The newest style trends in home renovations include painting white or light gray walls. Many times, the walls are paired with similar-coloured upholstered furniture. It really makes a neutral statement. Instead, warm up the neutral walls with earthy colours, like browns, greens or reds. These colours are beneficial to keeping them looking good, since they won’t show every little stain.
You can also add warmth to the room with wood/wood-looking floors or wood tables. You can use the same wood tones throughout the room or mix it up to make it more eclectic. Adding texture with pillows using fluffy materials or patterned fabric on an accent chair, will help balance the room and hide stains.
Another new trend is having an open concept living room, dining room and kitchen. There are ways to help separate these rooms, without walls. You can place area rugs under your dining table or in front of your couch. You can also add light fixtures over top of these same areas to give them their own space. You can also add different floor types, like a tile entrance to differentiate it.
If you like the neutral look, then you can add warmth by adding a few accent pieces with colour, like plants or one or two pieces of red or green furniture. This will make them really stand out!
Hopefully you learned a thing or two that could be useful for your renovations this year.
