{"id":259607,"date":"2026-01-30T16:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/259607\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:49:17","slug":"eight-stylish-interior-design-trends-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/259607\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight stylish interior design trends for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a new relaxed mood taking hold in interiors. Cupboards are curved, colour palettes are grounded and patchwork \u2014 homespun or otherwise \u2014 is making a comeback. Elsewhere, fun is being had with bespoke embroidery on pieces that tell stories about their owners. Read on for the hottest home trends to try this year and beyond. <\/p>\n

There comes a point in every cool designer\u2019s career when they dabble in drapery. Last year the curtain-raiser was Lee Broom\u2019s Overture wallpaper collection for Calico (from \u00a3560 a panel, calicowallpaper.com<\/a>). This season, Gergei Erdei has partnered with Porta Romana to launch a lighting and furniture collection influenced by Roman palazzos: stars of the show are the Teatro wall light (from \u00a33,200) and console table in marble (from \u00a323,500, portaromana.com<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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Teatro light by Gergei Erdei x Porta Romana<\/p>\n

Or there\u2019s Yaniv Chen\u2019s Drapery Table, a magnificent take on the trend, carved from a single block of marble (from \u00a316,000, lemonfurniture.co<\/a>). Bravo to these sultans of swag. KB<\/p>\n

2. Beyond the quilt\"A<\/p>\n

Checkered Patchwork wallpaper by Mind the Gap; and Nest Design\u2019s Amberley wall hanging<\/p>\n

Lucy Bathurst, the founder of Nest Design, is celebrated for sourcing textiles, including vintage fabrics, with \u201ccharacter and soul\u201d and transforming them into curtains and wall hangings that are functional domestic objects and works of art. She features in every smart decorator\u2019s little black book (you may have seen her work in Heckfield Place, Hampshire, or Chiltern Firehouse, London), but has been a strictly below-the-radar specialist. We reckon 2026 is her year to shine, so take a look at the Amberley wall hanging in her studio, made from natural linen with velvet inserts (\u00a33,840, nestdesign.co.uk<\/a>). Meanwhile, get the wall-to-wall patchwork look with Missoni wallpaper (\u00a3207 per roll, janeclayton.co.uk<\/a>) or Mind the Gap\u2019s Checkered Patchwork version (\u00a3219 for three rolls, mindtheg.uk<\/a>). The classic quilt has also had a modern makeover at Pemberton Qwilts, whose designer, Emily Campbell, takes inspiration from Anni Albers, Gustav Klimt and Ellsworth Kelly. Think trad-wife needlework skills plus cool contemporary compositions. We\u2019re adding Pemberton\u2019s Kuba Meander quilt to our lust list (\u00a34,590, abask.com<\/a>). KB<\/p>\n

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3. Embroidery goes sew luxe\"Two<\/p>\n

A reupholstered chair by Casamento<\/p>\n

Blinds! Lamps! Chairs! Vases! Nothing is safe from the needle of an embroiderer. Uncommon Ancestor weaves personal stories into jewellery trays (\u00a3395) and stools (from \u00a33,060, uncommonancestor.com<\/a>). After you share your life and loves with the brand, hand-drawn sketches are transformed into intricate embroidery in its Soho studio. The design set\u2019s go-to, the Cape Town-based Casamento works on reupholstery projects as well as its own range of pieces (casamento.co.za<\/a>), while the ceramicist Caroline Harrius, based in Stockholm, dreams up floral and abstract motifs on her vases with cotton thread (from \u00a31,750, carolineharrius.com<\/a>). After something softer? Try Lora Avedian\u2019s cushions, embellished with ribbon, braid and deadstock materials using hand and machine embroidery (\u00a3430, abask.com<\/a>) or contact the brand for private commissions such as blinds (loraavedian.com<\/a>). PMD<\/p>\n

4. Get down to earth with the new neutrals\"Collage<\/p>\n

Melin Tregwynt\u2019s Welsh blanket from Toast; and Little Greene paint in Sweet Treat<\/p>\n

For the past few years, partly due to the pandemic, there has been a trend for bursts of audacious colour \u2014 think chartreuse walls and jewel-toned sofas \u2014 but say sayonara to that because neutrals are taking the floor once again. \u201cIncreasingly people want their homes to feel grounded, to create a sense of refuge,\u201d says Alex Glover, founder of the master decorators Austin James. It\u2019s less 50 shades of grey and more earth tones with oomph. <\/p>\n

\u2022 Beige decor in vogue? About time, says Kelly Hoppen<\/a><\/p>\n

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Farrow & Ball\u2019s Cardamom on the walls<\/p>\n

\u201cSoft browns deliver more warmth than a grey shade, so are a perfect choice for rooms without too much light, and can easily be layered with pretty prints and linens on your upholstery and curtains,\u201dsays Joa Studholme, colour curator at Farrow & Ball. Contenders for your walls are Farrow & Ball\u2019s Jitney, Claybrook\u2019s Tuscan Artichoke and Little Greene\u2019s Light Bronze Green and Sweet Treat. Meanwhile 90 per cent of what Toast sells fits the bill \u2014 we love the Melin Tregwynt Welsh blanket in Rust (\u00a3215, toa.st<\/a>). PMD<\/p>\n

5. Under the sea\"A<\/p>\n

The new Natures Marines collection by Herm\u00e8s; and faux coral, \u00a3153, coxandcox.co.uk<\/p>\n

We\u2019re feeling The Little Mermaid nostalgia this spring (not for the live-action movie but the Eighties Disney animation). Take a deep dive with Herm\u00e8s, whose new porcelain tableware collection, Natures Marines, features hand-drawn sea-plant motifs including coral and seaweed by the illustrator Katie Scott \u2014 pieces range from soup spoons to serving platters (from \u00a3130, from April, hermes.com<\/a>). Or channel your inner beachcomber and collect shells and faux coral from Cox & Cox (from \u00a330, coxandcox.co.uk<\/a>) or a sublime plaster shell uplighter by Rose Uniacke (from \u00a31,020, roseuniacke.com<\/a>). All together now: \u201cUnder the sea \/ Darling it\u2019s better \/ Down where it\u2019s wetter.\u201d KB<\/p>\n

6. De Stijl got it?\"Collage<\/p>\n

Colour pops from Uncommon Projects x Sophie Smallhorn; and a rug by Studio Peake x Christopher Farr<\/p>\n

Most unexpected trend of 2026? The homages to the Dutch art movement De Stijl, known for abstract geometric compositions in primary colours. Turning up on our design radar in the form of rugs and furniture, this is the perfect antidote if you\u2019re over florals and not ready for beige. Check out the Element, the new rug collection from Studio Peake and Christopher Farr (\u00a31,100 per sq m, studiopeakeworkshop.com<\/a>). Another source of colour joy is the Combination Table, a modular plywood form that comes to us courtesy of the artist Sophie Smallhorn\u2019s collaboration with Uncommon Projects (from \u00a3375, uncommonprojects.co.uk<\/a>). We say: so stijlish. KB<\/p>\n

7. Curve appeal\"A<\/p>\n

Matilda Goad\u2019s fridge by Blockhouse Build<\/p>\n

In the kitchens and bedrooms of some of the most coveted homes, rigid edges are receding in favour of something softer and more sculptural. Matilda Goad\u2019s chunky, retro-inspired fridge by Blockhouse Build is a favourite on the mood boards of many, while the pedigree interior architect and designer Pierre Yovanovitch is a perennial fan of organic curves, usually rendered in wood. \u201cIt automatically makes a space appear more considered,\u201d says the interior designer Oliver Lyttelton, who is currently working on curved cabinetry for an office space where the hours are long and the pressure is tough. \u201cThe fluidity is calming,\u201d he continues, stressing the need for proper craftsmanship. \u201cIt\u2019s not something you can cut corners on \u2014 sleekness is key, so there\u2019s no room for error.\u201d PMD<\/p>\n

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8. Say hello to turals (aka tile murals)\"Collage<\/p>\n

Tiles by Joe Sweeney; and Izabela Wilk<\/p>\n

Murals have been headline news in interiors for some time now, while handmade tiles have become a flex for those fluent in design. Now the two are converging as designers such as Hollie Bowden are using them as hybrid works that we\u2019re calling \u201cturals\u201d. For her new kitchen, she commissioned the artist Joe Sweeney (from \u00a31,500, joesweeney.co.uk<\/a>) for a splashback of mustard yellow tiles that read \u201cClean me\u201d. <\/p>\n

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Tiles by Studio Lucy McMillan<\/p>\n

Or be inspired by the work of Lucy McMillan, who hand-rolls her tiles and often creates them using a blend of clays (oberystudio.com<\/a>), and the artist Izabela Wilk, known as Devils Claws, whose designs are inspired by literature, mythology and folklore (from \u00a3200 per sq m, devilsclaws.bigcartel.com<\/a>). PMD <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a new relaxed mood taking hold in interiors. Cupboards are curved, colour palettes are grounded and patchwork…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-259607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}