Pandemic has changed a lot of things in our lives. People started to be online more, choosing online activities instead of going out, for example, watching YouTube videos, playing online casino games for real money at National Casino, and parting with friends via Zoom. Pandemic has also affected home design. These are the top 9 trends of 2021.

Total White
2020 was a time when almost everyone had to look inside ourselves and maximize our inner resources. Health and psychological comfort gained new meaning and special importance in 2020. In the interior, this need is reflected in the trend for total white. White on white gives rest to tired eyes and fills the soul with peace. It's so necessary in these difficult times.

On the contrasts of textures, you can build a delicate composition where small accents play a role: textiles, decor, fittings. You get a design that respects its viewer, which you want to approach and examine: a calm confidence, built on the soft nuances.

Sensory Design
Offline is now the most precious thing we have. The value of human communication has become a new luxury and has influenced the organization of the environment. Tactile sensations, design that you want to touch, or even embrace, has become one of the main motifs of 2021.

Collectible design objects perfectly illustrate the thesis "design that you want to touch." Childhood curiosity and a passion for the forbidden works. In museums, you cannot touch anything with your hands, and collectible design is actually museum rarities collected in the interior of your home. Speaking substantively, sensory design is always about contrasts of smooth with rough, contrasts of different textures, large volumes and pinpoint tactile accents. The main characteristic of the style is meditative and calm.

Combined Spaces With Privacy
It combines two trends. The first is the combination of space. A separate kitchen and living room are not popular today. Many designers are trying to combine the rooms, turning the hall into a kitchen-dining room creating a loft.

Pandemic and isolation proved that attention should be paid to functionality and ergonomics. The closure of restaurants and cafes forced people to cook for themselves. And this is a demand for a well-organized kitchen: at least an elaborate work area, a comfortable table for the whole family. Saving space in favor of a small set is now hardly in demand.

There is another point to consider. During the pandemic, the apartment became more than just a house. It became a gym, a workspace, a place for recreation and hobbies. That is, the functionality of the rooms expanded, and the main load in almost all cases fell on the living room.

There is a trend here - even in combined rooms, privacy should be maintained. Especially if there are more than two people in the family, and not everyone has a workplace. In this case, partitions are a cool way to implement the idea of creating private areas. They allow you to transform the room at any time. They can be both analogs of doors made of glass and metal, and simpler elements in the form of thick curtains or even separate structures.

Vitamin D
We spend more time indoors. So there is a need for simpler colors: they evoke a sense of comfort and calm. Noble yellows and earth tones, ochre and bright sun tones make up for the lack of vitamin D and subconsciously work to create a sense of security. Locked in four walls and dreaming of the sun, homebodies are the social basis of this trend.

From a cultural point of view, the warm dusty yellow shades simultaneously refer to the positive 1970s with their Yellow Submarine and to shots from Paolo Sorrentino's film "La Grande Bellezza".

Colors change the perception of the room. Comfort, a sense of security, and attractiveness are the main associations evoked by invigorating shades of yellow in the interior. In 2021, yellow is used in the spirit of Sorrentino with beige wall covering "like Rome" and in a combination of classic and extravagant modern.

In some cases, the yellow shades turn to gold. So the house becomes almost a temple for us in favor of the social situation in the world.

Rounded Shapes
Softness today is at its peak. This applies to architectural solutions, and the choice of furniture and decor. This is not a new trend, but it was formed not so long ago. Today, the strict lines and layout is softened by furniture without corners.

Pay attention to tables, lamps, poufs and sofas. Almost all designer furniture loses straight corners, they are rounded. Even chairs and stools have a softened form, rather than a rigid straight design.

In the mass market, you can also find a reflection of the trend: chairs and coffee tables, vases, and candlesticks.

Architecturally, arched forms are relevant. We are not talking about doorways as such, but about niches, wall mirrors of large size - large elements.

Natural Materials and Easy-care Surfaces
The course to environmentalism dictates its own rules, so in trend for all natural: jute, leather, ceramics, light wood, stone. Instead of the calm white finish of artificial agglomerate - rare and exotic materials, marble with veins and porcelain stoneware.

COVID-19 has changed the idea of life and reminded us how important health and safety are. Thus, easy-care materials less susceptible to the growth of bacteria gain popularity. The most essential of them are glass, metal, functional fabrics with special protection against stains.

Plasticine and Plasticity
Artificial intelligence is much closer than we think. Robots mimic our voices, do our banking and paint pictures that are sold at auctions. Our last hope for uniqueness as homo sapiens is a soulful approach to creativity, manual labor and a little love of our craft.

A naive palette of colors, deliberate sloppiness of form and an emphasis on handmade. When working on interiors, this trend is better left for accent parts and art objects.

Rotang
At first perception we associate rattan with vacations, free country life and carefree happiness, but globally it sends us back to the Italian fifties and the works of designer Franco Albini. His rattan armchair was awarded at the Milan Triennale in 1951. Seventy years later one can hardly imagine a better visual synonym for relaxed luxury.

Rattan is a material suitable not only for summer terraces, at the beginning of the 20th century it could even be found in the interiors of the first airplanes. Light, durable and versatile this material is suitable for anything: it can look elegant or rustic, chic or casual. Rattan can seem like a whimsical gesture, fun or even odd. But it is also a practical material, and the need for it has only increased over time.

Eco-friendliness
After isolation and closed borders, people especially want to reconnect with nature. There is a growing focus on sustainability and consciousness in consumption. This lifestyle has also come to interiors.

In 2021, there will be even less plastic and artificial objects in design. Stone, wood, natural methods of coloring, rejection of artificial plants, energy-saving technologies and support for local production - everything that gives us the opportunity to be closer to nature will be in demand.