This week’s Recommended Article:
Hot or Not? We Trace the Rise and Fall of America’s Most Popular Home Design Trends
n case you haven’t noticed, design trends have been shifting quite a bit lately. It’s little wonder: Americans have had plenty of pandemic-fueled time on their hands, cooped up in their homes, obsessively scrolling through Instagram, bingeing HGTV—and rethinking their design choices. Home trends that seemed to make so much sense before COVID-19 may no longer seem quite on target.
Take the omnipresent open floor plan. It seemed like a terrific and forward-looking idea—at least until everyone had to work or go to school in one room. And as many of us learned, while a once-popular chalkboard wall may be helpful for remote learning or for children to express their creativity, it can quickly turn into a dusty and unattractive mess.
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