The One Decor Trend You Will Want To Embrace This Year

According to interior designer Kate Lester, 2021 is all about embracing "livable luxury and versatility in design" (via Good Housekeeping). This may mean some much needed updates to your current home aesthetic. While 2020 was all about integrated hardware, monochromatic palettes, and 1970s geometric prints (via Elle Decor), 2021 is bucking the trend in favor of a less structured look.

After a year of quarantine stuck working remotely in the home, renovations became a national past time. We were forced to "rethink less-used spaces and embrace furniture concepts that played double duty," according to Lester, and she couldn't be more on the money. Lester predicts the next step for home decor will be all about embracing comfort and adaptability. Harsh industrial designs will be disposed of in favor of a warmer, antiquated approach. This means you can say goodbye to minimalism and hello to multi-functionalism. 

But the number one trend we expect to see become a home mainstay is biophilic design, a.k.a indoor plants and living walls!

Luxury interior designer Emilie Munroe called indoor plants "a win on all levels: aesthetic, functional and mental" (via Good Housekeeping). Not only do they give residents a sense of duty and fulfillment by caring for them, but they also effortlessly freshen a space. "[Plants] bring the clarity and calm of nature indoors and act like sculpture on a shelf or table top," Munroe explained. A true win-win!

Designer Becky Shea suggested that seasoned plant owners take their plant games a step further with a biomontage wall (via Elle Decor). Often called "living walls" or "vertical gardens," biomontage walls were created in 1938 by Professor Stanley Hart White of the University of Illinois to create a "vegetation-bearing architectonic structure and system" (via Dwell). While it appears White may have been ahead of his time, living walls are now one of the most popular aesthetics used to incorporate indoor greenery.

In addition to looking chic, the living artwork could also positively affect your health. Shea stated that adding a living wall to the home "improves mental health and the overall ecosystem." Now that's a trend we can get behind!