From interior or exterior paint colors, textile patterns, and material palettes to architectural styles and elements, it’s common for home features to come and go depending on trends. We asked a few interior designers to chime in on which outdated home features have made, or are on the verge of making, a comeback.\n<\/p>\n
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Erin Williamson Design<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAfter years of safe neutrals and minimalism, there\u2019s a renewed desire for personality in interiors, spaces that people can feel emotionally connected to,\u201d Phoebe Beachner, an interior designer with Hart Howerton, says.\n<\/p>\n This is why she believes that wallpapered<\/a> and color-drenched rooms are back in vogue. When it comes to wallpaper, she says it\u2019s particularly making a comeback in kitchen spaces.\n<\/p>\n Colleen Bute Bennett, founder of CBB Design Firm, is also seeing a lot of wallpaper these days and points out that certain old-school styles are especially popular at the moment, like floral and Waverly wallpapers that feel Victorian or are damask-like.\n<\/p>\n Want more design inspiration? Sign up for our free daily newsletter<\/a> for the latest decor ideas, designer tips, and more!\n<\/p>\n Closed Floor Plans <\/p>\n Credit: <\/p>\n Amy Leferink at Interior Impressions<\/a> \/ Photo by Jill Hamilton Photography<\/p>\n For years, homeowners have been taking down walls to create open and airy floor plans<\/a>. But more recently, architects and designers have been getting requests to put them back up to carve out distinct rooms with clearly defined purposes. This also helps bring more structure to your space, so it’s easy to decorate and refresh when the time comes.\n<\/p>\n This shift might be coming about due to nostalgia, a desire to restore an older home to its roots, or a need to confine certain activities and items to certain areas. For instance, it\u2019s unsightly having kettlebells smack dab in the center of the living room when there\u2019s a place for them in the home gym or other activity room.\n<\/p>\n Some of the clearly defined rooms making a huge comeback include the formal dining room, the home office or study, and the living room or parlor.\n<\/p>\n Maximalism <\/p>\n Credit: <\/p>\n Kendall Wilkinson Interior Design<\/a> \/ Photo by Trevor Tondro<\/p>\n Beyond wallpapering or saturating rooms with color, maximalism<\/a> in the form of layering, adding detail, and decorating with objects and art that tell stories has returned.\n<\/p>\n According to Bennett, a maximalist feature that\u2019s huge once again\u2014after a period of dying off\u2014is trim in all forms<\/a>, styles, and colors. This includes picture frame trim, chair rails, crown and base molding, window and door trim, and other decorative panels such as wainscoting.\n<\/p>\n Beachner says the maximalism resurgence is also evident in homeowner or designer implementation of vintage pieces that add warmth, memory, and a sense of place, and bold animal prints and rich textures.\n<\/p>\n Built-In Seating <\/p>\n Credit: <\/p>\n Millward Architecture + Design<\/a> \/ Photo by Devon Banks<\/p>\n Something more of a forgotten feature that keeps popping back up, built-in seating is both an aesthetic and functional element.\n<\/p>\n Designers such as Heather Millward, principal of Millward Architecture + Design, are repeatedly getting this request in recent projects.\n<\/p>\n