Grandmillennial decor is an interesting one to be applied to this modern era where you can still have your modern home decor but in a warmer and cozier version with the traditional touches added. To have a grandmillennial home, you can decorate your home by using the eclectic decor technique that will be about combining modern and old traditional elements in one room. In this case, the portion of each style not should be balanced. It will be depending on your taste. You can make the modern impression to be dominant or the traditional one. The point is about making the home feel cozy and welcoming with the traditional touches. Since each person’s taste and point of view is different, the portion of each element style will also depend on each person’s personality and need.
There will be some ways to create a grandmillennial house such as
- using a mix of the old and new
- incorporating playful patterns and colors
- creating layers of texture through warming wood and soft
- cozy materials
- embracing all things vintage and nostalgic
From all of those possibilities, we’ll bring you to play with motifs to construct fusion for your authentic grandmillennial decor. Anyway, before we move, you should know that the motif here won’t only come from the pattern but also from other ways such as the braided items or woven ones. Here are the examples.
Tasseled Product
Tassel is a small item that is commonly added to furniture or home accessories to beautify its decoration. However, even when it is only a small item, it can surely change the entire room’s impression. Back to the motif, the tassel is one of the products that can create a motif. It looks like a bell and some of them are tied in a special way that brings a certain motif impression. This product uses tassels to decorate the cushion. It uses a different color of yarn that still matches well with the cushion color and pattern.
Tasseled Product from @belleofthehouse
Wicker Product
It is interesting how the wicker product can be made in varied motifs. It just depends on the maker’s crafting ability. The more creative, the more unique and aesthetic the motif will be. In this room, you can see the wicker basket and rug. I do believe that you can see clearly the motif which is unique, especially for the braided basket handle.
Wicker Rug and Basket from @dylanbsamide
Printed Product
By using the printed product, you can surely get any motif that you want. It will be possible to make any motif since what should be done is only find or design the motif and then print it. Here, we have the printed blinds. This kind of blind is common for the grandmillenial decor. It becomes part of the traditional element. This kind of blinds will also be familiar to be found in your grandma’s house. The theme of the motif also characterizes the grandmillennial decor with the China style.
Printed Blinds from @lisaflemingdesign
Wallpaper
The wallpaper will also be able to create motifs. In this foyer, the wallpaper is in floral motif. It can characterize the grandmillennial style where the floral items are massively used in the traditional house. Look at how pretty the wallpaper is in the white flower motif and turquoise background color. Everything matches really well and harmoniously. I do really love this decoration.
Floral Wallpaper from @grandmillennialgal
Tape Trim Pattern
The tape trim pattern is used in grandmillennial house to create a traditional design impression. When you are in your grandma’s house, I do believe that you will find at least one item in a tape-trim pattern. The blue cushion with the tape trim pattern below looks really aesthetic and is able to bring you to the warm traditional ambiance.
Tape Trim Cushion Pattern from @dylanbsamide
Chinoiserie Product
The chinoiserie is the art product that characterizes China and other East Asia arts. The theme will be about plants and animals (birds or tigers). You can have it in colors but you can also have it in black and one product just like what we have here that is used as the wall decoration. Basically, the chinoiserie product can be in a printed product or hand painting.
Chinoiserie Wall Ornament from @beautifulmixinteriors
Pleated Product
The pleated product is not only able to create the texture but also a motif that comes from the indentation created. You can see the sofa below which is decorated with pleated fabric in the bottom part of the sofa. A simple grey sofa can be juggled into a prettier one and have a higher value by simply adding the pleated fabric there.
Pleated Curtain from @blythcollinsoninteriors
Passementerie Product
The passementerie is commonly found on the border of items such as curtains, cushions, throws, table runners, etc. It is made from braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads. It will be really pretty and able to increase the value of a product. This one is an example of the passementerie product that is applied to the border of the curtain. The passementerie is in gold color and the curtain is yellow which is really harmonious.
Passementerie Curtain from @historictextile1
