While minimalist decor looks good on a pages of a magazine, it can also be hard to maintain and give you a constant ‘showroom home’ anxiety. What best furniture prop stylists and interior decorators are proposing for 2018 is a more relaxed approach. That is why Wabi-Sabi is trending as the #01 décor Trend for the upcoming 2018.
The constant stress of keeping your minimalist home tidy, no matter how much of an insta-moment the sleek minimal design appeal will have, is something many are dropping for a more relaxed home environment. No matter how hard you try a messy apartment is part of your life, trying to keep the apartment impeccably clean at all times is close to impossible. Instead of trapping ourselves in an episode of ‘Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners‘ and turning into the ‘showroom home’ character in the same, a more relaxed approach to our living space is not only to save our time but also lower our stress levels.
Embracing ‘Wabi-Sabi’ is to rid you of a fear of a thought of a spill. If you yourself had struggle to maintain the Pinterest obsessive vision of a minimal home dominating our feeds for the past seasons, Elle Décor’s trend expert Toni Stenberg this #01 trend for 2018 is simply said created for you.
Wabi-Sabi hailing from Japan, is a view of our surrounding that thrives in imperfection and as Toni shares with us it is to become the next big thing in the décor space. The point of the whole movement is to take in account your personal style, by finding the beauty in the not so perfect. First step is acknowledging and accepting the idea your living space is not a showroom, it does not need to be showroom ready at all times. Keeping your living space authentic, is to make you happy and force you not to stress about your bedroom looking like that cool Pinterest photo.
To keep up with Wabi-Sabi we have a few interior design tips – easy to maintain and achieve décor tips for every home.
RELAXED APPROACH TO LINEN
This actually comes as good news to people who absolutely despise ironing their sheets, wabi-sabi is all about undone and live in aesthetic. Layered linen, wrinkled sheets win every time over pressed tight aligned hotel like atmosphere. Choosing more organic-feeling materials is the way to go, in par with décor trends are turkish beach towels, which are easy to maintain and are a perfect decorating piece where you use them for your sofa, or as your bed cover. They also come in a variety of colours and designs.
End of day, bedroom is the room you spend most time of your day, whether you are aware of it or not. An un-strained sleeping area is the way to go for year 2018.
HANDMADE POTTERY
Going local and organic is more than a farmers market trend, the same goes for our decorating items. When it comes to your home decor items try looking out for local artisans and pottery makers. While heading to an Ikea or ZARA Home store might be easy, discovering and supporting a local artisan is much more fulfilling. Not only are you supporting the artist, you are also shopping local thus giving back to your community and in a way protecting the environment as well.
Be on the lookout for handmade pottery when you are trying to get the decorative accents such as trays and vases. Often local artisans are to take your own design ideas or colours into account as well. Above image, feature work of local Belgrade artisan – G Point Ceramics Belgrade designing handcrafted dinnerware and ceramics.
LOSE THE SYMMETRY
Odd numbers are the key in decorating for next year, try and style your living space in odd numbers. Buying a pair of everything is for a while now thing of the past, so try and shake the habit. Two different vases are to to look much better than a pair of the same. Placing a variety of different style accessories is not to only bring in your ‘wabi-sabi’ moment it is also to define a less intense and rigid living space, at the same time helping you lower the amount of stress in your every day life.
All decor images from One Bedroom Swedish Flat Takes on Scandinavian Design.
