Home décor trends have been evolving and changing over the years and they have led and shaped the way our spaces are being designed and decorated these days. These trend changes are notable through the decades and some of these are still being used but maybe with a twist or a renovated style, keeping the essence of the vintage vibe.

Home décor is a great way for people to express themselves and to show their personalities through their walls, furniture and any other decorative piece. What we definitely can see through times is that people are more daring now when it comes to designing and creating a space.

Here are some design practices since 1960 and back to these days to compare how time had past.

1960s

Heavily influenced by the pop art movement from the 50s and pop artists as Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, there were bright colors, mix different materials, bold patterns, interesting shapes and clean lines for furniture, usually darkened wood. Wallpaper were absolutely present on this time. The excess of combining florals or geometric patterns was a thing and it went out of style with the time, but it definitely has a comeback now.

1970s

First, who remembers the typical bold patterned linoleum floor? My grandma still has hers at the home and it’s so funny that these trends, that I never liked before, are actually coming back and it looks GOOD!

Bean bag chairs were all over the stores and everyone had one or wanted one. Wood paneling and bold paint colors, crocheted blankets (usually with squared patterns), lava lamps, huge boxed TVs and radios or record players, floral couches. All of these were a thing back in the 70s.

1980s

Using lively colors were still there, and some striking statement pieces from the 70s, continued into the 80s. Pastel colors went on trend. Window and shower curtains were light blue or baby pink everywhere. Some couches were still floral, but the patterns were not as bright and neon as 70s and 60s.

1990s

In the 90s, after years and years, people started to relax with the extravagant colored walls and wallpapers… Also, furniture was on a more neutral color scheme, mostly beiges and woods were there, but most wood colors were seen. Huge recliner couches were the sensation on every living or family room.

2000s

Starting a new century led people to want a more modern home. This decade we saw brighter and bolder designs, as well as more clean designs. People started to buy futuristic pieces for their homes. Lightning started to be a focus point. Furniture had cleaner and more neutral and plain colors. Some walls started to be re painted with bold colors as accent walls, but most people left them white, because of the freshness and calm the whites spread.

2010s

I would describe this decade as clean, fresh, calm, and some greenery. Light colors everywhere, on walls, furniture, pillows, curtains, etc. Some touches of colors and patterns as focus points, but whites were a huge thing on early 2010s. Ending the decade, we could saw wallpapers and bold wall colors are strongly coming back.

2020s

This era is really exciting because people is innovating, creating, developing their imagination to create really cool interior design. We can see that lightning plays a huge role, accent walls with wallpaper or bold paint is really on trend right now. Playing with different materials, patterns and lights are totally in right now. So let’s see what else is this decade made of for interior design.

Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced the introduction of its Spring 2020 Rugged and Luxurious color collection, which includes six new color and texture options.

Rugged Supreme Wrapping Film is a 3D conformable, textured color changing film, available in four colors: Rugged Onyx, Rugged Combat Green, Rugged Bedrock Grey and Rugged Marsh Green. It gives vehicles the look and feel of a bed liner without the permanent application.

Luxurious Supreme Wrapping Film features the new Obsidian Black, the company’s deepest, blackest pigment, and Satin Dark Grey.

“The new color collection was created with the experiential demands of the wrap designer in mind—a visual excitement that comes from the juxtaposition of film color and effect—evoking a statement of style and point of view that comes from a combination of satin, gloss and textured pigments. There’s a tone, texture and style to match any attitude,” Abby Monnot, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions North America, marketing director.

For a long time wallpaper has been used to decorate residential or commercial spaces; some times to protect the wall surfaces from accidental marks, scratches or just to hide the flaws in the wall that are impossible to hide with just paint.

Wall coverings originally were made of cloth, but with the development of the paper industry, cloth wall coverings were replaced by wallpaper, which was less expensive.

In recent years, the demand for more creative designs and more modern but ecofriendly materials that meet daily needs has increased. The easy access to new substrates as well as to new printing systems helps satisfy this demand and still allows new applications through the use of digital printing technology.

As more people work from home, the lifestyle has changed a lot in order to find a balance between work and social life. The traditional standards of decoration and distribution of both residential and commercial spaces have had to converge in order to interact in a balanced way.

Modern digital inkjet printing technologies using different types of inkjet inks are used for custom wallpaper production. Very small runs can be made; new designs can be produced and tested easily and quickly for individual clients.

Thanks to social media, a new generation with the do-it-yourself trend is discovering wallpaper; identifying it as a way to easily personalize spaces in a short time and without any difficulty. These new wallpapers are easy to install, waterproof, tear resistant and made of breathable materials that prevent molding on walls.

Since 2018, the global Wall Covering market has maintained a healthy growth rate of more than 3.8% yearly and expected to reach approximately $27 billions value market by 2026.

“According to Google data, wallpaper-related searches are up an average of 50 percent the past 12 months versus the 12 months prior.”

But you always have to wait for the unexpected. At the beginning of the year when some market projections were made the unexpected factors were not taken into account.

The digitally printed wallpaper industry expected a huge growth thanks to the large-scale investments in urbanization & industrial sectors; but the global impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) are already starting to be felt and the Wall Covering market is not an exception.

The virus is affecting the global economy in different ways: affecting production and demand, creating supply chain and market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets.

But there are many factors that, despite what is being experienced around the world, will help the development of the wallcovering market (although not at the expected speed).

The fact that we now work from home and spend more time in it, gives us the opportunity to perceive our spaces differently. We went from seeing a room as a simple study to seeing it as a potential space that will recall our past travels around the world or places that we wish to be.

With extra free time, the possibility of spending more time on social networks as well as DIY (Do It Yourself) sites have made us self-taught interior decorators, who are always looking for a space in the house that needs a new look.

These wallpapers are created by consumer requirements. Digitally printed wallpapers on easy-to-remove substrates also allow consumers to change their wallpapers easily by themselves without the need for previous experience, increasing its demand in the industry.

The rising demand for custom wallpapers has encouraged market vendors to adopt short-run digital wallpaper printing solutions, which offer shorter runs and faster delivery times at an affordable price.

The demand from the customers has been increasing the market, and the technological advancement of digital printing systems have been capable of serving the high requirement.

New latex inks allow us to decorate indoor environments even in hospitals without worrying about the toxic fumes. UV and UV-LED printers open us to new printing possibilities on almost on all types of materials (from PVC to wooden doors). Textile printers allow us to print complex designs on different types of fabric that we can combine even with the clothes we wear.

The popularity of custom wallpapers is growing thanks to the ability to provide the exact look and feel desired by consumers; companies are coming up with a diverse range of wallpapers that resemble the looks of a landscape of some distant forest, a fantastic ocean view, cracked brick wall, some textile designs, among others.

All of these benefits of digital wallpaper printing will significantly drive the digitally printed wallpaper market growth, turning wallpaper into a fundamental pillar in it in the world of design and décor.

LogoJET announces its newest Express 30R printer; a tabletop UV model built with the same technology as LogoJET’s UVx40R and UVx90R. The Express 30R is a direct-to-substrate printer that can print on wide variety of substrates, it has an 11” x 15” printable area, up to 2.5” height.

“In creating the Express 30R, we were able to design the system with the same industrial components, the same fit-for-purpose,” Lon Riley, LogoJET’s Chief Operating Officer. “This new printer allows customers to put a printer with full UV capabilities in places where larger machines would present challenges.”