Can You Ever Really Have a 'Timeless' Interior? And More Importantly, Should You?

Image of a minimalist kitchen with a natural color palette and lots of light. The cabinetry is a light terracotta pink, and there is a large matching island with four yellow and black barstool chairs.

I recently had a designer tell me they're a huge fan of incorporating 'timed' design in their interiors. Moreover, they don't believe we should ever really strive for a strictly 'timeless' home. As a design writer, you can imagine my intrigue. What do you mean, timeless isn't ideal? After further explanation, the notion actually makes a lot of sense. A truly stylish home should ultimately be a blend of your own unique, contemporary ('timed') style and the classics that have continuously inspired us ('timeless').

"For me, timed design is the acknowledgement that every interior belongs to a particular moment in a person's life," explains interior designer Juliana Custers, who introduced me to this idea. "We often talk about creating 'timeless' homes, but the reality is that our lives move in chapters. We are different people at 30 than we are at 50, and our homes inevitably reflect those shifts."