5 Hottest Interior Design Trends For 2016

The Indian real estate sector has developed to compete on global standards in many ways including building structure, sustainability, equipment, and even interiors. Interiors, earlier was not given much attention when building residential societies, but now with buyers looking for fully furnished homes and even picking homes based on the interiors, it has gained its prominence in the process of project building. The builders, in fact are launching theme-based projects. For instance, Disney-themed projects being developed by Supertech and Prestige Group; Homestead's Schumacher Towers, Sharapova Towers and so on.

So, let's see what interior trends captured the real estate sector in 2015 and ones that will gain prominence as we enter 2016:

• Walk-in closets

  A commonly built space in homes in the West, walk-in closets are now finding place in Indian homes, replacing wardrobes that are built into walls. Lodha Group in many of its projects allows home buyers to opt for a built-in closet. This is not restricted only to premium homes, but also available in 2BHK homes in Mumbai, including Lodha Palava at Dombivili. Going ahead, many more builders might consider offering the option as home buyers have now started viewing it as a necessity rather than a luxury.

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• Geometric tiles

The flooring in 2016 will not be plain, neither will it be designed with florals. In the coming year, flooring that will rule the trend will be geometric tiles. The geometric patterns used innovatively to suit the area and shape of the room will be a must have. These tiles are known to add glamour to homes, hence, will be most sought after by young home buyers. 

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• Metallic finish

Yet another trend that is fast catching up is the need for metallic finishes in fixtures, flooring, walls, fixtures, and even upholstery of a home. In a home, windows, doors, and parts of modular kitchen, which are already made of metal, will be given a matte-finished metallic look using polish.

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• Adding a dash of flora

In metro cities, there is an increasing trend of home buyers looking to decorate their homes with a touch of outdoors. Since, greenery in many large cities is minimal, most choose to supplant it by making their indoors look like outdoors. This can be achieved by using wallpaper that gives living room a backyard-like look or a bedroom that mimic a golf course feel. The use of potted plants indoors and herb gardens in kitchens is also becoming very popular and might turn common next year.

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• Green homes

The need for builders to choose sustainable means of decorating and building homes is also expected to increase in the coming year. Most home makers are now looking at green homes, which are built using sustainable methods. This extends to interiors as well where recycling and re-purposing is becoming popular. For instance, use metal tin cans to spruce up the wall of a living room, or use fashionably re-painted stripped furniture as garden chairs, etc. 

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