Whimsigoth will be a thing. You can see it with a crystal ball. As the name implies, it’s a whimsical version of Gothic: dark, feminine and fantastic. But it’s fun again.
himsigoth is predominantly disseminated by TikTok and can emerge in every aspect of design, including fashion, interiors and graphics. As a style, its latest moments were in the late 1980s and 1990s. If Wimsigos was a movie, it would be directed by Tim Burton. If it were an actor, it would be Helena Bonham Carter.
If it was a series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Also Sabrina teenage witch.. If it was a book Grimm Fairy Tales.. And if it was in stained glass, it would be by Harry Clarke. His eerie ominous fairy is purely capricious.
Aesthetics was identified earlier this year by the Consumer Aesthetics Institute (Cari), an organization specializing in trend identification, and was given its catchy name by Cari founder Evan Collins. Formerly known as “a whimsical and mysterious Gothic object.”
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Cattitude savage shade wallpaper by god savage
At the iconic level, whimsigoth is to echo the darkness of the world with decorations and decorations. It also takes on the power to rule the darkness through magic. It is often interpreted as a backlash against patriarchy, as it utilizes the feminist tradition of witchcraft.
One of the great things about whimsigoth is that it permeates all levels of society. Whimsigoth is comprehensive and does not require money. The design industry quickly adopts it as a lucrative trend, but it also belongs to young people who arrange heavenly candlesticks and blue glass bottles from charity shops and post ensembles to TikTok.
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Grumpy maroon wallpaper by Uta Naumann of Wallsauce
DFS has quickly identified Wimsigos as a major interior trend in the summer of 2022. Lupetersen, responsible for the design, said: We. Especially in the last few years, our home has become a safe place, but now how our home supercharges us, we are grounded and empowered. Is it about how you can help feel. “
Her hint for achieving a whimsical look at home is to choose a strong-colored sofa and place it on a dark wall with ambient lighting, a shimmering metal touch, and a moody palette. The DFS Soon Lobby Sofa in the deep green of the forest costs € 1,559. Such that. You can make it capricious with living plants, haunted artwork, and altars for sacrificing enemies.
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Forest Green Velvet DFS Soon Lobby 4-seat Sofa
Interior designer and DesignLed principal Lisa Marconi has always advocated embracing the dark side, but only if it fits the home.
“I already love getting dark in dark spaces,” she says. “You can’t magically shed more light. But when it gets dark, the conversation about the space changes. People just come in and say it’s amazing! They don’t realize there isn’t much light. . “
The big question around a dark room is whether the ceiling is also dark. In general, Marconi finds that there are too many dark ceilings to wrap around.
“It’s a good idea to paint in a light shade of the same color and hang it down on the picture rail. But always paint the woodwork dark. It’s a mistake to leave the skirting board and dad rail white — It denies the drama and the comfort of the room. “
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Designing Led’s Lisa Marconi
When choosing a paint, expensive brands like Fired Earth and Benjamin Moore are well worth the cost due to the high level of pigments. Dark gray and navy are the most common approaches, but she also likes Farrow and Ball’s Brinjal (Estate Emulsion 2.5 liter can for € 66). “It’s a very dark purple, almost black,” she says. “Color is suppressed by darkness.”
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Becca of wallpaper illuminated by crocodile moonlight from lime lace
In previous life, Marconi decorated a dark room with neon pink and brass accents. “I’ve always been a color pop guy, but now I’m getting a more mature look. I want to have a subdued tone and texture.” It could be sheepskin, rattan or natural stone. .. “It’s a more modern way of dealing with dark walls,” she says. “I still have a sleek and modern shape, but it’s a natural material with almost no metallic touch. Brass is no longer a star.”
Just as the coolest people don’t understand how cool they are, the most powerful Wimsigos interiors are created by people who are doing what comes to them naturally. Sonia Banott, who lives in Coventry, England, posted on Instagram the story of her home decor: @ itsonlytaken10years.. A 1930s terraced house of the type common to these islands, with a living room facing north.
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Vanott living room embossed wallpaper
“It never became a bright room anyway,” she says. “So I painted it black, including the ceiling.” But it’s not simple black. The decoration is layered and nuanced. In the living room, the wall behind the fireplace is covered with embossed wallpaper, the pattern of which is carefully hand-painted in gold.
The kitchen walls are also black, but stenciled with a stylized pattern of stars. On top of this, she hung the wall of a gallery of framed artwork.
“The stencil wasn’t enough,” she says. “I needed something more. I thought my husband might have too many, but he went on tour as a musician. By the time he came back, it was over.”
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The walls of Sonia Banotto’s kitchen are black and starred
The ensemble includes a starburst pendant light, animal print cushions and a golden skull planter. It shouldn’t work, but it works. “People are very afraid to do things wrong,” she says. “I know this house isn’t for everyone, but it doesn’t have to be — it’s for us!” There’s also a black cat in the mix. There had to be.
Enico Kirkwood, based just outside Belfast, County Down, posted on Instagram: @mydarkhome.. “It was a farm cottage at the time,” she says. “Built by Thomas Andrews, who designed the Titanic in 1890.” Andrews got off with the ship, but the cottage is still fine. And it’s dark.
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Eniko Kirkwood’s living room at Farrow and Ball’s Railings at @mydarkhome
“If you want to get dark, choose it,” she says. “I don’t think anyone will regret it,” she said, repainting the ceiling in her living room. “A few years ago, the whole room was painted dark. It was very good, but I felt like I was living in a cave.”
The current paint color is Farrow and Ball’s Railings, a soft black with a blue base and a hint of Wevet, white and gray on the ceiling. Like Banott’s house in England, Kirkwood’s style precedes Monica in Wimsigos. It’s a dark house with a bright touch and natural texture, probably a more whimsical flower fairy than Gothic, not a demon from a fiery depth.
See dfs.ie, designedled.io, farrow-ball.com.
