Top Interior Trends For 2020
Cane webbing, boucle, Pampas grass, curves, pink painted doors and abstract face art were all interior decor trends that were keenly embraced in 2019. As we begin a New Year, I always find it fun to try and predict what interior trends will be at the forefront of 2020. Some trends will be lapped up, overdone and spat out again before the year is up; while you always get a few trends that linger and spill over each year and in the end move out of the ‘trend’ territory to become a design staple (see ‘crittall look’).
So, what can we expect to see on the high street and filtrating our homes and social media this year? Here are my 6 top trend picks that I think will make an impact in 2020…
Key paint colour: Green
Green was highlighted as the paint colour for this year by Dulux, as they released their Colour Of The Year for 2020: Tranquil Dawn. While I am not a fan of this wishy-washy apple-green colour, I do think that green hues will be used a lot in our homes in 2020. Painted green kitchen units will replace the popular ‘Hague Blue’ navy kitchen to be the most desirable colour used on cabinets, with olive tones leading the way in this area of the home.
Lisa Dawson painted the kitchenette units in the self-contained annexe on the side of her house this stunning Canopy Green by Sanderson Paint.
Farrow and Ball’s ‘Treron’ looks stunning in this kitchen owned and designed by Rebecca Wakefield, the Creative Director at Studio Fortnum interior design.
Green will also be the colour of choice used on the walls in our living and dining rooms, where the tones used will deeper shades of traditional-looking greens.
A wonderfully modern yet traditional room from Emilie Fournet Interiors.
Expect to also see green used on doors and trims as the preference for lighter walls and darker woodwork keeps rising in popularity for hallways. Deep greens provide a less-heavy - but still as effective - alternative to the fashionable, sharp monochrome look of black painted stairs and skirting.
The dark green in this hallway suits the period of the home and compliments the original flooring much more than if the woodwork was painted black. Photo credit: Ormistonhousedesign on Instagram.
There couldn’t be a better colour picked for these stairs. Photo credit: @paintedgreenwithenvy
Warm Accent Colours
Photo credit: Bolia
The previously popular peacock jewel tones of blue and green accent colours will be replaced by a preference for warmer accent colours for our statement chairs, cushions and soft furnishings. Think deep burgundy, warm oranges, caramels browns, rusty reds and ochre, as there is an overall shift to earthy colours to accessorise our homes in.
Photo Credit: Kelly Wearstler on Instagram
Photo Credit: Shade Degges Photography
Ribbed & reeded
Image credit: Kaemingk Design
In the same way that cane webbing swept the high street (even Dunelm sold cane-webbed lighting in 2018) and cane and rattan DIY furniture hacks could be found all over Pinterest, ribbed wood furniture and reeded glass will be huge in 2020. The trend has swiftly made its way into the Spring Summer 2020 furniture collections and it can be easily DIY’d in the home with strips of MDF or with pre-cut ribbed glass, which you can purchase online.
Ribbed side table from Asplund Furniture
Ribbed table from CB2
This ribbed wood and fluted glass sideboard will be available to purchase from John Lewis & Partners for £599 from February 2020.
Eastern Influenced Lighting
Image credit: H&M Home.
2020 will be the year that ‘Japandi’ (products with an Eastern influence and a Scandi aesthetic) lighting will be preferred over the usual choice for opulent, statement metal chandeliers. Think large rice balls, bubble pendants, decorative lanterns and pretty folded and ribbed paper shades where light is gently diffused through more delicate materials.
HAY Matin Table Lamp, available in multiple colourways / 2. Umage Ripples Shade, available via Smallable / 3. HAY rice paper shade, available via Utility Design / 4. Habitat Klee Easy Fit Pendant / 5. Fritz Hansen Lullaby P2 Pendant Lamp, available via Nunido / 6. Le Klint - The Mushroom / 7. &Tradition - Formakami Pendant via Heal’s / 8. HK Living Traditional Pendant
Modern Traditional
Image credit: Diane Hill x Rebel Walls Wallpaper Collection
Grand, traditional design such as Chinoiserie and scallops are back in style, but with a modern twist as they are embraced by young artists and designers. The skilled painter and chinoiserie expert Diane Hill recently teamed up with wallpaper company Rebel Walls for an affordable wall mural collection; while deco-style scalloped tiles are over-taking herringbone tiles as the tile of choice as cheaper versions become more widely available to purchase. For modern traditional, think also room-divider screens, large table lamps with big shades and piped-edged sofas.
Photo Credit: Mandarin Stone
The modern traditional home of Rita Konig. Photograph by Paul Massey.
A step up from circles
Circles and curves dominated in 2019 and are going nowhere, but there will be slight step-up from the circle in 2020 with some designs. The circular mirror killed the square or rectangular mirror dead, but look out for the hexagonal mirror, the pill-shaped mirror or the wavy-edged mirror. While essentially still circular in it’s core shape, these added touches will make home products like this more desirable than the standard circle.
This wavy mirror is a good example of how there will be a step up from circles in homeware.
This 80cm Octagonal mirror is available to purchase now for £159 at Made.com.
So, 6 key trends for 2020 - what appeals to you the most? Leave me a comment to let me know!
