Breathe New Life Into Your Home With 9 Simple Trend Updates
A budget-friendly shopping trip is what it takes to refresh your interior and make it current
From adding on-trend colours to incorporating stylish materials, follow these tips on how to quickly and easily update your décor without breaking the bank.
2. Introduce some desert tones
Revamp your space with some on-trend earthy hues. There’s no need to decorate the whole room. Here, a blue scheme has been instantly updated by painting the cooker alcove in a deep umber.
Revamp your space with some on-trend earthy hues. There’s no need to decorate the whole room. Here, a blue scheme has been instantly updated by painting the cooker alcove in a deep umber.
3. Try a little terrazzo
Terrazzo is that speckled composite material you might have seen used for flooring in office blocks. This year, designers have embraced the substance and run with it in all sorts of directions.
You could, of course, use it on your floor, but for a quicker alternative, keep an eye out for terrazzo-inspired accessories. These porcelain designs are a great way to subtly introduce the trend into your home.
Terrazzo is that speckled composite material you might have seen used for flooring in office blocks. This year, designers have embraced the substance and run with it in all sorts of directions.
You could, of course, use it on your floor, but for a quicker alternative, keep an eye out for terrazzo-inspired accessories. These porcelain designs are a great way to subtly introduce the trend into your home.
4. Texture your tiles
Add some interest to your walls by covering them with one of the many textured surfaces available at the moment. An easy way to bring this trend into your home is to cover a small area with some textured tiles. This cooker backsplash is a simple yet stunning update.
Add some interest to your walls by covering them with one of the many textured surfaces available at the moment. An easy way to bring this trend into your home is to cover a small area with some textured tiles. This cooker backsplash is a simple yet stunning update.
5. Cosy up your headboard
Replace your wooden bedhead with a padded one instead. While not a new trend, it’s one that remains popular among Houzz’s on-trend design community, and is worth adopting just for the sheer luxury of it. This one, covered in grey velvet, adds a cosy element to the pared-back bedroom.
Fabric Focus: Decorating With Touchy-Feely Velvet
Replace your wooden bedhead with a padded one instead. While not a new trend, it’s one that remains popular among Houzz’s on-trend design community, and is worth adopting just for the sheer luxury of it. This one, covered in grey velvet, adds a cosy element to the pared-back bedroom.
Fabric Focus: Decorating With Touchy-Feely Velvet
6. Clad in timber
The trend for textured walls has inspired a revival in timber cladding. Rather than covering a whole room, choose a smaller space and make a feature of it.
This desk alcove has been updated with strips of black timber. It’s a simple project that adds a stunning effect to the room and provides a dark backdrop to the artwork and bright red wall lamps.
The trend for textured walls has inspired a revival in timber cladding. Rather than covering a whole room, choose a smaller space and make a feature of it.
This desk alcove has been updated with strips of black timber. It’s a simple project that adds a stunning effect to the room and provides a dark backdrop to the artwork and bright red wall lamps.
7. Add drama with dark green
Moody and sophisticated dark green is taking centre stage at the moment. It’s bold enough that you could add small amounts to great effect.
Here, the deep green fabric on the chair gives dramatic elegance to the neutral room. Include some natural foliage and one or two accessories to add to the look.
Moody and sophisticated dark green is taking centre stage at the moment. It’s bold enough that you could add small amounts to great effect.
Here, the deep green fabric on the chair gives dramatic elegance to the neutral room. Include some natural foliage and one or two accessories to add to the look.
8. Work with terracotta
Warm up your décor by introducing terracotta elements. Floor tiles are an obvious choice, but for something more purse-friendly, you could opt for terracotta accessories instead. This attractive tableware is made of both terracotta and cork – two instant updates in one.
For something even easier, display indoor plants in terracotta pots around your home.
Warm up your décor by introducing terracotta elements. Floor tiles are an obvious choice, but for something more purse-friendly, you could opt for terracotta accessories instead. This attractive tableware is made of both terracotta and cork – two instant updates in one.
For something even easier, display indoor plants in terracotta pots around your home.
9. Smarten up your handles
An easy way to instantly revamp your kitchen is to change the cupboard handles. Hunt around for contemporary materials, such as leather or a warm metal. These long brass numbers with a matt finish are a stylish update to the pale ash cabinets.
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An easy way to instantly revamp your kitchen is to change the cupboard handles. Hunt around for contemporary materials, such as leather or a warm metal. These long brass numbers with a matt finish are a stylish update to the pale ash cabinets.
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Soft, tactile and versatile, cork is already a growing trend. This natural material is a great choice for interiors, as it’s environmentally friendly, antimicrobial and water-resistant, and can even work as an insulator.
For an easy update, pin cork tiles to your wall as a handy covering that doubles up as a noticeboard. Alternatively, look out for unusual designs, like this industrial-style coffee table.
Discover how to use cork in the home