Decorating
What Will Interiors and Gardens Look Like in 2024?
From rebel gardening to autumn colour palettes, see our trend predictions for next year
Comfort, naturescapes and radical garden design are all trends building up momentum as we head towards 2024. Want to find out more? Take a look at our roundup of trend predictions for the year ahead and see how urban environments, a sense of warmth and a need for cosiness are all influencing our design choices.
2. Autumnal colours
Last year saw a subtle shift away from cool colours to a warmer palette. This year sees an evolution of the trend, with rich, autumnal shades due to take centre stage in 2024.
Warm reds, such as plum and burgundy, are starting to make their way into kitchen and home designs, as here in a scheme by Boffe Design, and tones of ochre, terracotta and plum were seen right through this year’s Decorex show.
Last year saw a subtle shift away from cool colours to a warmer palette. This year sees an evolution of the trend, with rich, autumnal shades due to take centre stage in 2024.
Warm reds, such as plum and burgundy, are starting to make their way into kitchen and home designs, as here in a scheme by Boffe Design, and tones of ochre, terracotta and plum were seen right through this year’s Decorex show.
3. Brown-toned marble
Echoing the move into a richer colour palette, marble worktops and surfaces are set to feature more prominently in 2024, with dramatic, statement marbles taking the place of cooler-veined variants, as in this kitchen by John Lewis of Hungerford.
These brown- and gold-veined marbles pair beautifully with a rich, warm colour palette, and we’re seeing them emerge in both kitchen and bathroom designs.
Echoing the move into a richer colour palette, marble worktops and surfaces are set to feature more prominently in 2024, with dramatic, statement marbles taking the place of cooler-veined variants, as in this kitchen by John Lewis of Hungerford.
These brown- and gold-veined marbles pair beautifully with a rich, warm colour palette, and we’re seeing them emerge in both kitchen and bathroom designs.
4. Traditional wall treatments
An interest in traditional materials and crafts has been growing for a while and this looks set to continue, with traditional wall treatments such as limewash and lime plaster, seen here in a project by Ecospheric, making a comeback.
Spotted on Houzz, as well as at this year’s Surface design show, lime-based paints can create a timeless, relaxed finish as well as being an environmentally friendly choice.
Find the team you need for your renovation in the Houzz Professionals Directory and read reviews from previous clients.
An interest in traditional materials and crafts has been growing for a while and this looks set to continue, with traditional wall treatments such as limewash and lime plaster, seen here in a project by Ecospheric, making a comeback.
Spotted on Houzz, as well as at this year’s Surface design show, lime-based paints can create a timeless, relaxed finish as well as being an environmentally friendly choice.
Find the team you need for your renovation in the Houzz Professionals Directory and read reviews from previous clients.
5. Unusual tile patterns
Turning tradition on its head, the trend for stacking tiles vertically rather than in the more usual horizontal brick pattern looks set to continue into 2024.
Thinner tiles positioned in straight vertical lines rather than staggered, as seen here in a bathroom by Scenario Architecture, have been appearing increasingly on Houzz, creating a quiet but impactful statement.
Turning tradition on its head, the trend for stacking tiles vertically rather than in the more usual horizontal brick pattern looks set to continue into 2024.
Thinner tiles positioned in straight vertical lines rather than staggered, as seen here in a bathroom by Scenario Architecture, have been appearing increasingly on Houzz, creating a quiet but impactful statement.
6. Naturescapes
As an evolution of the trend for bringing nature into the home, large-scale wallpaper naturescapes were spotted at this year’s Decorex show and are weaving their way into homes on Houzz.
Tapping into the desire for a connection to the outside, full wall designs allow the homeowner to immerse themselves completely in a natural setting, from a beach to a woodland.
The design seen here is Dungeness from Rest Time collection, BA Textile Design x Coordonné.
As an evolution of the trend for bringing nature into the home, large-scale wallpaper naturescapes were spotted at this year’s Decorex show and are weaving their way into homes on Houzz.
Tapping into the desire for a connection to the outside, full wall designs allow the homeowner to immerse themselves completely in a natural setting, from a beach to a woodland.
The design seen here is Dungeness from Rest Time collection, BA Textile Design x Coordonné.
7. Elevated kitchen islands
Islands have become a mainstay of kitchen design, but the trend for raising them on legs, allowing for space underneath, is a new twist that looks set to continue in 2024.
This design trick has the effect of making a big piece of furniture appear less bulky by allowing light underneath, and can change an island from a dominating element into something a bit more integrated, as this design by Nicola O’Mara demonstrates.
This continues the trend for homeowners wanting their kitchens to feel as carefully designed as other living spaces in the home, with islands being treated as a valued piece of furniture.
Islands have become a mainstay of kitchen design, but the trend for raising them on legs, allowing for space underneath, is a new twist that looks set to continue in 2024.
This design trick has the effect of making a big piece of furniture appear less bulky by allowing light underneath, and can change an island from a dominating element into something a bit more integrated, as this design by Nicola O’Mara demonstrates.
This continues the trend for homeowners wanting their kitchens to feel as carefully designed as other living spaces in the home, with islands being treated as a valued piece of furniture.
8. Rebel gardening
Garden design has seen some seismic changes in recent years, thanks to the demands of a changing climate and the need for sustainable outdoor spaces.
Earlier this year we reported on the emerging trend of rubble gardening – an approach that builds on these concerns by turning brownfield sites and areas of building waste into resilient green spaces thanks to careful design and naturalistic planting. Wild City Studio’s walkway, seen here, is a good example.
This radical approach to the way we view our outdoor spaces is set to build in the years to come.
Garden design has seen some seismic changes in recent years, thanks to the demands of a changing climate and the need for sustainable outdoor spaces.
Earlier this year we reported on the emerging trend of rubble gardening – an approach that builds on these concerns by turning brownfield sites and areas of building waste into resilient green spaces thanks to careful design and naturalistic planting. Wild City Studio’s walkway, seen here, is a good example.
This radical approach to the way we view our outdoor spaces is set to build in the years to come.
9. Creative lighting
Expect the unexpected when it comes to lighting. This year saw a growing interest in biodynamic lights and next year designs are set to get even more bespoke.
At Clerkenwell this year we spotted Bioo’s biological switch, seen here, which uses technology to allow a plant to decode people’s energy to turn on a light source. You plant the succulent into the ceramic lamp and, once you’ve calibrated it, you can simply touch the plant to switch on the lamp.
At this year’s Decorex, there was also a growing trend for rechargeable lamps that can be moved from room to room.
Expect the unexpected when it comes to lighting. This year saw a growing interest in biodynamic lights and next year designs are set to get even more bespoke.
At Clerkenwell this year we spotted Bioo’s biological switch, seen here, which uses technology to allow a plant to decode people’s energy to turn on a light source. You plant the succulent into the ceramic lamp and, once you’ve calibrated it, you can simply touch the plant to switch on the lamp.
At this year’s Decorex, there was also a growing trend for rechargeable lamps that can be moved from room to room.
10. Bare wood kitchens
Painted wooden kitchens have long been popular on Houzz, but an increasing number of unpainted wooden cabinets are starting to appear, with more examples on Houzz pointing the way to a rising trend.
From warm oak to statement plywood to British elm, seen here in a design by H Miller Bros, the trend is to show the grain of the wood and allow its warmth and beauty to shine through.
Tell us…
Which of these themes appeals to you? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
Painted wooden kitchens have long been popular on Houzz, but an increasing number of unpainted wooden cabinets are starting to appear, with more examples on Houzz pointing the way to a rising trend.
From warm oak to statement plywood to British elm, seen here in a design by H Miller Bros, the trend is to show the grain of the wood and allow its warmth and beauty to shine through.
Tell us…
Which of these themes appeals to you? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
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