TOP 10 INTERIOR DESIGN + HOME DECOR TRENDS FOR 2026

Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel. My name's Kristen, and today I'm gonna be sharing with you some interior design and home decor trends for 2026. Now, I think it's very important to keep track of trends, especially in the world of design. If you're planning renovation projects or redecorating your home, you always wanna be on the cusp of what's new, or else you'll start making design decisions that are actually dating your space. So it's not always important to follow the trends, but it is important to know about them so you can make the best design decisions for your home. Good thing this year's trends are very timeless, in my opinion, so I think you're really gonna love them. I hope this video gives you some ideas on how you can incorporate these design trends in your space as well. If you enjoy watching and find this video helpful, make sure you give it a big thumbs up and hit that like button, and let's go ahead and jump right into it. Let's talk color, because color dictates a lot when it comes to interior design, so I think it's really important to look at what the paint brands are releasing as the color of the year and what is the Pantone color of the year. This year, all of the colors, for the most part, are very neutral, which is kind of surprising, but I think it gives everyone a ton of flexibility. It's showing warm neutrals as a trending palette, and from there, I think a trend is going to be incorporating those deep jewel tones. So Behr has released their color of the year as Hidden Gem, which is a beautiful jewel tone color. It has saturation in it, but it also has a bit of a gray tone that keeps it muted and really moody, and I feel like that's the perfect mix that really gives you a historic, classic, traditional look while still being very impactful. Sherwin-Williams released their color of the year as Universal Khaki, which is a warm neutral as well. Very easy to work with. I think this is gonna be great for mixing with wood tones, any color palette. We also have Benjamin Moore that released a beautiful charcoal brown called Silhouette. I think this is a very interesting color. Again, brings in that moodiness, that muted tone as well, but it also is within that warm palette, and Pantone released their color of the year as Cloud Dancer, which is a white. I think that's just giving us the flexibility to pretty much do whatever we want. So this doesn't mean you have to use these exact colors, but I do like to use them as kind of a guideline of where these colors can take you, into the browns, into the whites, into the jewel tones, and into the neutrals. So I actually think this is one of my favorite color of the year overall palettes, because there's so much flexibility in it, and it really is a timeless look. Now a very pretty design detail that's trending this year is skirting details. Skirting details in any furniture piece. Think bed frames, dining chairs, sofas, lounge chairs, ottomans, there's so many ways to incorporate skirting, and I think it gives such detail. Now this could be looked at as dated and something you thought would never come back again, but I think it has such traditional classic roots tied to it that really amps up furniture design. I think it makes everything look really fun, whimsical, soft, and somewhat feminine. So I think it's a great way to kind of soften your room designs this year. You can achieve this look by thrifting, antiquing. You could find really special pieces that way that already have this traditional detail, or you can reupholster any item that you already have in your home to get this detail or purchase this brand new look. I'm seeing it all over furniture and decor brands right now, so it's pretty much available everywhere. You can kind of create more of a structured pattern with specific square box pleating. You can also achieve a more soft, whimsical look with soft ruffles and pleats. So you can go in very different directions with it to achieve a different style, but I think skirting in general has evolved to be more detailed than ever. We really got into slip-covered pieces that had that soft finish at the end of the furniture piece, but now we're adding even more detail onto that for an even more elaborate look. So let me know down below in the comments your thoughts. I know it's gonna sway both ways, but I am all for the skirting detail this year. Now, this also leads into another trend of layered patterns very well, because a lot of these skirted furniture pieces have a pattern to them. I feel like that's what looks best in a lot of these pieces. Layering pattern around your home this year or in one specific room is definitely trending. It's giving you so much depth in your design. And the one thing to keep in mind when pattern layering is thinking about keeping a cohesive color palette with your patterns that you're mixing and mixing scales of patterns. You wanna have your hero pattern and you wanna have your secondary patterns that really tie in nicely together. So think about adding more pattern into your home this year for a trending look. You can go full out with your pattern and put it on your walls and main furniture pieces like your sofa or sectional, or you could take a more subtle approach by incorporating patterned curtains, rugs, throw pillows, or even accent chairs. I've always been someone that sticks to solid colors when it comes to my furniture pieces because I think there's a ton of longevity in that, but it really does get me excited mixing in some pattern furniture this year. I think it's such a fun way to amp up your home design and really make it look unique. Now, one overall design idea that I think is gonna be very trendy this year is what I would call a dressed interior, something that is fully finished with a ton of detail. Think chair rail, bed skirts, upholstery, canopy beds, skirted furniture. When I think about all these details, I think about historic home tours I've been on, the Biltmore, checking out all of those beautiful historic homes with all of the original furniture and detail. Everything feels very dressed and finished, and that is what is trending this year, just a ton of layered detail in a space. I think we've spent a lot of years stripping things back that now we're just adding more and more detail to get a very full look in our home. So this could tie into maximalism or grandma chic, but I think there's a way of kind of making it look modern, but finished, and really bringing in that detail in a new way so that your space doesn't feel cluttered or overdone, but you can really end up with a cozy look. Now, there's always trending metal finishes in interior design, and metal finishes are all over your home with lighting, hardware, pulls and knobs, door handles. So it does dictate a lot when it comes to your overall palette and design choices. This year, luckily, we have beautiful trending finishes that are nickel and unlacquered brass. These are metals that patina and change over time. So they really add to that historic, timeless look around your home. These are absolutely timeless finishes. They have warm undertones, and the change and patina over time is really what's gonna give you that classic look. I love that they help tell the story of your home. You can see weathering and wear on the hardware, and I feel like that's what gives your home this timeless feel. So I don't think you can go wrong with choosing unlacquered brass or nickel in any situation because they are going to last a lifetime and always be beautiful every single year. Now, I always think it's fun to keep an eye on tile trends for the year because it just speaks volumes. We've been really moving in a fun direction when it comes to tile with bold colors, bold patterns in tile design, even handmade tiles that give us a lot of light bouncing features, a really beautiful organic look. And this year, we're seeing a huge push towards hand-painted tiles. Now, these are gorgeous. They really give off this kind of cottage English style that, again, is another layered pattern in your home. This is a somewhat bold move, but it also can be very subtle and timeless because it is a classic detail that has been seen for decades and decades. So if you have a more cottagey, traditional English-style home, this would be such a gorgeous detail in your space. Think kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms. You can add a really gorgeous handmade look in your home that's one-of-a-kind and unique with hand-painted tiles. Now, traditionally, these Delft tiles came in a white and blue finish, but you can also find them in white and browns and neutrals and even unique color palettes. So it's really giving you a lot of flexibility with your design, but I think it can be a very sweet touch. Now, another design idea that's being prioritized this year is personalized spaces. Now, I think every space should always be personalized, but there has been years of spaces being stripped back of personality. This year is all about personalization, but I think in maybe a more curated form. So think collections like plate walls that you've collected over time. That will give you a beautiful, curated designer look, but it also can show something very special and something very personal to you. You can also do this with book collections. It really is just a way of showing personality in your home, but in a tasteful way. It's all about adding that story back into your home this year and having items around your home that can be conversation starters. Now, just like metal finishes, it's always a good idea to know what's trending in wood finishes as well, because that's a huge element to your home. This could be your flooring, your cabinetry, your furniture. So again, it dictates a lot when it comes to interior design. Now that we're adding more depth and character into our spaces, we're bringing in those deeper, darker wood tones. Now, I actually love mixing wood tones. I knew that the wood trend was going towards deeper, darker woods, and I still went ahead and stripped our floors back and brought them to a white oak finish. I think white oak is very neutral, very versatile, and because there's knots and details into it, you can lean towards those deep, dark wood tones and light tones. So I find it to be very flexible, but I love adding in dark, deep wood tones that are trending for the year, especially with furniture. I think it pairs very nicely with light woods. I think adding in different wood tones over time really gives you a collected look anyways that is definitely on trend for the year. Another little design detail that's trending that I'm really loving is decorative toe kicks. This can be done in laundry rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, or even shelving around your home, and it just gives you this beautiful, dainty, patterned extra look to your very straight edge cabinetry. I think it's a great way of adding in character to your home, a historic look, but it'll also give you a one-of-a-kind look because you can play around with custom details and patterns to achieve any look for your home. I think it even looks really great adding brackets on shelves and just adding in that little depth of detail that can just take your existing straight edge pieces to the next levels. Now, when it comes to wall art, a playful, easy-to-integrate design detail that I'm noticing trending this year is patterned and colorful matting for your wall art. If you already have existing art around your home that has plain white matting, you can definitely create this look all on your own with fabric, paint, peel-and-stick wallpaper. You can wrap your matting and create this look on a budget to give you a really trending and exciting look to your wall art. All right, so that's it for some of my favorite interior design trends for 2026. There's definitely more elements that are trending in the world of design, but these are my favorite ones that I've been noticing, things that I would integrate into my home this year, and things that I think you should have your eye on for 2026. 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