Quiet Luxury
This is a forever tenet for our studio, but in the same way a “quiet luxury” wardrobe is assembled, within design, there will be a continued emphasis on classic, investment pieces that you can build a room around. Pieces that are timeless, in classic shapes and silhouettes that can have many lives and evolve through reupholstery —Jake Arnold
What’s In
Mono-Rooms
Tone-on-tone decor—there’s something so elevated and fun about layering a single hue within a space. There, texture, silhouette, and material can be emphasized. –Jeremiah Brent
“All in ones,” which I refer to as rooms with all one textile pattern. The architecture may be simple or complex but this approach allows for the furniture to shine. –Joy Moyler, Joy Moyler Interiors
Fashion Colors as Home Colors
Brown is about to have the most major moment. Fashion has already embraced it, and now we will see it in interiors from lacquered walls to velvet drapery to heavy textured linen sofas. –Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Red dominated the fashion scene in 2023, and I see that spilling over into interiors. I’m ready for it. It may be mixed with a side of latte too! –Joy Moyler
Vintage Lighting
Vintage lighting adds a much-needed patina to living spaces. The right piece can really bring a room together and make it feel collected. I’ve been finding some amazing ’50s-era Italian and French floor lamps and pendants on 1stDibs lately. –Heidi Caillier, Heidi Caillier Design
China Pantries
Clients are asking for contemporary takes on the ‘butler pantry’ for spaces to display and store flatware and china. Almost with a retail display quality. –Joy Moyler
Stripes
Stripes—in an over-the-top way, please. I love to see a full-dip striped room, or a striped, tiled shower. It feels traditional and yet modern, and so fresh right now. –Heidi Caillier
Bold, candy-style stripes have been making an appearance in the last few months. We have developed a striped Murano wall light for And Objects which has proved popular. These have also been used at Broadwick Soho, MBDS’s latest project, and within the And Objects shop on the Pimlico Road. –Martin Brudnizki, MBDS Studio
Although always classic in my book, geometric patterns like window panes and stripes are very on trend right now. It’s timeless, simple, and easy. I especially love these patterns when used in a blue-and-white color palette. –Mark D. Sikes
Yellow
We are loving a buttery yellow for millwork in a kitchen or pantry. I am also really feeling that hue for upholstery, particularly in rooms that get a lot of natural light, like a kitchen, sunroom, or outdoor spaces. –Jake Arnold
We’re seeing traditions being reimagined in myriad ways to create spaces with identity and personality. It’s the confidence to master the mix of a bold color like yellow, with traditional forms, textures, and dark woods. –Robin Standefer, Roman and Williams
Marble Accessories
The final trend I’m loving currently is the use of stone or marble furniture and accessories. Whether it’s a marble coaster or tray—or even an entire coffee table like our Sur Coffee Table—I think going beyond what’s expected in terms of material will really give your home personality. –Jenni Kayne
Dark Wood-Paneled Walls
We’re seeing a revival of dark wood-paneled walls to create warmth and coziness. It is a typology that instantly takes you from traditional to modern. We paired the wood paneling in the library at Estelle Manor, a hotel we designed in a historic manor house that opened in the Cotswolds earlier this year, with modern furniture. You don’t have to be the richest person in the world to create the look–you can use faux bois–painted to look like wood–or even wood veneer wallpaper. –Robin Standefer
What’s Out
Instagram Design
Design copied from Instagram and Pinterest. There will be an emphasis on unique finds and curated spaces rather than replicating what you see from others online. –Jake Arnold We’ve all had it with stage set interiors, with wafer-thin bricks and uncomfortable furniture designed to look good only in an image. Our clients are craving real places not just photo ready. There is a movement away from flawless. The emphasis is now on creating interiors that not only withstand daily life and connected to those who live there. –Vicky Charles
Ivory Boucle
Love the texture, but it’s time to bring some richness back with colors and patterns. –Heidi Caillier It was so ubiquitous for a couple of years that it was inevitable that it would go out of fashion. –Timothy Corrigan
Fast Furniture
Clients want to invest in pieces they can keep forever, and there is a continued eye towards sustainability. –Heidi Caillier No more cheap imitations and instead the designer piece that’s built to last as an investment vs. good for now and disposable. –Vicky Charles Homeowners are growing weary of mass-produced furniture that quickly falls apart or looks generic and dated. –Timothy Corrigan
Fake Fur Throws
No more fake fur throws! Instead woven textures and knits... anything that shows the hands of the craftsman, always. –Vicky Charles
Wicker Lamps
For 18 months wicker lighting fixtures were being sold at every price point from high-end UK furniture maker, Soane, to mass marketers like Pottery Barn. They came and went. Goodbye. –Timothy Corrigan
Mid-Century Modern Angular Furniture
We’re seeing the absolute death of angular mid-century-looking pieces. –Timothy Corrigan
All-White Kitchens
The all-white cabinetry kitchen is giving way to color—every shade of green is very strong, along with pastel shades and bold blues. 2024 will see more color, more adventurous choices, and bolder kitchens that feel more like living rooms than kitchens. –Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Ruffles
Anything with a ruffle edge and skirted tables… all are so dated! –Kathryn M. Ireland