I’ve just learnt a new word: Midimalism. It seems to be a new trend!

You guessed it it is somewhere in between minimalism and maximalism. It’s not bad actually. Not everyone wants to live at either end of the spectrum. Maximilism being too much for many and minimalism being, well, too little. So this perhaps is a good place for some. Now, remains to be seen if this is a word you read here today or if it’s a word reflective of a new esthetic. Let’s meet here in a year and see. Meanwhile you can read more about it in this houseandgardens.com post.

House and Gardens tells us that trends from the 90s are back! Interesting! It’s funny I always try to stay away from trends and stay classic or timeless. But I suppose much as I say that I hope to not live in a time capsule so I must be somewhat aware of the trends. How about this: beware of the trendy trend that you know will pass in a flash. Unless you have the money to replace an orange coloured refrigerator when that trend goes.

ApartmentTherapy reveals the biggest DIY trends from TikTok in 2023.

I stumbled upon an ApartmentTherapy blog post which features wainscoting to liven up an otherwise “boring” living room wall. It’s a good look! But my question was more is this an isolated situation or wainscoting back. So I googled some and found that indeed it is on trend. I remember finding a list of on and off design trends which had them off. It seems to me if a victorian house has them they should be kept. As for adding to a newer house – i think sometimes it can work and other times not belong.