1. Mirrored Furniture

Mirrored chests used as nightstands were a ubiquitous feature of 2010s design. If your style is girly and glam, these flashy favorites might still be a great choice for you. If you're looking to modernize, however, designer Kelsey Matyas recommends the "refined shimmer" of antiqued mirror insets, aged brass, aged bronze, or a soft plaster finish. "These materials add depth and quiet luxury instead of flash," says Matyas.

Instead of mirrored nightstands, look for a pair of wooden or hand-painted nightstands that will add soul to your room. Inexpensive raw wood furniture can be stained or painted to suit this new, subtle aesthetic and easily updated down the line.

2. Gray Color Schemes

Gray color schemes are being axed throughout the house, including the bedroom. "The cool-gray trend has officially run its course," says Matyas. The easy neutral, favored for its "clean" feel and flexible styling, is being passed over for warmer versions: taupes, sands, mushrooms, and creamy whites, which Matyas says offer timelessness and a cozy feeling.

"Gray, once sleek and modern, now reads cold and flat," Matyas says. It's hard to layer anything into a gray room that isn't also cool-toned, which can feel uninviting. "Warm neutrals wrap a space in calm and connection.” They're also the perfect backdrop for the simple but homespun bedding and rugs in style now.

3. Fussy Beds

Deep stacks of throw pillows may need to be thrown ... into storage. "That bed piled with decorative pillows used to be the sign of a finished look, but now it feels contrived," says designer Yena Jung. Throw pillows, along with heavily decorative headboards that are carved or tufted, feel less contemporary now. "The new direction is simplicity and ease: fewer layers, cleaner lines, and pieces that feel effortless," Jung says.

This new approach aligns with the swing toward high-quality bedding, such as linen sheets and handmade quilts. Instead of an ungainly pile of pillows, modern buyers prefer to let the materials sing.

4. All-White Bedding

All-white bedding and bedrooms are only for the fanciest households these days. The stark and sometimes fussy look of an all-white bed makes sense in a cottage, but it is losing broad popularity. Similar to gray color schemes, an all-white bedroom can feel stiff and unwelcoming.

Instead, the recent explosion of wallpaper and English interiors has home decorators reaching for more color and pattern. "Clients are gravitating toward richer tones and subtle pattern play," says Jung, who loves "mixing patterned bedding with complementary wallpaper" for a layered but intentional look.