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Wait, I've Not Heard of 'Pattern Splicing' Before — Experts Talk Through The Tiling Trend Taking Over the Most Stylish Homes Right NowThis interesting tile trend is the best way to bring some personality to your kitchen or bathroom
By Maya Glantz Published
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So, 'Traditional' Colors Are Trending? Designers Explain Which Ones Work for the Modern Heritage LookThese palettes blend traditional colors with contemporary style — the perfect base for any space
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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9 of the Biggest Sofa Trends for 2026 — The Shapes, Colors, and Materials That Will Define Seating This YearFrom interactive modular to better-than-ever design classics, interior designers share their pick of the latest sofa trends to make your space contemporary, chic, and ever so comfortable
By James Cunningham Published
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Introducing 'Soft Minimalism' — The Interior Design Style Bringing Warmth Back to Sleek, Streamlined SpacesIt's the new wave of minimalist design that kicks the notoriously sterile aesthetic for something more livable
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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'Ogee' Backsplashes Are the Trending Trad-Meets-Modern Style That Stops Your Kitchen Feeling Too BoxyIf you love a soft, romantic kitchen design, this might just be your new favorite design feature
By Maya Glantz Published
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7 of the Biggest Kitchen Color Trends That Are Set to Take Over 2026 — And Why Designers Are Choosing Them for Homes Next YearFrom bold teals to sensual browns, these are the kitchen colors designers are backing for the upcoming year
By Linda Clayton Published
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Etsy Has the Stats on What We're Shopping, and This Is the Color and Texture It Says Will Be Everywhere in 2026The online marketplace has predicted that a patinaed shade of blue will be the color to define the coming year
By Ruby Smith Published
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Every Important Color of the Year Announcement for 2026 So Far — And What It Says About Our Interiors Over the Next YearDeep burgundies take the lead with soothing yet saturated teals and caramels following closely behind (oh, and white)
By Olivia Wolfe Published
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I Wasn't Expecting This to Be the Big Trend in Kitchen Colors for 2026 — But Surprisingly, It Works for Both Timeless and Trend-Led DesignsA love letter to saturated blue, the cabinet color you might have never considered, but might just be the secret sauce your kitchen design is missing
By Aditi Sharma Published
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IKEA Announces Its Color of the Year for 2026, and "It's Like Seeing an Old Friend"While we wait for it to drop in IKEA stores, here's how to bring this "rebellious" color into your home
By Emma Breislin Published
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The 'Soft Kitchen Trend' Brings in a More Elegant and Calming Atmosphere to the Home, and Here's Why Designers Love ItWant to create your very own 'soft kitchen'? According to these designers, there are a few simple ways you can do just that
By Faiza Saqib Published
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Forget Chairs — This Dining Room Seating Trend Takes Your Space From Casual to Comfortable, Convivial, and CuratedInterior 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 HomeHere'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 OneStuck 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 2026Incorporating 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 OneBecause 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 InsteadExperts 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 ItNo 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 ItThese 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 LookConsider 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 ExpertsBy Hugh Metcalf Published
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"It’s Theater, Darling" — How Interior Designers Are Turning Homes Into Stages for Escapism and StorytellingAs 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 2026The 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 YearThis 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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The Color Trend Forecast — 10 Colors That You'll See People Decorate With More in 2026, and the 'Emotional' Cues Guiding the WayFeature 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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Sorry Minimalists, but Fringed Sofas Are the Next ‘Old-Fashioned’ Style to Have a Design RenaissanceInterior designers are once again making the case that what’s old can look and feel irresistibly new
By James Cunningham Published
