Turning Trendy into Timeless

When it comes to home décor, nothing loses its luster faster than trendy modern furniture. We are always excited to bring home a trendy new home item, but all too often these items end up looking cheap and silly before long. Here are four tips to ensure that your trendy new furniture visions will turn into timeless rooms you’ll enjoy for many years to come. Quality – Though you undeniable must pay for quality you don’t always have to pay much. Choosing quality materials and well crafted items will greatly increase the likeliness of creating a timeless room. Many trendy items are made of cheap veneers and plastic which go out of style even faster than they come in. What you’re paying for is the trendy new style and not a quality item. Purchasing well made rugs, solid wood furniture, good lighting and quality framed art will ensure a room you won’t regret. The Nick Knack Test– A few well placed accessories such as books, vases, book ends and even door stops are essential to completing a room and making it feel lived in. One way to ensure your accessories belong in a room and not the nick nack box is to ask yourself if the accessory is functional. If you buy a few nice coffee table books that nobody including yourself has any interest in spending time with than its just clutter and get it out. Timeless rooms are functional and every design element has its purpose. Style – Styles come and go but any style if done well can stick around. Asian furniture is a great example of a modern furniture trend which has become popular (again). Though cute Asian trunks and boxes look great in catalogs they may not jive well with your room. If you’re going to create a room that makes a dramatic statement make sure you committed to the style and are willing to invest in the right details. Some of the most amazingly decorated hotels and restaurants feature Asian furniture. Color- Colors come and go in the fashion and design industry faster than anything else. Think back over the last five decades and consider all of color pallets that have been buried. Thankfully pastels are gone still but neon is back again this year. Rather than riding the color coaster, predicting timeless colors is not as hard as you think. Natural colors and quality wood grains tend to look good the longest. Also take it easy on your paint jobs or wall coverings as these can make a room look great one day and feel like a prison the next. Remember floor to ceiling wood paneling? So whether you are ready to create a zen palace with all new Asian furniture or just want to spice up your existing décor, take these four design tips to heart and you’ll end up with timeless vs trendy style.