Cottage Core and Home Offices Are In; Metro Tiles and Dried Flowers Are Out – The Home Trends On The Up and the Down

December 1, 2020

In a year that saw us confined to our homes, it’s no surprise that people have been spending their money in the only place they could – jazzing up their houses.

But what have we been up to on those wee trips down to the homeware store?

British company Roofing Megastore tracked the trends worldwide showing the biggest uplift in interest as we reach the end of the year, and unsurprisingly the top spot was taken by ‘home offices’, however beyond that, the likes of wall panelling, retro styles and new interior design buzzword ‘cottagecore’ ranked highly.

On the flip side, trends decreasing in popularity included once sought after metro tiles, cane furniture and blue kitchens!

The research analysed Google Trends data throughout 2020, for a range of different interior design styles, colours, furniture, home improvements and accessories, to reveal which are set to dominate 2021, and which are on their way out.

As a knock-on effect of 2020, home offices came out on top, with a 188% increase in popularity since the beginning of the year. However, this unsurprising top spot with an eclectic mixture of trends, including retro styles (103% rise in interest), wall panelling (+100%) and cottagecore, the homely design trend taking the world by storm, which increased in popularity by 64% in New Zealand!

Here’s the list of what’s in and what’s out for your New Year home reno!