping? I think it’s re-
That makes open floor plans not quite so at- ally important to shop local and support
tractive. I have more people requesting local businesses as much as possible.
desk areas to be integrated into kitchen ren-
ovation plans, and extra storage for bulk DISPOSABLE FURNITURE
buying. We’re not knocking walls down, Staying away from often flimsy, “some
we’re putting them back up. Dining rooms assembly required” furniture, decor or
that are used maybe four times a year for cabinetry has thankfully become a trend to
special occasions are being turned into stay. More homeowners are opting to buy
more usable spaces to suit changing needs. quality, Canadian-made furniture and
A request I’m getting more often is help in cabinets if they can, because they know
figuring out the balance between gathering their investment will pay off in the long
spaces and individual spaces – and craft run. Also, reducing the freight cost in the
rooms or hobby rooms are definitely hav- form of pollution is always a good thing in
ing a moment, as we find new ways to fill my books!
our days.
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