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Premier LIVING

10 YEARS ON…

How much has changed in the world

of interior design?

MUCH has changed politically and appears to be fading fast as we enter the
economically over the past decade, next decade, accent walls are departing
and the same can be said of the to make way for painting a room all one
interior design world. We take a look colour.
at what the trends were back in 2010 While in the last decade accent
versus what’s in store for 2020. walls were a great way of adding a
splash of bold colours or patterns to a
e FEELING BLUE predominantly neutral room, the 2020s
In our very first issue of Premier Living will see more homes adopting one colour
back in 2010, we wrote about the rise of or wallpaper for the whole space. For
numerous shades of blue in interiors. Back those who prefer striking colour and
in 2010, cool tones were beginning to reign patterns, this will allow you to embrace the
supreme in home interiors with grey another maximalist trend fully.
popular colour to be used as a neutral shade. Similarly, painted floors, which were Calvin Armchair In Blue Velvet and Linen,
Well, as the 2020s begin, it would once a trend of the 2010s in line with the £399. Below: Broadway Sideboard, £799,
seem colour trends haven’t changed too accent wall craze, are unlikely to make a both Atkin and Thyme, atkinandthyme.co.uk
much with Pantone declaring their colour comeback in the 20s.
of the year to be Classic Blue. Other
brands are also utilising similar shades t BRASS IS BEST
for their new products. Bold yet timeless, Metal accents have remained popular
it is unsurprising it’s come back to the throughout the last decade. While at the
fore. start of the 2010s, the cooler metals of
However, while this might suggest that nickel and steel tended to be the go-to,
cool tones will continue to rule interiors in the warmer-toned shades of copper and
the 2020s, this isn’t necessarily the case. brass soon took over.
The cool grey neutral shades of the past Brass remains popular as we enter the
ten years are set to give way to warmer, new decade. Particularly complementary
earthier tones this decade. with the deeper blue and navy tones which
are also on trend, it is likely homes will
r ACCENT WALLS NO MORE continue to feature brass accents in the
A trend that dominated the 2010s but near future.

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