Five interior trends that will not date
The trends that hold are the ones built on a use, not on a colour of the year.
An interior trend lasts when it solves a real problem. Here are five movements that, on that basis, have a good chance of holding for ten years.
1. Multi-point lighting
A single ceiling light crushes a room. Three low sources — a floor lamp, a table lamp and a wall light — completely change how a volume reads. It is the cheapest and most visible change you can make.
2. Demountable furniture
People move more often than twenty years ago. A piece that comes apart and back together without losing rigidity beats a one-block piece, whatever the fashion.
3. Materials that age well
Brass, vegetable-tanned leather, oiled wood: they change appearance over time instead of degrading. A glossy laminate, by contrast, only scratches.
4. Textiles as acoustic correction
A thick rug and heavy curtains measurably reduce a room's reverberation. Perceived comfort rests on sound as much as on light.
5. Owning visible storage
Open shelves, hooks, baskets: hiding all storage produces rooms where nothing can be put down. The current direction accepts the useful object within reach.
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