2021 brought with it some fun and easy to incorporate home styling trends. Keeping up with design trends can be exhausting and spendy, but it doesn’t have to be! Take advantage of a design professionals tried and true tips on how to make your space pop with the current trends without doing a complete redecorating project.
Mixing textures
We are seeing layers upon layers of varying textures to create a dynamic look. Think layering rugs, cement on raw wood, chunky knits on small-scale woven (or even velvet) upholstery. This look can be achieved by simply adding a patterned rug on top of a textured sisal or jute rug, a metal sculpture on a wood surface, or wooden beads in a ceramic bowl.


Green
I love incorporating greenery into the spaces I design. Whether it be faux plants or the real deal. What’s really popping are more luxurious and rich shades of green, like deep sages and emeralds. Plants are an easy way to add some bursts of green into your home, but a quick trip to your favorite home decor store or a little internet browsing can get you inspired. Accent pillows and throws (hint: velvet pillows and a knit throw), artwork or accessories are all easy ways to add the green shade trend in your home.


Brown
Stay with the color trend, and keeping it earthy, comes shades of brown. Brown is a great way to add warmth to a room – it can be done with pieces of wood furniture (I like to keep it natural), accent furniture upholstered in leather, or textured accents.


Raw Stone
Think rough and not quite so lustrous as a finished granite. Think travertine! If you’re looking for fancy vocabulary when asking a professional – request a honed finish. Honing is a technique that removes the reflective surface, or shine, from natural stone. I love seeing large pieces of raw stone used in a living space – like a coffee table or entry table.


All in all, if you’re following the design trends of 2021 – natural and earthy is the consistent look throughout interiors. I’m a huge fan, because truly, au naturale never goes out of style in my book.