Whether you’re looking to feng shui your apartment or start from scratch, a new year means a fresh start (and some fresh paint). And if you’re looking to spruce up your apartment, you may need a little design inspiration. I, for one, have never hired my own home designer – and neither should you. Because fortunately, we’ve recruited an expert to lend some advice on the hot design trends of 2014.

Here, Lynn Dayton, design expert and owner of Dayton Home, tells BostInno the home design trends she foresees in the new year – and lends us tips on how to easily improve that run-down apartment. It’s out with the old and in with the new in 2014.