RIGHT AT HOME: SPACE-THEMED DECOR BRINGS THE HEAVENS INDOORS

It was a tough year here on Earth, but 2020 was a bright spot for space exploration. SpaceX sent its futuristic Starship to new heights, three countries launched Mars missions, and robots grabbed debris from the moon and an asteroid.

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Next year promises more, including a planned launch of the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor.

Perhaps it’s no surprise then that space themes are having a moment in home decor. When so many of us Earthlings are stuck at home because of the pandemic, space imagery can add a sense of adventure or whimsy to rooms, walls and ceilings.

“I’ve done outer space, and starry skies,” says New York interior designer Patrice Hoban. “My clients love using stars as a backdrop in nurseries. I’ve also worked with glow-paint to add an extra pop to kids' rooms and home theaters.”

She sticks tiny glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling; the light can last for hours. “It’s the closest thing I’ve found to being in a planetarium,” she says.

Rachel Magana, the senior visual designer at the sustainable furniture-rental company Finish, picked up some cosmological decorating ideas from a colleague’s recent nursery project.

“Base your color palette around deep blue tones, then splash in bits of color like yellow, white or red,” she says.