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Interior décor trends that were and

will still be in 2023

By Kim Williams, a top Cape Town interior designer,
behaviour specialist and owner of the Kim Williams

Design studio.

he end of year is a great time to better with it. The yearning for privacy and
pause and look back at some of the peace has made zoning a crucial part of
Tdesign and décor trends that have today’s design. The need to separate living
shaped the last 12 months. This year has areas so families have somewhere quiet to
been especially interesting in that it has go to recharge or work, a communal area
been our first chance at complete freedom to energise and socialise, as well as an area
from the masks and unprecedented dedicated to play, has helped create better Kim Williams
restrictions caused by the pandemic. flow, energy, and balance.
Even though the world is now open, Spending more time indoors over the
and we have hopefully seen the worst last two and half years has also changed art and décor, as well as reconnecting and
of Covid, the focus on health and our relationship with our homes. We now celebrating old memories was another
healing, specifically mental wellness, has see our entire living area, as opposed big focus this year, with a modern stamp
remained front and centre of the design to just one or two rooms, as a tranquil added to make it more in vogue.
space this year. We are only beginning to sanctuary to retreat from the outside Looking ahead to 2023, finding
truly understand the real impact that the world. newer and more enthralling ways to add
pandemic has had on our psyche and in From an aesthetics perspective, there expression to our spaces will remain a
turn, our design and décor choices. has been a conscious effort to include key focus. I am looking forward to seeing
More of us continued to work from warm, earthy palettes that promote brighter colours, bolder designs and the
home this year, which has crafted a new grounding, healing, and spirituality in our embracing of different voices, cultures,
appreciation for space, the privilege of interiors as well as sustainable materials and individual interests that draw from
having it and a deeper desire to connect that connect us to nature. Repurposing the past, culminating in a bespoke space.

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