Decoration Trends to Keep an Eye On

Much like fashion, interior design goes through its trends and phases. This is quite obvious to anyone who has recently walked into a home to find shag carpet on the floor. It’s not always a bad thing for trends to change. However, it’s important for you, too, to keep up with the trends. Whether you wish to sell your home one day or just want to make sure that you’re living in a house that isn’t out-of-date, you need to stay on top of the latest design trends. For those who also want to ensure that their home is safe from pests, you’ll be happy to know that many design trends in the year 2019 also offer methods that might help limit the chances of a pest infestation. Here are some key design trends to keep an eye on.

1. Transparency

Many interior designers are talking about the switch to a transparent material. Primarily used in the kitchen, transparency essentially involves being able to see exactly what is in your fridge and cupboards at any time. Many people are eating healthy these days and they want to show off the bright colors of their fruits and vegetables. In this way, their food speaks for themselves and the colors they provide can often be the perfect splash of color in any kitchen. It also makes searching for the right food product or cooking instrument a lot easier.

In terms of pest control, transparency is also good. Too often, homeowners don’t discover they have a pest problem until they start to notice little pellets of poop around the home. Or worse, they open up a cereal box to find a colony of ants living inside of it. While it’s always a good idea to call a pest service like Moxie Pest Control to inspect potential problems, having see-through cupboards and a fridge can also help you know faster when you need to call for help.

2. Switch To Local Artists

Another interesting trend that top decorators are noticing is that homeowners prefer to buy decorative pieces from local artists and businesses. Perhaps they are growing tired of the cookie cutter decorations that often fill their one-stop-shopping stores. By buying from local artists, they often can receive an entirely unique piece to their home. These can become fixtures of the home that provide a great talking piece. Some may even choose to further decorate their home around that central piece. You don’t want these special pieces to be damaged by pests, so it’s not a bad idea to have a pest control team remove potential infestations either.

3. Natural Elements

2018 saw a big movement towards tech. Smart homes tend to dominate the scene at the moment. Yet, so far, 2019 has shown a return to natural elements. Wood, concrete, stone, copper, and even granite has seen an increase in the use of certain decorative elements. It’s also a better way to ward off pests. While certain pests are attracted to wood, you can be sure that far more prefer to hide in the carpet. It provides warmth for the rodents and cover for bugs like ants and bed bugs. By removing carpet and instead having stone for flooring, you can remove just one more avenue for pests to infest your home.

4. Rich Color Palettes

For those who worried that they’d have to live with muted colors for the rest of their lives, you can breathe a sigh of relief. 2019 has seen a return of bold colors. However, they’re not being used in such a way to overwhelm anyone who enters the room. Instead, interior designers are being choosy with how they use the colors. Big and bold colors may be applied to a single piece of furniture or perhaps a desk. Walls are still preferred to be muted. Accent walls, of course, are still quite popular. However, by and large, designers prefer to use a bold and rich color for a sofa, table, or even for decorative lamps. It adds just enough pop of color in a room without overwhelming the eye.

Clearly, there are quite a few changes from what was popular in 2018. Incorporate these design trends today.