As we move into the new year, let's take a look at the top furniture trends 2020 has in store.
We're not only moving into a new year, but also the start of a new decade. On top of that, 2020 has long been seen as the deadline for all kinds of projects, including many environmental initiatives.
2020 furniture colour trends
Expect furniture colour trends for the new year to combine light and airy with natural materials like wood and brown leather, or synthetics that give that same look and feel.
Natural materials are high on the environmental agenda, but synthetic equivalents like manmade composite woods combine that natural appearance with durability that can mean you get many years of good use out of them before maintenance is needed.
These materials, combined with nature-inspired colours like leafy greens and sandy shades, are likely to be in abundance in 2020 furniture catalogues for all kinds of commercial establishments, and can help you give your interior design scheme some real character.
For even more personality, mix different materials together. Traditional dark wood tables and leather sofas give a sense of luxury, but you can include lighter woods and upholstered chairs too to create more relaxed and airy areas.
Luxury furniture market trends
In many establishments, appearance is everything, and in 2020 luxury furniture market trends will continue to be driven by what customers consider to be Instagrammable.
From bars and pub tables to hotels and restaurant furniture, your interiors need to be selfie-ready, not only so your customers have the perfect backdrop for their photos, but also to make the best first impression on any potential new customers who see your venue mentioned on social media.
We picked up on this in our recent article about the hottest nightclub furniture trends for 2020, but it applies equally across club furniture, other evening venues like bars and pubs, and also daytime destinations like cafes, bistros and restaurants.
You could even go a step further by creating a designated area for selfies, complete with photobooth-style props and a large leather sofa that can help larger groups to all fit into the camera shot.
Functional furniture
Expect to see a more eclectic mix of functional furniture in some venues, especially smaller premises that need to furnish in a more versatile way.
A large leather sofa can be surprisingly versatile as it can accommodate different numbers of people - remember many of your patrons in 2020 will have grown up watching the cast of Friends hang out at Central Perk in exactly that way, and the nostalgia for that show just keeps growing over time.
Incorporate some smaller seats or low stools that can be easily reconfigured, and you've got a best-of-both solution for when groups need to pull up an extra chair.
You can read more about multi-functional furniture in our article Restaurant decor: The 2020 guide, which goes into more detail about the main 2020 restaurant furniture trends we expect to see over the coming year.
For more information or to discuss the latest furniture trends, call Trent Furniture on 0116 2985 519 or 0116 4735 975 today or contact us via the website.