Optical illusions and morphisms
How to use it in interior design
Decorate a wall with wallpaper whose pattern and texture resemble frescoes and tempera paintings.
Use unconventional materials that create a contradictory impression. For example, cover a wall with fabric or drape a piece of fabric over a lamp frame instead of a regular lampshade.
Hide utilitarian items ironically. A TV can look like a painting, a lamp like a pillow.
Why it’s trendy
Firstly, creating optical illusions and inventing new shapes is difficult, so this technique clearly indicates the presence of manual labor.
Due to mass production, mass super-accessible retail, and mass demonstrations of purchases, renovations, and “cool finds for the home” on social media, people’s interiors around the world are becoming identical, literally “stamped out.” This means that they are not particularly valuable in terms of the effort invested and personal connection to the objects.
Gentle neo-romanticism
How to use it in interior design
Combine light shades of blue, green, beige, and white.
Use wallpaper and textiles with references to botanical illustrations, but not saturated tropical themes.
The main thing is tenderness, lightness, and a dreamy visual mood.
Choose mainly furniture with modern minimalist forms, but add accent details in a classic romantic style. For example, mirrors or lamps.
