Bring Some Sunshine Back Into Your Home Design

In home design, history often repeats itself. “By reaching back for culture and forward for contemporary techniques, we combine the best of old and new,” says Katie Skoloff, principal designer and founder of In Site Designs, an interior design firm in Greenville, S.C. “People feel validated by heritage, especially as we age, and are always peeking into our ties from the past.”

Trends we once loved reemerge and are being enjoyed with fresh eyes. Homes are becoming design time capsules of a sort as ideas evocative of themes and styles from the past spring to life. “Everything old is new again,” says Julea Joseph, owner of Reinventing the Space, a home staging and interior design firm in Chicago.  Such is the case with the revamped stately Sunburst motif’s.

The sunburst motif, with its circular center and beaming rays, has a long history in decor. At the royal Palace of Versailles in France, sunbursts from the 17th century grace the Gate of Honor and Hall of Mirrors and are reflected throughout the famous palace’s architectural details.  But you don’t have to go as grandiose as all that.  For the past few years, sunburst mirrors have become a popular home accent pieces with thin rays in silvers, golds, or natural woods above a bed or fireplace or in a powder room. “A sunburst mirror in the entryway can be a burst of energy,” says home stager Krisztina Bell, owner of No Vacancy Staging in Atlanta.

So if you are looking to update your space, you may just want to brighten up your world with a little burst of sun.

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