According to the pros, a new wave of decor trends is on the horizon, promising to reshape our homes and living spaces.
Color drenching
This refreshing-sounding decor trend is all about picking your favorite color and splashing it on all of your surfaces until you feel part of the shade itself.
“Color drenching is a term meaning that you ‘wrap’ the space—ceilings, walls, doors, trim, etc.,” explains Tyler Del Vento, founder and principal designer at TDV Design, based in New York. “You can use a mix of wallpaper and paint to achieve this look that will instantly give a space a personality and reflect the homeowner’s style.”
Del Vento suggests greens for this saturated look—a color that we’ll see everywhere in 2024. The designer favors using Rebecca Atwood’s Hatchmark Wallpaper in Olive and Obsidian Green from Little Greene Paint on the ceiling.
There’s more green in store for the walls, molding, and trim, such as “the bold, green shade Hopper,” says Del Vento.
Stone statement pieces
Home design will include some grounding elements in 2024, namely that most elemental building material: stone.
“We can expect to see homeowners gravitate more toward adding character and unique texture to the home, as opposed to the all-white, clean, and uniform trend we saw in 2023,” says interior design experts Tyler Colgan and Lesly Simon, from Corcoran Reverie, a high-end real estate brokerage in Santa Rosa, FL. “A porcelain stone wall in the kitchen, powder room, or other accent walls is a great way to keep neutral colors while adding movement and life to the space.”
If you want to try the stone look without the commitment of an accent wall, consider a chiseled granite farmhouse sink. Marble and soapstone are also good choices for stone accents.
“Stone basins in kitchens and bathrooms are growing in popularity as a way to add new textures into the room, creating a point of interest,” adds Brenna Ryan, a kitchen and bathroom design expert.
Passementerie
We can hear you whispering, “Passementerie? Qu’est-ce que c’est?”
OK, perhaps you aren’t asking, “What is that?” in French, but passementerie is the tres French word for the art of creating elaborate trimmings.
And we do mean elaborate—think richly colored or gold/silver tassels, pompoms, fringes, ornamental cords, and rosettes.
“There has been more interest in trims, but 2024 is their year, and we believe they will be here to stay,” says Del Vento. “These are not your grandparents’ trims. Think beading applique, pompoms, tapes, metallics, and leathers.”
Question: Exactly where can you apply trims? Answer: Everywhere!
“Trims can be added to window treatments, upholstered furniture, pillows, throws, lampshades, tablecloths, and even walls,” adds Del Vento, who likes Schumacher graphic fringe in Black and Punk Rock Tape by Schumacher.
Apricot accents
The answer to last year’s Barbie pink is just as wonderfully feminine but a whole lot calmer—like a fresh spring day instead of an all-night summer bash. Yes, we are looking at you, apricot, a perfect blush of a hue that marries orange and yellow.
Where can you expect to see this stone fruit palette on display?
“Accent chairs, pillows, and blankets,” says design duo Colgan and Simon. Splashes of the color “may be echoed in patterned wallpapers, which we can expect to see more of in 2024 as well.”
‘Cozycore’ bathrooms
You know about hygge—the Scandinavian concept that’s all about creating a warm, inviting atmosphere in the home. And you might have heard about “cozycore,” a fashion trend about being comfortable all the time that was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone traded streamlined work clothes for 24/7 sweats.
In 2024, cozycore will team up with hygge to create—wait for it—a cozy bathroom.
Yup, that means softening the hard surfaces in that workhorse of a room. However, this does not include throwing a nubby seat cover on your toilet and calling it a day.
“To incorporate the trend into the bathroom, creating a cozy and warm look, add natural lighting and greenery and experiment with different textures,” says Ryan. “Wooden details are a great way to add warmth and character to a room.”
Fluting and reeding
Fluting and reeding might seem like items associated with an orchestra, but once you start looking at everything from furniture to door handles to tile in 2024, you’ll know it’s a design concept that’s about to elevate your home.
“Fluting refers to a series of shallow, concave grooves across a surface, and reeding is the opposite—a series of convex grooves across a surface,” explains Del Vento.
Another beautiful bonus when it comes to fluted or reeded material? Wood, marble, glass, concrete, plaster, ceramic, and composite can all be wonderfully curved.
“This detail will enhance any room in your home,” promises Del Vento.
For bathrooms, she likes Inverso Bianco Carrara marble by Artistic Tile. And if you want to “add serious glam and drama” to a bar, try the flute decor Nero marble with brass inlay detail.
Burnished and raw metals
Raw metal is unpolished and dark gray, while burnished metal is treated and shiny. Yet the result of both processes is the same: industrial-chic decor materials.
According to Cummings, burnished or raw metals “showcase depth and patina.” As such, they will soon be seen pretty much everywhere, from door pulls to lighting.
“It’s a nod to Brutalist designs that are making huge waves thanks to designers like Kelly Wearstler and Anne-Marie Barton,” says Cummings. “We will see these materials featured as hood fans, fireplace hearths, and accents embedded into the designs of furnishings and flooring.”
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