How to know if your decor is timeless or trendy?

Trying to define what kind of design aesthetic that your home fits into and which design finishes and décor furniture work with your homes style, can be overwhelming.
Of course, this is why you need the help of a qualified designer for more professional advice.
The following SPRUCE article features Jil Sonia McDonald with some great tips for determining if your space or choices fit with a certain design trend of past, present of future.
This is a great way to start understanding what fits best with your space and what is considered timeless decor.

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What is Timeless Interior Design features? Here are some great considerations:
 
What is your homes architectural style?

• Try to determine which style in Architecture and Interior Design history. These can be various "finishings" (hard finishes in your home such as flooring, tile, etc) or furniture and even architectural features in a space that have been popular for generations.

Materials and Production?

• Ensure the quality of materials (woods, metals, stone and some man-made materials) last long past trends. The quality of the build and the product should last more than a few years or decades.

When was it made?

• Determine if the item you are considering is just part of a trend or is faithful re-imagined nod to an Architectural period that continues to make a statement well past its inception. Investigate when that piece you are imagining was made and does it still apply to great design today.​

Versatility?

• Versatility of a décor item can also lend to its timelessness. Asking how that item can fit in various spaces and purposes is a great way to know if it is timeless.

 
Unique features & Dimensions?

• When studying a design piece, investigate its unique design features and dimension. Architectural features such as these can give certain clues to their age as to whether they have remained useful through various trends.​

Continuity & Resilience?

• Another great way to find out if an item you are choosing is timeless is to consider if the décor item in question will have continuity for years to come in the Interior Design. It’s a question of design “resilience”. How much “staying power” does that piece have with various design trends or historical architectural trends.

 
Personal Value?

• Does the décor item stand the test of time because it has personal  value is another great way to help understand its timelessness. If you are purposefully keeping a décor item for generations that may make it timeless, whether it may fit in a certain trend at the time or not. Working with various “antique” items in a space can bring real lasting character to your space.

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Sentimentality?

• Sentimentality and the heart can make a piece feel timeless to your décor choice. Just like art pieces, décor items can be very much an emotional choice. If that piece speaks to you in this sense, then chances are you will want to keep it for decades and maybe generations too, finally turning into that timeless family treasure.

I hope that helps you determine whether your design finishes or furniture are trendy or timeless!