2021 Interior Design Trends with a Safari twist from KUKU Interiors
Villa Kudu on Hoedspruit's Zandspruit Aero Estate - perfect for cocooning!
We've got COVID-19 to thank for some of the biggest emerging design and décor trends of 2021 which revolve around a safe, supportive and easy to clean home environment.
With all of the time we are spending at home, either through lockdown, working remotely or isolation protocols, we've developed this need to remove ourselves from the world to a safe place where we can retreat from everything that's worrying us.
So let's have a look at what's happening trend-wise for the year and find out how we can get ahead with what's in and ditch what's out...
1. Easy to clean surfaces
When it comes to floors and counters, continuous is the way to go. With less grout and fewer places for germs to hide, think big tiles, pandomos and polished concrete.
2. Grand millennial style
This emerging trend is all about comfort and plush textiles with a nod to antique looks and complete nostalgia. Think velvets with deep buttons, ornate four-poster beds, rich prints and accented vintage furniture.
3. Neutral warm palettes
When it comes to wall colours, go for wonderfully welcoming warm neutrals and greys. BRAVE GROUND is the Dulux colour of the year and brings lightness and rich comfort to otherwise sterile spaces.
4. Blue accents
Blue is the colour of calm, so it comes as no surprise that this trend is taking hold, keeping everyone cool at home while the war against madness rages outside!
5. Free air living and interior gardens
With the stay at home comes the need to maximise outdoor spaces and make the most of open air living. There's a marked increase in outdoor furniture sales as the world adapts to a new home environment. And if you don't have a garden, the way to do it is to create gardens inside the home and feel part of nature.
6. Defined home spaces.
Forget open plan. Room dividers and creating separate rooms is all part of the isolation process, especially if you need to quarantine. So defined spaces for work, play and every day living are an upwards trend as we improve social distancing with solid walls and build areas where we can be truly separate from one another.
7. Minimalism
The return to less is more with the caveat that you reduce the number of items in a room but ensure that what you retain has emotional meaning. In smaller, defined spaces it's important to de-clutter and invest in good storage.
8. Four poster beds
These are seeing a huge comeback as people want to feel cocooned and safe. We'll be expanding on this aspect below...
9. Curved furniture and shapes
A great way to break up uniformity and defined spaces is to use curves to soften a room and create a feeling of warmth and comfort.
These, then, are the trends. So let's look at how you can apply them when it comes to cocooning at home and creating safe and healthy spaces...
Let's start with our very own inner sanctum - the bedroom! There's no better place to cocoon, to snuggle down and escape, even for a few short hours every day. At the heart of every bedroom is the bed, so it's always the best place to start when it comes to creating the perfect cocoon.
As you've seen, four-posters are de rigeur and add a touch of fairytale to any bedroom. You can go contemporary for a sleek, modern organic feel that's perfect for the safari look of today or opt for a throw-back antique look that's currently all the rage, especially with the so-called grand millennials!
The history of four-posters is long and distinguished and dates back hundreds of years to a time when men wore tights, wielded large swords and rescued fair maidens from tall towers. In those days four-poster beds were practical because castles were draughty places that were often freezing cold at night. Just think Winterfell if you need some inspiration.
So having a bed surrounded by thick curtains to keep the cold out was a good thing. It also offered a lot of privacy from pesky chambermaids, servants and valets who often slept in the same room as their masters.
As time went on the four-poster became more of a status symbol and statement of wealth. As a result it became more ornate and the drapes more luxuriant than practical. Today's four-posters are more minimalist but nonetheless offer the perfect platform for another cocooning necessity, especially here in Hoedspruit - the mosquito net.
If you're going to be cocooned in your bed you certainly don't want to be sharing it with annoying mozzies or other biting insects and creepy crawlies. So a mosquito net has both practical and aesthetic appeal!
Your bed also needs to be sumptuous and inviting, dressed with wonderful linen, soft pillows and scintillating throws to help you completely Zen-out. Choose from a range of wonderful cottons and blends and tantalizing textures and fabrics to make your bed the best place to be. Talk to us today about transforming your bedroom into a cocooning palace par excellence.
Bed aside, where else can you cocoon at home? Outside is always an option, where you can enjoy some clean, fresh air and the sights and sounds of nature. Create a cocooning space on your stoep, perhaps, where you've got a wonderful view of the great outdoors. Or find a nice, shady corner of your garden and create a special retreat for one... Add a comfy lounger or chaise with a plump cushions and scatters and an umbrella, side table and throw and voila!
There's always bathroom cocooning too, provided you have the space to create a cosy, away-from-it-all space without having to be interrupted by family members needing the loo or wanting to brush their teeth all the time.
If you have the space, there's no better place to shut the door and switch off in a tub full of hot water and bubbles, with a glass of bubbles to match!
In short, your home is full of opportunities to create the perfect cocoon and help you stay sane in what truly are the most insane times we've ever experienced.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR MOSQUITO NET SPECIAL!
Cocoon in style with a wonderful, flowing mozzie net that also keeps the little bug(ger)s at bay
and enjoy a bit more moolah in your wallet too...
We're offering 10% off all made-to-measure mosquito nets in honour of cocooning, which means you can drop
the curtains on itchy bites without putting too much strain on your COVID-19-drained wallet.
You don't need a four-poster to have a wonderful net and cocoon in splendour in your boudoir. Our mosquito nets can be
fitted to a tailor-made frame that can be suspended from your bedroom ceiling.
This special offer is for the nets only and does not include delivery or installation.
Get in touch today to find out more.
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