High-End Interior Designers Share Their Favorite Trends

Designers like Amal Kapen of Amal Kapen Interiors say that dining rooms are back. "Millennials are embracing a new traditional look that is fun and colorful," says Amal. "The embodiment of this look is mural wallpaper. This room demonstrates that traditional does not have to be boring and stuffy."

Don't turn your nose up at those hand-me-downs any more. Designer Amal Kapen says brown furniture is now a thing. "Traditional furniture, antiques and good reproductions are back in a big way — it looks especially good when you mix it with other finishes like these shell white Louis XVI style 'Amsterdam' chairs from Hickory Chair."

Rather than painting trim a crisp white in contrast to a wall color, designers are increasingly having trim match paint, or in this case, the colors in a pretty Schumacher wall covering. "We paired the mural wallpaper with another trend that helps update the space: the wall trim was custom colored with a Benjamin Moore Paint color to complement the background of the wallpaper for a more uniform, monochromatic look. The ceiling color has been tinted to a lighter version of the wall and trim color to make you feel enveloped by the sky," says designer Amal Kapen.

Designer Amal Kapen says, "Pops of apricot pick up the flowers in the wallpaper and make the space feel light, cheerful and pretty. Blue can be a tricky color especially in a dining room, and it took us numerous tries to get the color right. Finally, In order to make this room feel a bit more casual and grounded, we mixed in a custom sized jute rug that helps to balance the formal pieces and silk drapes."