Grandmillennial decor channels the nostalgia of visiting your grandmother’s home, swapping sleek minimalism for layered, story-filled interiors. Think floral prints, crochet, ginger jars, vintage china, scalloped lamps and big patterned sofas. This trend modernises ‘granny-core’ charm with a cleaner, more polished finish while keeping homes warm, lived-in and emotionally resonant for today’s young couples.
People in their 20s and 30s would know the familiar feeling of visiting their grandmother’s home as children. Freshly-knitted sweaters, old blankets, the smell of homemade pickles, old wooden cupboards, the faint smell of grandmother’s hair oil, and the feeling of not having a care in the world! Irrespective of our different backgrounds and cultures, the fundamental feeling of visiting your grandmother’s home remains universal. These homes would also have a similar decor: tea sets, table lamps, vintage China, ginger jars, crochet, patterned curtains, ceramic vases, big printed sofas, and lots of prints!
Unlike the overly colour coordinated and well-curated interior design we see today, these homes would be a mishmash of all these different elements, wherein every piece was there because it held a story, not because it ‘went well with the decor’. In fact, more often than not, these pieces wouldn’t go well together, and that’s where the beauty of these homes lied in.
Today, millennials and young adults are taking inspiration from the nostalgia and warmth of these homes, and embracing the ‘Grandmillennial’ decor aesthetic. The aesthetic, which borrows from the words ‘grandma’ and ‘millennial’, is all about rejecting the modern day ideas of contemporary, minimalistic decor, and embracing what your grandma’s home looked like back in the day. This aesthetic is nostalgic, traditional, and has an old-school charm. However, the ‘millennial’ in the term ‘Grandmillennial’ signifies that the aesthetic is a slightly more put-together, polished, and cleaner version of your grandmother’s home.
It involves elements like patterned and quilted cushions, lots of florals, textures, ruffles, fringes, ceramics, vintage china pieces, heavy furniture and crochet. It also involves lots of layering, and intentionally mixing different pieces, to make the home look more warm and lived-in. If you too, would like to embrace the Grandmillennial aesthetic this season, we have put together our top picks for the pieces that will work great for this aesthetic.
Scallop border, floral print, fringes…this beautiful lamp from Castle & Co. is as ‘granny-core’ as it gets!
And of course, a jar—inspired by the ginger jars all our grandmothers would have (which would have biscuits for when the grandkids came over!)
A frilled floral cushion is a non-negotiable for this aesthetic, we don’t make the rules!
This printed table lamp looks rustic, vintage, and romantic.
An elegant floral-printed tea set is another must-have! Our grannies had quite a taste, must say!
And of course, another ceramic piece with floral print, because you can’t have too many of those with this aesthetic.