Revealed: The top 10 home interiors trends for 2024

“In an unsettled world, emerging trends indicate that many Irish homeowners are seeking stability and comfort from their spaces in 2024,” Victoria Harrison, editor, houzz.ie.

“Richer colour palettes, softer shapes and an emphasis on natural materials are predicted to dominate interiors as homeowners look for homes that exude warmth and reassurance,” says Victoria. 

So, whether we blame all the above, or increased remote working, we’ve all become fond of a pot plant in the past few years as interior designers urged us to bring the outside in, as nature-inspired design took root.

Also known as biophilia, it was a key feature of last year’s Houzz survey, and it is here to stay for 2024. “This increased interest in natural and sustainable finishes shows a growing awareness of how our homes impact our health, building on last year’s trend for nature-inspired design,” says Victoria. Our changing climate is also impacting our rooms outside.

“We are looking at our gardens in a completely new way, thanks to the demands of a changing climate, with trends such as rubble gardening and resilient planting starting to build momentum,” she says.

TOP TRENDS

Here are the top 10 design trend predictions from the home renovation and design platform, which has a community of over sixty-five million homeowners and home design enthusiasts and more than three million residential construction and design professionals.

Elevated kitchen islands

Kitchen islands have become a mainstay. Still, the trend for raising them on legs is a new twist. 

“This can help make a bulky item appear lighter and slimmer, by allowing light underneath, and it 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,” says Victoria.

Autumnal colours

Rich shades take centre stage in 2024. Red, the colour of the season during September’s fashion weeks, is beginning to creep into interiors, with warm shades such as plum and burgundy making their presence felt in kitchens.

Brown-toned marble

Echoing the move into a richer palette, marble worktops and surfaces will feature more prominently, with dramatic, statement marbles taking the place of cooler-veined variants. These bold, brown and gold-veined marbles pair beautifully with a rich, warm colour palette.

Rubble gardening

With a changing climate and a growing awareness for sustainability within garden design, seismic change is coming for outdoor areas.

From rubble gardening — turning brownfield sites and building waste into thriving gardens — to drought-tolerant designs and an openness towards naturalistic and less regimented planting schemes, Houzz pros expect to see a more radical approach to the way we view our outdoor spaces.

Sumptuous seating

Curved shapes, soft textures and squishy furniture will be big in interiors.

“Bouclé will continue to feature heavily next year but we also expect to see more sherpa and sheepskin designs in comforting tones of beige and caramel emerge,” says Victoria.

Traditional wall treatments

Interest in traditional materials and crafts is set to continue, with traditional wall treatments such as lime wash making a comeback.

Stacked tile patterns

The trend of stacking tiles vertically rather than in a traditional horizontal brick pattern looks to continue in our bathrooms, kitchens and even living rooms.

We’ve noticed the designers on Houzz are now using much thinner subway-style tiles and they are positioning them in straight vertical lines rather than as before, staggered as with a traditional brick pattern.

Bare-wood kitchens

Painted wooden kitchens have long been popular on Houzz, but an emerging trend of unpainted wooden cabinets is starting to creep in.

Naturescapes

The concept of bringing nature into the home will become more literal next year. 

Tapping into the desire for a connection to the outside, large-scale wall designs allow homeowners to immerse themselves fully in a natural setting, from a beach to a woodland.

Creative lighting

Designers on Houzz are getting more experimental, from incorporating statement wall lights that are almost pieces of artwork to using small portable lamps which can be moved from room to room or introducing well-planned lighting schemes that can be adapted throughout the day.

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