There are global trends that demonstrate changes in ecology, technology, culture and society. These include, for example, responsible consumption – a trend that is trying to cover all areas of human activity. There are trends of a lower rank, they can be conditionally called macrotrends, they are not so comprehensive, but influential. Macrotrends include the love of paint brands for natural shades or the wave of fashion for the 70s that swept interior design. Macrotrends live long, evolve and adapt. And there are very small trends, which are usually called microtrends. It is difficult to predict the timing of their life, but it is also difficult not to notice them. We have put together a fashion guide for the most remarkable microtrends of 2024.
Dishes, vases, sculptures, lamp shades, coffee table bases, room dividers – all this in 2024 can be made of colored glass. Since the trend is mainly about decor, it is very easy to integrate it into the interior.
Not only color novelties from the collections of fashion brands, but also vintage relics look relevant. So, feel free to put your grandmother’s glasses of colored glass on the table.
How long the trend will live is hard to say, the fashion for colored mirrors, for example, was fleeting, and did not take root at all in Russian interiors.
Architectural motifs
The boundaries between art, fashion, architecture and interior design have always been blurred. The trend for architectural motifs that has taken off this year is additional confirmation of this.
Kitchen in bright colors
Among the kitchen trends, the most noticeable was the tendency to turn the kitchen into a continuation of the living room, “taking away” traditional kitchen elements from it: panels, handles, aprons and showcases.
The mimicry of the kitchen with the living area is still relevant. But the headset does not have to strive for invisibility, merging with the walls. In the wake of the popularity of color blocking, designers are experimenting with kitchen modules in rich, complex shades.
An important point: a bright kitchen is fashionable, but only if it is not glossy.
Mixing metals
Previously, we tried to ensure that fittings, lamps, faucets and other metal elements were presented in one shade. If brass, then only brass. If bronze, then the bronze age in the whole apartment. The designers decided to go the other way and assume that mixing different metals in one space is not only possible, but also fashionable. Agree, such microtrends make life easier.
Vertical tiling
So, you can lay a fashionable narrow tile or a traditional “boar”. Designers claim that this technique allows you to visually raise the ceiling and stretch the walls. Or maybe they just got a little bored with the classic horizontal styling.
Wallpaper in the bathroom
Bathrooms, like kitchens, are becoming less like technical rooms and more like living rooms. In modern design projects in bathrooms, you can find chandeliers, dining chairs, chests of drawers, carpets, indoor plants, paintings and wallpapers. The Russian customer is least of all trusted by the latter. You want to make repairs once and for all, and wallpaper in a wet area definitely does not seem like a durable choice.
In fact, if the wall does not directly interact with water, you can safely glue waterproof wallpaper, which can survive a collision with small splashes and condensation.
If you’re not mentally prepared for classic wallpaper in the bathroom, try extra-washable fiberglass wallpaper. They can definitely be trusted.
Low sofas
At the beginning of the article, we already mentioned nostalgia for the 70s of the last century, which still does not let go of modern designers. This retrospective spawned many microtrends. One of the most interesting is low modular sofas.
It was these designs that were popular half a century ago in American and European interiors. This upholstered furniture in the spirit of the hippie era for a relaxed lifestyle: it is easier to lie down on such a sofa than to sit down. And the modularity of the design allows you to make any part of the room a recreation area. The readiness of the room for a party is also one of the iconic trends of that time.
Some microtrends live for several seasons, others make their way to the hearts of consumers and stay with us for a long time (remember the palm leaves on the wallpaper), and some even become the starting point for macrotrends. Who is who – time will tell! But durability is not the main thing in fashion. The main thing is that trends cheer you up.
