Updating Your Home for the 2020s

When a home feels old in its design, and it isn’t a purposeful means of adding character, it can feel old and awful. The best way to think of this is to picture the old buildings you would have had in your high school. What was cutting edge in the 60s and 70s is slowly starting to reveal somewhat old construction and an aesthetic that feels out of your depth and from a completely different era. If this is not intentional, this timelapse can, unfortunately, make your building feel very old, too.

With that being said, it can be worthwhile to try and update your home, especially with the new decade just around the corner. Caring for this can help you avoid the boring and often specific tips given in many interior design magazines and instead focus on the improvements you need to make on your home, not by forcing you through a select funnel of good practice but by helping you free your home from the shackles of time, dating your home tremendously.

Let’s explore what this might look like together:

Get Rid Of Your Textured Wallpaper

Textured wallpaper can look nice sometimes, but it’s also often reminiscent of a design trend that was extremely popular in the 70s and 80s. That raised bump profile or perhaps even swirls to emulate paint strokes may have looked nice before, but beyond that, they can look dated and miserable. Getting rid of your textured wallpaper can instead open you up to wall stencils, repainting the wall, or simply applying new wallpaper there you find the most appropriate. Do this, and you will instantly reduce ten years of perceived age from your room.

Reduce The Clutter

We often think of reducing clutter as taking items off of our shelves or perhaps simply selling some of our belongings. But that’s not the case. Despite keeping a widescreen television in your living room, perhaps it’s been placed within a large wooden cabinet you have to open, and this leaves you feeling like you’re in the wrong century. Additionally, it can be that large computer desks, storage shelving, and other items could be improved by the use of cabinet doors or simply organizing said files much more appropriately. If you can do this, you will notice that your home feels much lighter.

Reduce The Pomp And Circumstances

Some might love an oil painting of their family in their Sunday best as the main image that greets someone when entering the home. But this can also feel a little like an Edgar Allan Poe tale. Updating your home often means reducing the pomp and circumstance of overly pretentious sculptures and decorations, and instead of letting your humble and informal taste do the talking, particularly in the family home. These implements were not as impressive as they once were, after all.

With this advice, you are sure to update your home for the new decade.