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New Year Resolutions: 5 Design Goals to Keep For 2020

If you've been putting off giving your home an update, it's about time you set some decor resolutions for this new year
Posted: January 20, 2020 by Alisa Bonelli

 17 January 2020


With a brand-new year well and truly upon us, it’s time to eschew the old and embrace the new – in organising, home design and beyond. If you’re yet to set resolutions for 2020, it’s not too late. With this trusty list, get set to breathe new life into your home this new year. Cheers to an inspiration-filled 2020!
Contemporary Living Room by Studio Wodehouse
Studio Wodehouse
 
Contemporary Family Room by Sunita Yogesh Studio
Sunita Yogesh Studio
1. Practise ‘less is more’
There’s something indescribably serene about a place that breathes through open spaces. If you’ve resolved to make this a year of Zen living, consider decluttering the heart of your existence – your home. Sort through your closet, decor and kitchenware to take stock of your inventory, and lose pieces that you haven’t used in the last six months. If they’ve gone unremembered that long, chances are, you don’t need them.


by Tansel Stainless Steel Pull Out Storage
Tansel Stainless Steel Pull Out Storage
Also, consider investing in smart and spiffy organising units. Under-bed boxes and baskets, over-door hanging organisers and modular storage are all excellent ways of pigeonholing your wares and, in turn, giving your home a neat and tidy avatar. The bonus? Your home and your head will feel a whole lot lighter!


Eclectic Living Room by Julie Ranee Photography
Julie Ranee Photography
Contemporary by Lucy Call
Lucy Call
2. Upcycle outdated pieces
Updating your home to mark the new year doesn’t have to cost the earth. Turn to existing pieces. Can an old vase be converted into a lamp? Can a cast-off ladder find new life as a bookshelf? How about having an old trunk or suitcase double-hat as a storage unit and coffee table? Blow the dust off old furniture and consider ways of incorporating it into your new design scheme. Call in a carpenter to sand, fix and repaint your vintage gems. Better still, roll up your sleeves and do it yourself (sandpaper and a basic toolkit are often all it takes). There’s an undeniable charm in pieces with a past. And you’ll find it’s worth every last drop of sweat.


Contemporary Dining Room by Monica Khanna Designs
Monica Khanna Designs
3. Go green
This year, tip your hat to the environment by making eco-friendly choices. Reclaimed wood can give your aesthetic a warm, earthy and rustic vibe while doing wonders for the environment. See how this home gains a raw and unfussy edge, thanks to a rough-finished restored wood table and chairs.

Rustic by Homespice Decor
Homespice Decor
In addition, go for textiles in organic fibres such as jute, bamboo, hemp and mud silk, and energy-saving fittings and appliances. A plethora of design houses are keeping the sustainable movement at the heart of their design philosophies, so you’ll still be spoilt for choice when it comes to straddling style and sustainability.


Contemporary M&D
Eclectic by The Cross Interior Design
The Cross Interior Design
4. Bring in more plants
With increasing pollution, spiralling stress levels and frenzied lifestyles, nature can serve as a revitalising cure. Teacup (or matka) planters, succulents and pocket herb gardens can make for fresh and invigorating additions to a home, big or small. Likewise, if your space is starved of sunlight, pick plants such as the peace lily, lucky bamboo or mother-in-law’s tongue, which thrive even without direct natural light.

Eclectic Home Bar by SANJYT SYNGH
SANJYT SYNGH
5. Trust your gut and listen to your heart
Have you always fancied a red accent wall? Or a bedroom in Stygian hues? Do you dream of neon accents and gilded chandeliers? If you answered any of those in the affirmative, it’s worth closing your eyes and following your instincts. As your haven, your home ought to echo your personality and preferences, and the new year is the perfect time to see that through. Go on, ditch the rule book and take a risk. That hot-pink headboard or jet-black boudoir might be the best design decision you ever made.

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