Interior furnishing trends among urban Indian millennials

From wanting personalised style of interior furnishings to renting out big kitchen appliances, urban Indian millenials are setting new trends and ditching the heavy interior look, say experts.

Millenials do not hesitate to pay a higher amount for quality furniture, according to designer Divya Arora at Roop Vatika and Geetansh Bamania, CEO and founder at renting solutions company RentoMojo. They said:
* Youngsters want a personalised style of interior furnishing and design which symbolises individual ideology and style.
* Flexibility is a requirement since place of residence may not be permanent and the need to be able to fit everything in is definitely there.
* Most rented properties in the cities are available semi-furnished, owing to which more and more millenials are doing the interiors of their homes with rented furniture. An interesting trend that has been noticed is that millenials do not hesitate to pay a higher amount for quality furniture.
* Being creative and being a trend setter in most of the fields is what this generation is all about. awareness, exposure and implementation along with decisiveness is what sets them apart.
* Where previously, a lot of professionals in the early start of their career would buy second-hand appliances, more and more millenials are now renting these appliances.
* Function precedes form, yet form is important. Anything and everything has to be utility-oriented and if possible have a multiple usage.
* A strong indicator of the aversion of millennials towards commitment to long-term assets is the preference of 12 months tenure for renting. Even if it is for a period as long as a year, millenials prefer to rent instead of buying.
* Being aware and brand conscious and quality conscious is one thing, but they are smart enough to spend judiciously. They are always aiming going for things that provide value for money.