After nearly a year of quarantining at home, many homeowners are putting a laser focus on their surroundings. All this time at home has made some trends less appealing, while others have soared.<\/p>\n
Some homeowners have found they don\u2019t have enough counter space\u2014or the right anti-microbial surface\u2014while other can\u2019t find enough workspace for everyone in the house to get projects done in peace and quiet. And some have grown tired of their aqua-blue or pink shaded dining room walls that they once thought divine.<\/p>\n
The interior designers at Living Spaces, a La Mirada, Calif.\u2013based furniture retailer, see and hear the buzz firsthand. Staff designer Emilie Navarro says she and her colleagues source data from Google Trends to look at design ideas over time, which they use for the company\u2019s annual report.\u00a0This year\u2019s 2021 Decor Trends: What\u2019s Out & What\u2019s In highlights 19 home trends<\/strong>\u00a0the designers found to be outdated, and the chic new ones replacing them.<\/p>\n Here are nine of the 19 that caught our interest; the other 10 can be read in the full report.<\/p>\n At the end of the day, Navarro says the most important influence for a homeowner\u2019s choice should depend not on its trendiness but on what they love.<\/p>\n \u201cTrends come and go all the time, but you want to see what makes you happy every day,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Almost every buyer makes some changes when they invest in a home, she says, and part of the influence should be on whether they plan to stay for a longer term, which may mean going with bolder colors, or flip the house, which then could suggest more timeless choices for a higher value in a fast resale.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n