The modern design journey is underpinned by strong professional guidance and a highly curated, retail-driven selection process.
• Curated Shopping: The ability to shop for unique, curated goods, including timeless antiques and unique found objects sourced from across the globe, is a key trend, allowing homeowners to tell a unique story. This complements the general focus on “Storied Styling”.
• Professional Insight: Homeowners rely on professionals for design inspiration, whether through large-scale renovation companies or specific design consultation. Tracking trends includes following announcements like the upcoming 2026 Colour of the Year Eucalyptus, used with soft blues and pinks that offer a gentle escape ,exuding calm and comfort with a focus on wellness from various manufacturers.
• Online Influence: Design inspiration is heavily shared online, from home tours showcasing specific aesthetic choices to online shops and blogs that provide DIY tutorials and highly specific product recommendations, often making design accessible and guiding consumers towards specific looks.
• Key Takeaways: In essence, the new era of interior design is marked by a pursuit of authenticity and self-discovery, resulting in spaces that achieve a modern take on traditional style, making them timeless, yet fresh. This style is expressed through deeply tactile materials and craftsmanship, from incorporating weaving and terracotta details to embracing the return of iconic furniture like the Camaleonda sofa. Architecturally, trends favour blending opposites—such as Georgian and modernist elements or achieving a look dubbed “soft brutalism”—while focusing on light, space, and liveability.
Or a new take on coastal boho, blended with Art deco #OceanicOpulence,or #Beachyglam which combines luxurious elements of art Deco with Ocean inspired details such as rich Blues and greens with Opulent Gold accents. Alongside soft flowing fabrics that flow as the movement of the sea, with plush rugs and cushions to add boho luxury. Abstract Art such as paintings of the Ocean and shell, Coral, wicker and Rattan decor bring these curated visions to life. A mixed feel of lavish luxury for Ocean lovers with a sophisticated Deco Palette.