You’ve seen the meme – the trend is to be demure, reserved, and thoughtful. It’s about modesty, tranquility, and killing them with kindness.
So how does this translate into interior design?
1. Thoughtful Spending
Demure isn’t only an aesthetic – it’s a life philosophy.
In order for your interior to truly embody this style, stay thoughtful and moderate when spending.
A few quality, carefully chosen pieces are much better than cluttering your space with stuff you’ll want to replace in a few weeks.
2. Soothing Color Palette
Like a demure individual, a demure interior is easy on the eyes. It’s filled with gentle hues and visually pleasant shapes that allow us to be at ease.
3. Don’t Forget Your Florals
Flowers are the ultimate eye candy when it comes to home decor.
Arrange yourself a beautiful bouquet and watch as it brings life to your space. And for the extra demure effect – make sure the flowers are fresh.
Artificial plants just don’t cut it with this style.
4. Pursue Symmetry
Speaking of being easy on the eyes, it’s well-known how important symmetry is to our subconscious.
I mean, we look for symmetrical features when choosing romantic partners. Similarly, in order for your interior to be truly demure, make sure this first rule of beauty is applied.
5. Warm Atmosphere
You want to go for a space that’s inviting and feels like home.
A warm palette is a very popular choice for demure interiors precisely for this reason.
6. It’s About Being Timeless
Though ‘so demure, so mindful’ is a current trend, these interiors aren’t about passing fashion. They’re about lasting and staying timeless.
A sure way to promote this vibe in your space is to design it in a trusty and elegant way that worked a hundred years ago and will still work a hundred years from now.
7. Clean Aesthetic
Clutter and mess are the embodiment of the ‘not very demure’ meme that came to be as a response to the mindfulness trend.
On the contrary, a demure vibe is all about cleanliness and a peaceful mind.
8. Natural Light
Never underestimate the effect of proper lighting. It can quite literally enhance or diminish the success of a design style you’re going for.
And where the demure trend is concerned, plenty of natural lighting to complement all the warm and bright colors is very important.
9. Practice Softness
A demure individual is soft and caring. Likewise, to promote this trend in your interior, you should try to achieve softness through your choice of furniture and decor.
The shape plays a crucial role here – always go for rounded edges in order to promote softness in your space.
10. Quiet Luxury
Though a demure interior is pleasant to the eye, warm, and enriched, it’s by no means supposed to contain any show-off, blatant opulence.
Instead, opt for quiet luxury, a few carefully chosen pieces that make the space come to life without being overwhelming.
11. Sustainable Materials
Being mindful about preserving nature is at the core of a demure individual.
Introduce eco-friendly, sustainable pieces and materials into the design of your interior to make sure the mindfulness isn’t just surface-deep.
12. Shades of Pink
I already went on and on about soft colors, though pastel pink deserves an honorary mention in regard to demure interiors.
You’ll often see these spaces enriched with pink accents, and the reason is the color’s inherent and unique softness.
13. Breezy Surroundings
Make sure your interior remains open and bright.
You want to achieve the effect of graceful spaciousness, because that’s – you guessed it – so demure, so mindful.
14. What Are the Thoughtful Colors?
How can one be thoughtful with their choice of color?
Easy. Fill your interior with hues that promote relaxation and don’t overwhelm the senses. So no hot pinks or reds, neons, or crushing dark colors.
Instead, various pastels, eggshells, sky blue, and brown are the go-to choices.
15. The Trusty Beige
There’s a reason why beige is so overwhelmingly popular in interior design, and that reason is neutrality.
Though bold interiors can be a joy, after a long and hard day, would you not rather curl up in a space that spares your senses and invites you to rest?
You may also call this the demure effect, if you like. Relaxation and calm are at the core of it.
16. Gentle Elegance
By now, you may have noticed that the vast majority of these demure interiors border the line between modernity and timelessness.
That’s exactly what you want to do in order to create such a space for yourself.
17. Minimal Decor
In demure spaces, the decor is kept minimal – but not minimalist. There’s a difference.
Your chosen decor should provide warmth, texture, and a gentle appeal. It’s just that you should be careful not to create clutter.
18. Having Texture
Spaces with texture are warm, inviting, and soft.
Hence, consider carpets, drapes, and layered linens a must-have for demure interiors.
19. A Space to Relax In
Home SPA vibes are in big time.
However, if you wish to keep your space demure at the same time, lean a little more towards the classic Eurocentric elegance rather than the trending japandi style.
20. Natural Materials
Demure is caring, observant, and genuine.
To ennoble your interior with these traits opt for getting yourself furniture made of organic materials.
Natural stone and wood are a great choice for hard surfaces. And when it comes to throw blankets and carpets, wool is as organic as it is cruelty-free.
21. House Plants Are a Friend
A thriving house plant tells of a demure and caring owner.
At the same time, house plants and greenery add freshness and liveliness to any space.
22. Personalized Design
We’ve already gone over the fact that the demure vibe isn’t about merely chasing trends.
It’s more about being genuine and timeless, and there’s nothing as timeless as being yourself. So enrich your space with personalized accents to make it truly demure.
In Conclusion
How do you imagine a demure person to behave?
I’d imagine a person with a healthy dose of restraint, who’s modest and personable, but also pretty fun.
These same traits are what you need to infuse your interior with to make it demure.