Pinterest 2021 Home Decor Predictions: Why We Think They’re Wrong

Soooo…..Pinterest put out their predictions for home décor/design for 2021.

They come up with these predictions based on what people are searching for and how certain topics have increased. All I gotta say, and I’m going to say this nicely….but I think they are mostly wrong.

Pinterest 2021 Home Decor Trend #1: Vibey Lights

Think 1990’s lava light in LED form. All I can say is NO. Just NO.

This may take off in 13-19yo set or in a strip club, but I just don’t see a lot of our interior design clients going for a fluorescent blue light on their wall that says “netflix and chill” or whatever it is that these lights say.

Pinterest 2021 Home Decor Trend #2: Japandi Asthetic

Pinterest describes it as, “Japanese design meets Scandinavian minimalism in this rising home décor trend. Sleek lines, neutral color schemes and calming setups.”

Here I think they are both right AND wrong. Are people going for minimalism and neutral color schemes?

Yes they are!

Is it an upcoming trend for 2021? No. Slatted beds/doors/dividers have been around for years now…it’s nothing new in the design world.

Below are two types of doors we installed in a project a few years ago.

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There might be a slight turn from Scandi to Japan, but not so much that the average person can tell the difference in the end product.

Pinterest 2021 Home Decor Trend #3: Shelfies are the new gallery walls

As Pinterest says, “Calling it now: kitchen shelves will be the new favorite corner of the house in 2021. People will collect and invest in eye-catching dinnerware, from colored glassware to handmade clay plates.”

This one goes along the lines of the modern minimalism above. Call me a jerk, but I don’t think you can call it ‘predicting trends’, when it’s already a huge trend.

Search for “open kitchen shelving” on pinterest or google and you won’t have the time to look at all the results. I almost wonder if the large format open shelving will be going out of style in the next 5 years.

I still like open shelving in small doses for items that are used a lot (if they’re not used a lot, you’re gonna have yourself some dusty dishes). I like them so much, that I incorporate them into A LOT of our kitchen projects.

They allow for small spaces to feel more open and can add more storage to places that previously had none. The above pics of open shelving are from projects that we’ve done in the past. Some of these projects go back 4-5 years, so let’s not say this is an upcoming trend.

Pinterest 2021 Home Decor Trend #4: Cloffice is the new home office

Pinterest says, “Say goodbye to open floor plans. Pinners are getting creative with closed doors. In 2021 we’ll all learn what a “cloffice” is. Even when doors aren’t available, people will find new ways to create some personal space.”

Yes to this!

Anyone who has lived through 2020 and working from home is saying, “YAAASSS!!! GIVE ME A ROOM TO MYSELF WHERE MY SAVAGE CHILDREN CAN’T INTERRUPT MY ZOOM MEETINGS!” I’m not generally an all-caps type of person, but that previous sentence would be yelled off the rooftops by parents everywhere…if parents weren’t too exhausted to climb up onto the rooftops.

Design by A Lo Profile

First, you might wonder what a “Cloffice” is? Closet + Office = Cloffice. If you have an extra room and a lot of clothes, you can combine and create a super functional space like Lauren did over at A Lo Profile. (see pic above) I’m super jealous of all of her closet space, and a door that probably locks.

In one of our past projects, we created a home office and put a desk into the laundry room to create a work space in a house that had no room for an office…it ended up turning into a place for kids to do crafts- which we can all agree is better than the kitchen table.

I think pinterest is 100% right on this one!

What do you think?

Are any of these going to explode more than they already have? Are neon lights going to become a staple in the average household?