5 Interior Design Trends that will be Outdated by 2023
Are you planning on a room refresh in the new year? Perhaps you intend on binge watching the latest home shows on TV over the holidays to get inspired?
Today, we are inundated with the current trends, you only need to scroll instagram- they are everywhere. But will they be a fit for your home say...a year from now, 2 years from now or even 5 years from now.
You’ve got your hard earned budget ready to spend, but did you know that you can spend in one of two ways?
Get all the trendy fixtures, paint, furniture and accessories you see plastered all over Instagram.
Use the classic design elements along with a few trendy pieces, giving a mix of style and personality to your space.
See, the last thing you want is to spend your hard earned budget on a trend that will be out-of-date before the new paint on your walls dries.
At MSID, we’re all about keeping it real and giving you interior design advice that will keep you loving your space way after the trends have changed.
5 Design Trends we see fading by 2023
5. Color Trend Fixtures
Black and gold are lovely but become outdated quickly. Rather than doing a fixture in both colors, I would recommend an all gold or all black fixture. Check out a post we wrote earlier this month on Mixing Metals to keep your design interesting.
Here is an excerpt….
“Creating homes that have timeless character is my thing. I strongly dislike wasting money, resources, and time. So, when we create spaces that are too trendy and go out of style, we end up wasting all of the above. Which brings me to what I want to talk about today: mixing metal finishes to create a timeless interior with character. There is an art to mixing metal finishes in a balanced way. We are here to help you as best we can in this blog post. As with all things— trust yourself. You are the owner of your space and the most important thing is that the things you choose speak to you!”
4. Open Shelves in your Kitchen
While I love open shelves in a kitchen (I’ve had them in my last three kitchens) I do believe there needs to be a balance. I would never design an entire kitchen and do all open shelving in place of upper wall cabinets. Sure they are an easy, and less expensive fix than full cabinetry, but you always have to keep it clean and organized. I only display items on my open shelves that are being used daily so I never have to worry about dust and grime because the truth is all kitchens have that. So while I don’t 100% agree that open shelving will be completely out, if you are designing a kitchen, I recommend a combination of open and closed upper storage. I love the ease and accessibility of displaying and being able to grab for my everyday dishes on open shelving so for me they will always be a feature in my kitchen.
3. Everything Painted White
Colors trends come and go but in 2021 there is a shift towards warm, earth tones. Lots of design vendors are offering products that embrace natural colors like warm browns, greens, and terracotta. - White walls are clean and bright but it takes a trained eye to get it just right. There is no such thing as the perfect white and to prevent your space from feeling sterile, it is important to introduce different layers and textures. You can check out my posts on my favorite whites here. And if you are ready for more color in your life and home, I encourage you to check out my series of Whole Home Color Palettes.
2. Shiplap
It’s a cool look but did you know that before plywood, before drywall, before plaster, there was shiplap. It was used to keep rooms warm and dry and was meant to be covered over. Now, I’m not convinced we won’t still see this in the upcoming year as wall panelling of some sort is a classic farmhouse, country, cottage look. However, I think the Joanna Gaines Shiplap that we’ve seen in recent years is going bye bye. Now Tongue and Groove panelling, for example, has always been around. We usually see it installed vertically and when painted it looks fabulous. But I feel it is best suited for a country home. English cottages has been using vertical paneling for decades so while I don’t expect it to go away, you will see it become less of a trend.
1. Barn doors
It’s part of the farmhouse aesthetic, but these doors aren’t good at being.…doors. They don’t do what doors are meant to do...keep out noise, light...and add privacy to a room. I do feel this trend has been overdone. Sure, they have their place and the hanging mechanism is convenient when you want a door and don’t necessarily have the space for a swing door and a pocket door won’t work. If we continue to see these, it will be a more modern profile door using the barn door hardware.
Don’t kill a trend by overdoing it
How to Make a Trend Timeless
I’m not saying eliminate the trends. To get the most of your space...and your dollars...don’t kill a trend by overdoing it. Good design is about style and timeless elements mingled with trends and personality. Here’s how to incorporate interior design trends without going overboard:
Trends come and go...that’s what makes them trends. But trends can add up quickly. Especially when they become permanent (or semi-permanent) fixtures to
your space. And don’t try to cram a trend into your current decor. The key to using trends is to just calm down and not add it everywhere but put it in one very strategic, beautiful place.
Then it’s great.
Then you’re not committed to it. So when the trend does change, you can change to fit the new style. Take aspects of those trends and make it livable.
To make the trends more classic, add texture.
Layer in some of your personality. The other thing... Don’t “fight” with something that’s fixed in your home. If you have a brick fireplace that you don’t like...don’t ignore that. Maybe your wood floors have a red tone to them. That doesn’t necessarily mean you should go through the expense of refinishing and/or replacing them to be on the white oak floor trend. There are colors you could paint your walls as well as decor and furnishings you could use to help tone down the red of your wood floors.
I want to help you refresh without a huge investment. So five years down the road when you have that itch to make a change, you can! When you have the good bones of design...
you can change your artwork
you can change your pillows
you can change an area rug
you can change your paint color
When you’ve got a good solid design behind it, you can completely change the vibe of the room without having to reinvest everything.
