Year after year, what’s trending and what’s popular can change drastically, and suddenly that pet sofa doesn’t look so cool anymore, the dress you loved got dated, and even that singer who sings the song you love has gone replaced by a renewed version of itself. What, at first, may seem sad and cruel on the one hand is also what keeps the trends so interesting.
2021 was a milestone year in many respects. That’s when the houses gained new functions and were our central refuge. They ended up gaining special attention from many people. Who doesn’t know someone who took advantage of this time to change a piece of furniture, renovate the decoration or change the color of the walls?!
Amidst this, trends were emerging, and others were being forgotten. In today’s post, we’ll talk about the biggest decor trends in 2021. And read carefully and carefully. After all, many of these waves may still be on the rise in 2021and serve as inspiration for your “new year, new decor.”
Oh, and #SpoilerAlert, if you want to know what’s coming in trends for 2022, stay tuned here on the blog that, before 2021 is over, we’ll tell you everything!
1- Home Office
Yes, it is indisputable. The home office, as a matter of necessity, was the grand champion of decoration trends 2021. Remote work has been instituted in many companies, and just any desk is not always enough. The home office created an environment where you can stay productive, creative, and functional without interruptions and without looking like you’re off duty at home. Spacious table, chair suitable for those in the same position for hours on end, bookshelves – we combine the comfort of the “home” with the elegance of the “office.”
2- Multifunctional Environments
This was a year in which we had to adapt to stay at home as much as possible. With that came the home office and homeschooling – and rooms in the house that could perform more than one function became essential. Kitchens and dining rooms, mainly, had to adapt. We even explored this topic on the blog with the text Todo Ambiente Can Be a Home Office.
3- Super produced children’s rooms
Remember when we were kids, and our rooms were…average? Regular bed, everyday wardrobe, ordinary dresser. All quite boring! In 2021, children’s rooms continued to follow a growing trend of becoming more and more fun and developed, especially for little ones – as is the case with Montessori decoration. If creativity were to live in your house, of course, she would want to sleep in the children’s room!
4- Used and sustainable items
With the advance of global warming and the growing awareness for a more sustainable life, the 2021 decorations were also marked by a brake on unbridled consumption. Both second-hand items and those made from sustainable production play an important role in reducing waste – and still allow you to take the authenticity of your decor to another level.
By the way, do you already know Mobly Used? It is our second-hand furniture buying and selling platform. Go there! Who knows what someone wants to get rid of is not the pearl you were looking for to complete your decor.
5- Traditional Dining Tables
The large dining tables also marked a return to the ’50s. The environment is standing out from the rest of the house in the 2021 decor, as an area reserved only for meals and receiving and entertaining guests. Leave the multifunctionality to other rooms. In the dining room, people eat and talk about the day.
6- Baskets in the decoration
Yes, they were born to keep what you don’t want dancing around your house. But that year, the baskets proved versatile and occupied a place in decoration. Don’t hang your laundry basket on the wall just yet, but believe that some pieces can be true works of art that deserve to be highlighted in your home.
7- Wicker
Wicker also shined in the 2021 decoration. The chairs, tables, chandeliers, or decorations returned to a certain nostalgia for a grandmother’s house. It was once considered an outdoor material, but it took on roles inside and outside the home – once again, bringing the connection to nature and a touch of coziness.
8- Biophilic Design
What is it? Maybe you don’t know it by the first name, but for sure, in 2021, you became familiar with this style. It is nothing more than incorporating elements of natural origins in the decoration, either in the raw material or in the addition of more plants and natural light in the environment.
This type of decoration is a source of many benefits for the mind and body, such as increased productivity and creativity, reduced stress, and balanced blood pressure.
9- Curves
A return to design from the ’60s and ’70s. Once again, it’s the inspiration in nature occupying an ever-increasing space inside the home. Organic formats were the inspiration for sofas, armchairs, chaises, benches, etc.
10- Earth Tones
Although Pantone 2020 was the Classic Blue, who stole the show in the 2021 decor color trend were earth-and plant-inspired tones. The relaxed and opaque colors gave way to others that inspire more warmth and comfort, such as brown, olive green, dark orange, and others.
It seems that since we’ve been indoors for so long, this shift has been in the quest for a feeling of more incredible warmth and warmth – and, of course, to bring some of the outside environment in. This is a trend that recurs a lot throughout this list.
