Photos from yesterday’s Docomomo MN fall tour! Made possible by willing homeowners who opened doors and welcomed visitors! Organized by Domomomo and volunteers whose mission is to document and conserve buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the modern movement. This year’s tour included five homes located throughout the Cities including St. Paul, Minneapolis, Golden Valley and St. Louis Park. Read more about the tour here. Check out last year’s tour pics here.
Mid-century Modern Twin Cities Home Tour | Fall 2018
Home Design Trends for 2018
Cold winter days mean more time inside for many of us. They certainly do for me. Anticipating the long stretch of indoor life, I started making small changes to cozy up my place — added a new rug and pillows, updated some light fixtures, switched around some art. It rekindled my interest in home design and fed my Pinterest addiction. It also led to searching handfuls of online lists predicting home design trends for the coming year, another potential addiction. Finding so many overlapping trends (and a few one-offs), I decided to compile my own top 10 list citing the most commonly predicted ones along with some personal favorites.
Poring over several sources including Trulia, Pinterest, Dwell, Lush Home, Zillow Porchlight, Realtor.com and the Star Tribune, I narrowed it down to these ten. We'll see what 2018 brings!
Minimalism
Nothing new here. Minimalist design has been around and will remain. Simple shapes, a sense of airiness and a less-is-more quality will still appeal to designers and home dwellers in 2018.
photo via Dwell
Statement Ceilings & Walls
Sometimes referred to as the "fifth wall", ceilings will become eye-catching conversation pieces with bold paint, patterns and dramatic lighting. Patterned wallpaper and surprise splashes of color on walls are expected to gain momentum.
photo via Dwell
photos via homedecor17
Instagram-ready Decor
What's that? Unexpected and unique decor that photographs well. Think vignettes of simple shapes, with contrast, pops of color and muted tones.
Greens
All shades of green, from jewel tones to sage, will give life to sofas, pillows, walls, ceilings, doors and more. Chartreuse and avocado are personal favorites.
photos by InsideOut and Abigail Ahern via Laura Francesca
Natural Materials
Woven fabrics, natural stone and light woods add warmth and coziness. Not totally new but we'll see an increased interest in sustainable materials and eco-consciousness.
photo via Carley Page Summer's Instagram feed
Mixed Metals
There seems to be a consensus on this one. Mixing metals in light fixtures, faucets, decor and kitchen hardware will be more than welcome in 2018. Black too!
photo via Chris loves Juila
Lavender
Millennial pink morphs into light lavender with a nod to Ultra Violet, Pantone's color of the year. Spotted on furniture, accents, walls and doors.
Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash
Statement Tile
Patterned, bold and personalized tile in small doses may begin to replace tired solid squares and subway. Imagine adding interest to small baths, kitchen backsplashes and tiny mudroom floors.
photos via cocokelley and Dwell
Gen Z Yellow
Sunny and bright and a personal favorite for accents or for making a happy statement on a wall, ceiling or bathroom floor. Evokes 1970's mustard gold.
Curves
Think curved plush furniture, arched doors and circle shapes. Perhaps an iteration of the geometric pattern craze? We'll see.
via Domino
Additional Noteworthy Trends
Quartz kitchen countertops (granite is out)
Concrete in unexpected places
Spa-like bathrooms
Jewel tones
Light or white-washed hardwood floors
Dark kitchens (with blue or gray cabinets, white on white is out)
Artisan light fixtures
Pattern on pattern
Oversized wall art
Heidi Swanson is a Realtor® based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She writes a blog to share information on a variety of real estate related topics including buying and selling, market conditions, homeownership trends and more. Reach her at heidi@lyndenrealty.com or 651-503-1540.