As we move through 2024, interior design trends are all about embracing comfort, individuality, and a touch of the unexpected. From the enduring embrace of nature to the rise of bold metals, this year offers a variety of options to create a home that reflects you. Let's delve into the top trends that will inspire your next design project.

Nature's Embrace Endures: Earthy tones and natural textures continue to reign supreme in 2024. This trend offers versatility, adapting to mountain cabins, desert abodes, or beach bungalows. High-quality wood and natural stone offer timeless elegance and durability.

Metal Makes a Move: While natural palettes offer warmth, some crave a bolder look. Enter metallic accents – silver, steel, and others – that reflect and enhance existing styles. This creates a potential challenger to the dominance of naturalism.

Minimalism or Maximalism? You Decide: This year sees a battle between two opposing forces. Minimalism focuses on limited clutter and impactful pieces, creating a serene and uncluttered space. Maximalism, on the other hand, embraces individuality and a lived-in feel, exemplified by the nostalgic "cottagecore" style with florals and rich colors.

The Rise of the Eclectic Home: Individuality is king in 2024. Mixing and matching styles is a popular trend, fueled by the rise of remote work and the desire for a space that reflects personal interests. Thrifting, antiquing, and statement pieces are all part of this eclectic approach. This movement allows for multi-functional rooms and a unique, non-generic design.

In conclusion, 2024's interior design trends offer something for everyone. Whether you crave nature's warmth, the coolness of metal, minimalist serenity, maximalist comfort, or a space that reflects your unique personality, there's a trend waiting to be embraced.

Our inspectors are always coming across interesting finds in the field.
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Even if you’re not an inspector, you can probably see that this home addition appears precarious. There’s an undersized beam, it lacks brackets and hangers, and it’s secured with nails only. The lack of support for is concerning, and it should be evaluated and remedied by a qualified builder to prevent collapse or damage to the main structure. 

In this day and age, new homeowners are more informed and mindful about their family’s health than ever. Between dangers like lead paint, asbestos, and carbon monoxide leaks, builders have come a very long way in eliminating harmful toxins within the home. Still, threatening elements continue to loom around the home, and although air pollution today is not as high as in the past, reducing indoor air contamination should be on every homeowner’s to-do list!

What are the dangers posed by outdoor air?
Modern home design has led to houses being extremely closed off from outside elements, which is both a good and a bad thing. On the one hand, houses do a great job of keeping out many harmful pollutants that can result in health complications with overexposure.

How can homeowners keep pollution out?
If any of these outdoor air contaminants become an increased concern, homeowners have a few ways to decrease air leakage in their home and protect their families from subsequent health issues: