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Living Room Trends That Are Slowly Disappearing From Our Homes

Living rooms are getting more laid-back and less fussy

As 2019 draws to a close, weโ€™re getting ready to enter into an entirely new decade. And according to leading voices in the design community, weโ€™re also getting ready to leave behind some popularย living roomย mainstays.

Living rooms are getting more laid-back and less fussy, which means a lot of once widely-held โ€œrulesโ€ are going to the wayside. Here are the things they say itโ€™s time to phase out from your living room:

Meticulously Styled Bookcases

A glossy coffee-table book here, an unlit candle there, coordinating geodes everywhereโ€”no more. โ€œI will admit, Iโ€™m over groupings of same color book spines and the overall matchy-matchy look in a bookcase,โ€ notesย Pimlico Interiorsย designer Melissa Lindsay. โ€œThat being said, there is still very much an art to accessorizing bookshelvesโ€”to obtain a look that feels relaxed and almost haphazard.โ€

Creating a layered look takes time, and it isnโ€™t just about shopping for pieces that are visually appealing. Style bookshelves to evolve with your current pursuits and passions. โ€œMillennials are more about experiences, versus stuff,โ€ confirmsย Schwartz Design Showroomย owner Alexis Varbero. โ€œInstead of having bookshelves done in a nanosecond, they are filling their spaces with meaningful items and trinkets from travels.โ€

The Matching Furniture Set

โ€œThere is nothing worse than walking into a room and having it look like the designer just left the building,โ€ย D2 Interieursย CEO Denise Davies laughs. โ€œI think matching furniture is phasing out. My clients like a room to look well curated rather than overly designed.โ€

Davies says the key to creating a layered look is to include two different sculptural chairs to add interest and sophistication, opposed to a matching set. โ€œI also like having a few different coffee tables that can be moved around giving the room multiple functions, especially when entertaining,โ€ she adds.

The shift is also reflective of the way we entertain today. Instead of formal dinner parties around the grand dining table, hosts prefer a flexible atmosphere for cocktails and conversation. โ€œThe formal nature of the living room is being replaced with an unexpected comfortable living space, housing unique design elements like billiard or games tables, bars or even modular seating,โ€ addsย Bungalowย owner Wende Cohen.

Millennial Pink

Donโ€™t panic: Everyoneโ€™s favorite shade of pink isnโ€™t leaving for good, but itโ€™s evolving. โ€œWe still love the rosy blushy pink (a.k.a. Millennial Pink), we just see it transitioning into a warmer version inspired by the peachy undertones pulled from organic untanned leathers that are a big upcoming trend,โ€ Cohen confirms.

โ€œIโ€™m seeing a shift toward blush with warm or peachy undertones and pairing this soft palette with its more moody counterpart: a rust color,โ€ Lindsay agrees.

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