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Forget Chairs — This Dining Room Seating Trend Takes Your Space From Casual to Comfortable, Convivial, and Curated
Interior designers are going beyond simply arranging chairs around the dining table — here’s how to make your seating setup firmly on trend
By James Cunningham Published
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How the Tented Ceiling Became Design’s Most Theatrical Flex — And How You Can Realistically Bring the Idea Home
Here's how designers create tented ceilings to add softness and movement to rooms — and why you should, too
By Emily Moorman Published
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I Can't Believe I'm Saying This, but Is Color-Blocking About to Get Really Big in Interior Design Again?
"It’s no longer about gimmick or shock, and instead makes a smooth, layered statement"
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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I Asked Designers What Colors They're Painting Dining Rooms Right Now, and Coincidentally, They All Said the Same One
Stuck staring at paint swatches? These designers all agreed that this specific color sets the tone brilliantly for dining rooms right now
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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Stranger Things on the Brain? Here Are the 80s Interior Trends That Designers Say It's Time to Bring Back in 2026
Incorporating glass blocks and modernized floral prints in your interiors? Stranger things have happened...
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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3 of the Big Dining Table Trends for 2026 — The Styles (That Are About to Be Everywhere) to Know Before You Buy a New One
Because what's a dinner party without a fabulous and functional table to gather around
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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7 Outdated Lighting Trends to Avoid in 2026 Renos — And What You Should Be Doing Instead
Experts reveal what we've gone dark on and what's lighting the way for 2026...
By Ruth Doherty Published
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This 'Suspended' Mirror Trend Might Just Answer Your Bathroom's Biggest Layout Problems, and Look Good While Doing It
No more suffering from awkward layouts, this surprising design choice leads to a more dynamic and layered space
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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I Think This 1930s Trend Is One of the Biggest Influences on Contemporary Design Behind the Scenes — Meet 'Streamline Moderne'
From chrome curves to porthole windows, every detail has a "clean, almost nautical quality to it"
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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This Trend Forecaster Says Every Home Needs "Chromatic Tension" — But, What Actually Is That?
Bold and eye-catching color doesn't always create the right amount of tension; mastering this technique requires a touch of dissonance
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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The 5 Biggest Dining Room Trends for 2026 Suggest We're Starting to Embrace "Smaller Moments Within Larger Spaces" — Here's How to Do It
These are the designer-approved palettes, layouts, and lighting schemes that will lead to a design-forward yet timeless space
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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'Chocolate Box' Interiors Capture the Same Cozy-Comforting Feeling as Biting Into a Sweet Treat — Here, Designers Reveal How to Recreate the Look
Consider this a more grown-up, sophisticated take on cottagecore
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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Style Pulse SS26 — An Edit of the Most Important Emerging Styles for Next Season by Livingetc’s Trend Experts
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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"It’s Theater, Darling" — How Interior Designers Are Turning Homes Into Stages for Escapism and Storytelling
As it turns out, designing a room might be more akin to directing a play than you'd ever realize, and the trends for 2026 see homes turned into immersive sets where every color, texture, and object has a role to play
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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Acidic, Unsettling, and Akin to an "Electric Shock", Here Is What This Sour Shade of Yellow-Green Says About Color in 2026
The antithesis to the neutrals that have dominated seasons past, could this sour chartreuse be the jolt-awake color we desperately need?
By Emma Breislin Published
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Ready for Take Off? The 'Space Oddity' Aesthetic Is the Time-Traveling, Restaurant-Led Trend You're Definitely Going to See More of in Homes Next Year
This aesthetic will transport you to another galaxy in the months to come, through theatrical "light shifts, sculptural forms, and unexpected materials" that speak to both fantasy and emotion
By Gilda Bruno Published
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What’s Next for Our Homes? The 14 Defining Interior Design Trends That Will Shape the Way We Live in 2026
As we enter the twilight of the year, our editor sets out his predictions for the ideas that will inspire the next best design projects
By Hugh Metcalf Last updated
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The Color Trend Forecast — 10 Colors That You'll See People Decorate With More in 2026, and the 'Emotional' Cues Guiding the Way
Feature Trend forecaster Jane Boddy offers her predictions on the colors that will resonate with us emotionally and culturally in the year to come
By Jane Boddy Last updated
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The Bathroom Trend Guide for 2026 — 8 of the Most Exciting (Yet Relaxing) Looks to Inspire Your Project
Feature The bathrooms causing a stir in the design world right now are the ones that take the initiative to have these spaces stand out from the crowd
By Hugh Metcalf Last updated
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The 10 Kitchen Trends for 2026 That Will Make Your Remodel Project Feel Like It's Ahead of the Design Curve
Feature The styles, materials, colors, and layouts for forward-looking kitchen designs that still have timeless appeal
By Hugh Metcalf Last updated
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Sorry Minimalists, but Fringed Sofas Are the Next ‘Old-Fashioned’ Style to Have a Design Renaissance
Interior designers are once again making the case that what’s old can look and feel irresistibly new
By James Cunningham Published
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9 Architecture Trends That We'll Be Seeing in All the Best Renovation in 2026 — From Cutting-Edge Craft to Colorful Glazing
Natural materials and intricate craftsmanship are amongst the trends featuring heavily in the work of architects from all over the world — these are the ideas to keep an eye out for
By Ellen Finch Published
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Wait, Why Aren't More People Talking About 'Panel Drenching'? It's the Way to Decorate That Works Well in Awkward Rooms and Adds All-Over Coziness
It's cozy, curated, and creates a sense of calm and cohesion that traditional wall treatments can't
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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This Natural Stone Is the Minimalist's Secret Weapon for Designing a Bathroom or Kitchen — And It's So Much More Exciting Than Marble
First the Colosseum, and now your bathroom... there's nowhere this striking stone wouldn't fit in, our experts share how they'd style it
By Maya Glantz Published
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I Wasn't Sure 'Colorful Quiet Luxury' Even Made Sense, but These Designers Have Me Sold — It's Not an Oxymoron, It's a Vibe
It's the aesthetic you know and love, but with a little more color
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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This Wabi-Sabi Curtain Trend Makes Dressing Your Windows Look Way Less Intimidating — "It's About the Honesty of Materials"
The magic of adding a little fabric lies in the beauty of imperfections
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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Benjamin Moore Reveals Its Color of the Year for 2026, Along With a Timelessly Tailored Palette to Match
Just like your favorite blazer, this chocolately-gray-purple shade is designed to be one you'll want to live with for years
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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It Caught Me by Surprise, but Lace Might Just Be the Material Trend for Modern Interiors That Brings the 'Soul' Homes Need Right Now
In a world that's getting increasingly faster, in our homes, we're turning to techniques that feel slower, hand-crafted, and more human
By Emma Breislin Published
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The 90s Design Revival Has Brought Back the Nostalgic 'Big Pattern' Sofa — But in a Way that Works Much Better this Time Around
Get ready for bold color combinations, wide stripes, maximalist florals and even a dash of animal print
By Tessa Pearson Published
