The Old-School Decor Your Grandma Loved Is Making A Chic Comeback
The era of comfort and style is here, and as trends shift further into nostalgia-based designs and cozy yet chic elements, people are embracing once dated aesthetics like Grannycore. If you're not familiar, this interior theme brings to mind your grandparents' home when you were young: Doilies, frills, lace, scalloped edges, you name it. And while some of the fads can be skipped (shag carpeting still isn't really back), the soft touch of vintage ruffle accents and embroidered elements is definitely in. Even if the Grannycore theme doesn't get your creative juices flowing, Regency and Chateaucore are all the rage at the moment, too, and these both make use of embroidered details and delicate additions that really elevate a room and make it feel more cozy, intimate, but also luxurious. These grandmother-inspired designs can be understated or bold, as even the smallest designs bring texture and dimension, meaning you don't have to deck everything out in embroidery to get the effect.
One of the biggest perks of this trend is how simple it is to introduce throughout your home. And thanks to the raised stitches, you are creating a more immersive experience in every room, both softening and enhancing everything from your walls to your furniture to your floor coverings without even having to overthink it.
Add bold texture with embroidery on larger elements
There are a lot of smaller embroidery options to include throughout your rooms, but if you really want to make a statement, you could use furniture and upholstery that has been sewn with embroidery patterns and designs. These tend to lean into Folk Art themes as well as nostalgic layouts, but you can adjust the colors and accents within an area to make them work with any aesthetic. Flame stitch is a unique embroidery style that is on the rise again, so you can check it out. Getting fully embroidered sheets for your bedroom can also introduce a soft boldness that your space might be lacking.
Artwork is another area where your embroidered pieces could really shine, as they are a way to help add various color palettes and texture. Whether you display your embroidery hoop art or you frame a thrifted piece with embroidery on it, installing such items on your walls is a simple way to add textured beauty to your space. You could do an entire wall of various pieces that feature different patterns, using gilded frames to play up the vintage vibes, or hang one larger embroidered piece. Check local secondhand shops for tablecloths and throws that you can cut up for wall hangings as a way to incorporate bold embroidery art in your home.
Introduce understated embroidery with subtle accents
If you can sew, adding minimal stitched decor to curtains and lampshades is a clever way to insert it throughout your bedrooms and high-traffic spaces like kitchens, living rooms, and dining rooms, or you can purchase ones that feature embroidery already. In bathrooms, embroidered shower curtains and towels give that little extra pop of color or texture, too.
Even something as simple as a throw pillow with small embroidered details can give your space a pop of color and pattern. Using embroidered pillows is a clever way to accent plain furnishings or even complement patterns in your upholstery. Because items that have been embroidered can have quite delicate pictures or prints, you can display your stitched pillows with standard covers to mix and match textures.
To stick to your minimal aesthetic, work with stitches in neutral shades for these simple ideas. Start small and build on these to find the sweet spot to nail any theme from granny chic to Cottagecore. This is about preference and bringing through textures that style your space, so pick pieces that create that vintage vibe without making your home dated.