Interior Design in 21st Century

Hampton Barringer Luzak is a former on-air reporter for MSNBC, where she developed, produced, and executed segment ideas. Today, Hampton Luzak restores historical homes.

Interior design in the 20th century focused on beauty and comfort. While these factors continue influencing 21st-century interior design, functionality and personalization have taken center stage.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the world became more interconnected, and interior design began to take a global perspective. With the rise of new cultural movements, new influences of modernism and art deco found their way into interior design. Designers began to use clean lines, dark hues, monochrome themes, simplicity of form, and modern materials to create homes.

With the increase in the number of interior design-focused media, such as magazines and home improvement shows at the start of the 2000s, people began personalizing their home designs. Intricate detailing, clean, and uncluttered, were among the most popular looks. By the end of the decade, muted, neutral hues had become the norm, and open-plan kitchens and entertainment units had become commonplace.

The concept of style and aesthetics grew even more with the rise of social media platforms in the first half of the second decade of the century. With the advancement of new technology in the second half of the decade, homes became more modern as Interior designers incorporated gadgets into the interior design process. People also began optimizing small spaces, with open-plan layouts becoming more popular.