Home decor ideas for 2011

Home decor, like many other fashion trends, changes annually and seasonally, reflecting cultural influences, inspiring colors, and new home accessories that are created with innovative designs, materials, or techniques. Home décor trends can vary by region, budget, or attitude, but with the many options that can be made to change up your home décor, it can be a vast but fun New Year’s project.

In 2011, home décor is expected to continue its 2010 trend that reflects the current “green” movement encompassing reused or recycled items.

For example, using recycled glass countertops on granite when redecorating a kitchen, creating a vase from an antique bottle, or renovating an old table with paint in the latest colors is strongly suggested by top decorators and trendsetters.

Depending on which designer you ask, the colors of 2011 range from berries and pinks to blacks, rustic reds, turquoise, and aquamarines. Color options, especially pinks and berry colors that were once relegated solely to living rooms or bedrooms, are making their way into kitchens and other areas that were previously not associated with those hues. Outdoor color options for patio furniture or exterior décor will include bold and dramatic mixed color schemes, including unusual shades of green or blue.

Style trends include art deco, as well as the more minimalist approach to decorating that reflects a simple and inexpensive theme. This simplicity works well with item reuse, helping to stretch the budget while adding a new flair and flair to current decor. At the other end of the decorating spectrum, people are also beginning to recover from the economic downturn and are looking for more luxurious décor and home accessories as a way to break free from the blues of the recession. Nostalgic throwbacks to the ’50s and’ 60s are also included in this year’s home décor trends, and items such as geometric clocks, mirrors, vases, and wall art are expected to make a dazzling return year-round.

Another unique trend that is expected to be a part of the 2011 home decorating styles is ceiling decorating. Decorators and designers have started using this blank canvas as yet another place to create the ultimate look, helping to match furniture, curtains, accessories, and accents in a room with complementary colors and patterns. Ceiling murals, architectural accents such as creatively spaced ceiling beams and moldings, multi-colored popcorn textures or other ceiling enhancements are finding their way into the upward approach of decorators and designers by same.

In bedrooms and bathrooms, wallpaper is returning to the decorator’s eyes, especially wallpaper with the same retro or art deco patterns seen in fixtures, floor vases, and wall art. Geometric patterns and lines in bold colors are fast becoming favorites of those who want their most personal spaces to have a little more pizazz. These same designs and patterns are also making their way into home bedding such as towels, sheets, bedspreads, duvets, and duvets. Window treatments, rugs and rugs are also following retro trends inspired by the 50s and 60s, and the resurgence of a plush rug can become one of the easiest ways to keep up with this trend.

Whatever the personal style, budget or obligation, redecorating or adding new decorative elements to a home can be an enjoyable experience, as well as an opportunity to express interior elegance. Since decorating trends are subjective and prone to short expiration dates, the best investments in home décor are accessories, colors, furniture, and accents that reflect personality. 2011 promises to be an eclectic season of home décor trends, from wall and ceiling colors and designs to the tone and (re) purpose of items used to enhance the beauty and functionality of a home or workspace.