thenIt’s 2021! Forget new year, new me. What about new year, new home? If you need some interior and flooring inspiration, or just want to try out a new trend, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ll be looking at some of this year's interior and flooring trends to give you some inspiration when it comes to a renovation.
- The Neutral minimalist - This look incorporates natural earthy tones, and thrives off natural light. Minimal furnishing and accessories coupled with a light coloured wood flooring finish off this look.
- Herringbone flooring - This style of flooring is available in a range of different types of wood to suit different budgets. It sees the planks positioned in a zig-zag pattern, in a timeless design.
- Eco Chic - Using recycled materials to furnish your rooms can add more meaning to your home, providing you with not only an on trend style but a connection to sustainability
- Cottage Core - Romanticizing the idea of a self-sufficient life. It sees the combination of agriculture, and traditional ways of living such as baking, pottery and crafts incorporated as a design feature.
- Navy Colour - The result of a combination of deep blue and navy, this naval colour trend has seen a rise in kitchens in particular.
1. The Neutral Minimalist - Interior Trend
You must have seen an abundance of beautifully styled rooms featuring pampas grass filling your Instagram and Pinterest feeds already this year, and we know you’re not mad about it.
This 2021 interior trend strips back to minimal furniture, accessories and colours, to create a comfortable light and airy space in your home
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To achieve this look, opt for warm earthy tones when considering paints. Light shades of browns, beiges and white are all great choices when it comes to brightening up your space.
These shades of colour on the wall will also compliment any light wood accessories and natural elements such as pampas grass that you wish to incorporate into your design.
Rattan furniture is a popular style when aiming for the neutral minimalist interior trend. Rattan furniture is usually made from harvested palms. Because of this, the natural colours, tones and textures this provides when a piece of furniture is created, it makes the perfect addition to a neutral decor.
Chairs, sideboards, coffee tables and dining tables are all common pieces found within this aesthetic.
Flooring to Complement this Trend
When it comes to choosing the perfect flooring to fit your design, continuing with the lighter wooden tones is our suggestion. Of course opting for a colour still gives you free reign of a flooring type: Laminate, EvoCore, Engineered Wood, LVT and Solid Wood all offer a selection of lighter coloured flooring.
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Make sure that when choosing the perfect flooring, that you consider both your budget and room suitability. This will help you narrow down your choices, for you to then focus on which lighter toned flooring you prefer.
Top Tip: For more visually appealing results, a real wood flooring offering natural grains and knots throughout its design can help tie together the aesthetic as a whole, adding to the other natural textures within the room.
And there you have the neutral minimalist interior trend and how to achieve it. Love this look as much as we do? We thought you might! Our next trend is a 2021 flooring trend you will not want to miss!
2. Herringbone - Interior and Flooring Trend
We know you’re probably thinking you’ve seen quite a lot of this trend already. And you’re right. The herringbone interior and flooring trend began to soar into 2020 and is continuing to do so in 2021!
This parquet design sees a traditional styling of the flooring planks being positioned in a zig-zag pattern that is repeated, filling your room.
Herringbone Palazzo Oak LaminateThis timeless design is available in a range of colours to suit your aesthetic, and flooring types to suit your needs and budget. Let’s take a look at some of these:
Herringbone Laminate
First let’s take a look at the Laminate option. Herringbone Laminate is a popular choice at the minute, offering that affluent parquet design at an affordable price.
Not only that, as Laminate designs are printed within one of its four layers of its composition, there are a multitude of stunning colour and style options available to suit your taste.
This flooring option has a range of other practical benefits too. Laminate flooring is renowned for its practicality within the home.
- Easy to maintain
- Highly scratch-resistance
- Durable and hard wearing
- Easy to install
- High impact resistance
- Pet friendly
- Child friendly
- Long lasting
Laminate makes for a great option whether you’re looking for a flooring to meet the demands of a busy family home, or you’re just wanting a beautiful design for a fraction of the cost of Solid or Engineered Wood. There is something for you.
Herringbone Laminate Best Sellers
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| Vintage Chateau Herringbone - Antique Brown Laminate | Herringbone - Bayside Oak Laminate | |
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You can see why this flooring trend has really taken off!
Herringbone LVT
Another great option when it comes to choosing the type of flooring you’re wanting your herringbone design to reside in, is LVT.
LVT is another amazing choice when it comes to flooring types. It is one of the most durable flooring materials out there whilst allowing you to achieve your interior dream with its stunning range of designs.
Herringbone Light Grey Oak LVT
LVT is a robust alternative to Solid or Engineered wood, still providing the luxurious wood effect that many desire, at a more budget friendly price.
This flooring is extremely versatile and has made itself a stand-out performer in the flooring market. Which is why there is no surprise it is now available in the style of one of the latest flooring trends: Herringbone.
Let’s take a look at what makes this flooring so popular and versatile:
- Durable and hard wearing
- Affordable price
- Waterproof
- Slip resistant
- Adds warmth underfoot
- Insulates sound
- Easy to maintain
- Beautifully replicates real wood
- Easy to install
- Long lifespan
As you can see, from its host of benefits, it is clear why this option is a great contender when it comes to flooring types. These practical benefits combined with the stunning Herringbone design options, is what makes this flooring a great choice in line with 2021 interior and flooring trends.
Herringbone LVT Best Sellers
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Another fantastic choice when it comes to choosing the perfect flooring type for your herringbone design, right?
Herringbone Solid Wood
Solid Wood is also an option you have when it comes to choosing the flooring type you are wanting your Herringbone design in.
Solid wood gives that added touch of elegance, exposing stunning natural grains and knots throughout the planks.
Solid Wood flooring is undoubtedly a beautiful choice, and an enhanced option for this 2021 flooring trend. Along with this, it offers a whole host of other benefits too:
- Adds value to your home
- Highly durable
- Can be sanded down and refinished
- Long lifespan
- Adds warmth
- Easy to maintain
Whilst this flooring trend may be a bit more pricey, it is the practical option when it comes to a flooring that will stand the test of time whilst looking amazing.
Herringbone Solid Wood Best Sellers
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| Unfinished Luxury Parquet Oak Solid Wood | ||
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Herringbone Engineered Wood
The last flooring type we’ll look at for this impeccable parquet design is Engineered Wood. Similar to Solid Wood, Engineered Wood is slightly higher up the scale where budget is concerned.
However, this is with good reason. A beautiful addition to any home replicating solid wood designs. It has a real wood top layer so you’re getting all the natural elements that gives wood flooring it’s reputable charm.
Branscombe Natural Coastal Engineered Wood
Engineered Wood flooring is not only aesthetically pleasing, owning its natural appearance, fitting with a multitude of aesthetics, it proudly offers a wide range of benefits.
- Has a real layer of wood
- Difficult to tell apart from solid wood
- More resistant to temperature fluctuations
- Compatible with underfloor heating
- Highly durable and hardwearing
- Easy to maintain
- Available in stunning designs
Herringbone Engineered Wood Best Sellers
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| Oxford Herringbone Vintage Oak Engineered Wood | Branscombe Whitewashed Coastal Herringbone Engineered Wood | |
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So there we have another 2021 flooring trend that is undeniably stunning and one to look out for! We don’t think this one will be going anywhere any time soon.
3. Eco Chic - Interior Trend
Next up on the list is a sustainable trend that has taken 2021 by storm! Introducing: Eco Chic!
Eco Chic refers to using recycled materials to furnish your rooms and can add more meaning to your home, providing you with not only an on trend style but a connection to sustainability.
This interior trend has seen a peak due to a global recognition and acceptance of environmental issues that need to be rectified. In light of this, this trend has been widely adopted with many upcycling furniture, and purchasing products that are made from recyclable materials or can be fully recycled once they’re finished with the product.
This not only applies to your furniture items but your flooring too! The EvoCore range is 100% recyclable, with the 360 range being made from 80% recycled materials, and the Nature range having an in-built cork backing - adding that extra element of sustainability.
EvoCore 360 - Best Sellers
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| EvoCore 360 Tudor Oak | ||
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EvoCore Nature - Best Sellers
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| EvoCore Nature Glacier Oak | EvoCore Nature Golden Oak | |
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And there we have the Eco Chic interior trend. This is perfect for the eco-conscious who want to create their dream aesthetic whilst having a positive effect on the environment. Amazing right?
4. Cottage Core - Interior Trend
Cottage Core is the next interior design we’ll look at. This trend incorporates the idea of a self-sufficient life. It sees the combination of agriculture, and traditional ways of living such as baking, pottery and crafts incorporated as a design feature.
This interior trend encourages a retrospective way of living, throwing back to a simpler time.
Rustic interiors, upcycled furniture, plant life, the use of open fires in your design, and incorporating natural materials is a great way of achieving this look.
Flooring to Match This Trend
Given the organic nature of this interior trend, adding an element of wood is a great way to commit to the full aesthetic. You can introduce this via your flooring.
A rustic appearance that comes with using wood flooring would make a great addition to the Cottage Core trend. Natural grains and knots that give wood flooring the charm it possesses, can elevate the essence of Cottage Core, adding more depth to the embracing of nature.
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| Classic Espresso Oak Solid Wood | ||
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Loving this 2021 interior trend? We’re not surprised! Start your 2021 transformation today with Cottage Core.
5. Navy Blue - Interior Trend
Last but certainly not least of designs among our interior and flooring trends for 2021 is the navy blue trend. The navy trend is the result of a combination of deep blue and navy shade incorporated into your home. This year, the naval colour trend has seen a rise in kitchens in particular.
This use of navy blue in this interior trend provides a calming vibe, also adding warmth and depth, working as an alternative to darker colours such as grey or black.
The placement of the colour can be fluid, with the ability to use this navy tone on walls, accessories and furnishings.
There are multiple contrasting colours that fit with this design, white being one of them. However, for those who want to live their life in colour. Adding a mustard shade in soft furnishings and accessories is a great way of adding a burst of colour and personality.
Flooring to Match This Trend
Where flooring is concerned, your options are unlimited as you are working with a fairly forgiving shade when it comes to matching it with your floor.
Lighter Flooring Options to Match This Trend
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| EvoCore Premium Arctic Oak | ||
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Darker Flooring Options to Match This Trend
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| Villa Harbour Oak Laminate | ||
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Depending on whether you’re looking to contrast the darker tones within the navy and brighten up your space with a lighter flooring, or embrace the darker calming essence this interior trend provides. Your flooring options aren’t limited.
All that’s left for you to do is decide your budget and vibe and narrow down your options.
And there we have it! Some of our favourite interior and flooring trends for 2021. So if you’re planning on updating your home, then hopefully some of these trends have offered you a touch of inspiration when it comes to deciding on your interior and flooring trends.
If you have any questions regarding flooring, don’t hesitate to get in touch with one of our flooring experts who will be more than happy to assist you.
