KATIE CHARLOTTE FIEDLER
22.06.2024 - 01:53 / sunset.com
As we enter the summer season, Pinterest’s latest trends report shows evidence for three emerging home decor ideas. Nancy Meyers core, dopamine decor, and eclectic vintage were all called out, with more specific search terms mentioned for each category. The throughline? People want their spaces to have a more personalized, nostalgic, and homey vibe.
Below, we break down these top searches and share a few shoppable items to level-up your interior design strategy.
We’re all familiar with Nancy Meyers movies and the iconic, inspired homes featured in them. From Diane Keaton’s white and blue-accented, breezy beach house in Something’s Gotta Give to Kate Winslet’s rustic, cozy cottage in The Holiday, there are quite a few interpretations of “Nancy Meyers core.” The comfy, blissful, warm atmosphere these homes provide has led to timeless interior design ideas that are now on the rise. Popular search terms related to this topic include Nancy Meyers living room (+2090%), Nancy Meyers bedroom (+1505%), Nancy Meyers homes (+2055%), and Nancy Meyers kitchen (+620%).
As the name suggests, dopamine decor is all about incorporating fabrics and colors that make you happy—and searches for the term are up by 280%. For Pinterest users, that includes grandma core bedroom (+2605%), whimsical decor (+4690%), fairycore bedroom (+420%), pastel desk (+8995%), pastel eclectic decor (+130%), and color drenching (+990%). Color drenching is all about bringing one hue into a room. This follows the color-saturated room trend, which welcomes earthy, deeper tones that amp up the coziness factor of your home.
All things vintage are in right now, and that may give way to more antique shopping or sourcing vintage-inspired home decor pieces. These were the
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Everyone has their own design aesthetic, and that’s welcomed. If everyone liked the same things, the world would definitely be a lot more boring. But sometimes a design aesthetic doesn’t quite match its surroundings, like what the previous owners did to this 1958 Eichler E-111 home in the San Mateo Highlands.
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Oliver Furth, a fourth-generation Los Angeles native, A-List interior designer, and AD100 winner, is best known for his irreverent ability to blend different styles and eras seamlessly. He is a firm believer that making a home for oneself is in itself an act of optimism and the most important ingredient when designing any space is joy.
Oliver Furth, A-List interior designer, AD100 winner, and author of Op! Optimistic Interiors, is no stranger to bold shapes and bright colors. Having designed countless homes with the main objective of stimulating the senses and bringing joy, he has a unique styling eye for combining objects with playful design. From handmade ombre rugs that feel like pillows for your feet, to playful planters that will make your favorite centerpiece plants pop, and even candy-colored dining chairs and mod outdoor lighting options that will be a conversation starter on their own. Read on for Oliver and our garden editor’s fabulous favorites, each sure to inspire a pop of personality when styling your outdoor oasis for summer entertaining.
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Petunias have long captured gardeners’ hearts with their stunning colors and bold blooms. Get the most out of these beloved annuals by learning how to deadhead petunias to promote new growth and continuous flowering. Deadheading is a simple pruning method used to remove flowers after they die back, which encourages plants to produce more blooms by preventing seed formation. Taking the time to deadhead petunias will keep your plants blooming all summer long.
Ceiling fans can make a stuffy room feel pleasantly cool, but unlike air conditioners, they don’t actually lower the temperature of a room. Instead, fans generate a breeze, creating a wind-chill-like effect as the moving air helps you eliminate body heat. But if your ceiling fan only pushes around hot air, this phenomenon won’t be nearly as effective. To keep your home cool (and comfortably warm in the winter), learn how to change your ceiling fan direction for summer and winter.