Are you tired of the all-white and sleek interiors that we have seen everywhere for so many years? The 2023 decor trends will delight you.
This year, we're forgetting the sanitized minimalist decors and making way for color and exuberance.
Perhaps the pandemic has something to do with this change. Spending more time at home than ever before, many have wanted to make their home a place that resembles them. That reflects their personality. That contrasts with the gloom of recent years. That smells of joy.
From now on, we display ourselves without restraint. The time of less is more is over. Make way for more is good .
Here are the major decor trends for 2023.
Accessories and other decorative elements: Our story in the spotlight
While past trends have been to limit accessories and other decorative elements to an almost minimum, this year, we are displaying them without any complexes. Personal objects, in particular, are popular. Knick-knacks, sculptures, travel souvenirs, family photos, collections of cups, spoons or butterflies, whatever: display these little treasures that have a story and that "speak" to you, like a well-organized cabinet of curiosities. Go for it abundantly. What, after years of minimalism, you are dry of artifacts? Go to your parents' house for dinner and take a detour to the basement after dessert... You will surely find some decorative nuggets there.
Photo credit: Dixon Rye
Exit the Scandinavian look, all white is out
Ode to rich colors! Exit the Scandinavian look, all white is out . We are not replacing it with beige, greige or gray… White remains but, in 2023, we are injecting a good dose of colors that give oupmh to our decor. We dare to color the star wall of a room, two walls if the heart tells us, and/or we opt for accessories and furniture in rich hues. The trend is indeed for deep colors, which contrast with white – pastels will surely come back into fashion one day! Think abyss blue, forest green, classic burgundy or bordeaux. With a few touches of rust or mustard yellow, for a little sparkle.
Photo credit: Clarke & Clarke
Biophilic Design: Plants and Plants
Another color is making its grand entrance into our homes: natural green. "Natural" as in "indoor plants." A phenomenon that began last year but is gaining even more momentum this year, small jungles are in vogue. The trend has a name: biophilic design. In short, we are bringing nature indoors. It is well known that plants have a beneficial effect on our physical and mental health, and the pandemic is certainly no stranger to this new passion. Those who have a green thumb will want to create an indoor garden, a plant wall; those who don't will opt for an assortment of indestructible pothos and spider plants. Once again, here, more is good , and cuttings are highly recommended.
Photo credit: Hilton Carter
Long live curves, curved shapes and sofas with rounded edges!
Another 2023 decor trend: curved shapes, which can be found in furniture as well as in architectural elements, such as arches. An organic shape par excellence – perfectly straight and perpendicular lines do not exist in nature – the curve also, in its own way, brings the outdoors inside. You will therefore see many rounded sofas, oval kitchen tables, circular coffee tables appearing in your favorite decor magazines… And you will see more and more of them.
Photo credit: Crate&Barrel
A festival of patterns, oversized flowers and playful wallpapers
Still in the spirit of more is good , patterns are going wild this year. They are big, colorful, exuberant. And, above all, we mix them! Various geometric shapes on cushions and rugs, oversized flower murals, playful wallpaper evoking the jungle: pretty much anything goes. As we said from the outset, the year 2023 marks the end of restraint. Welcome to the era of maximalism.
Photo credit: Jeweled Interiors
Opening photo credit: Graham & Brown
Julie Deslauriers is an actress, stylist, interior design columnist and eco-friendly mom. You've probably seen her on Chambres en Ville or other shows? Alongside her acting career, Julie has developed another passion: interior design.We are happy about our brand new editorial collaboration and her valuable advice. You can follow her on her Instagram feed @lejuliebazar .
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