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Our forecasts for the year ahead, room by room and material by material. Each report names the direction, explains why it is gaining ground and translates it into dimensions, finishes and specifications you can buy or have made.
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Dopamine decor is decorating with bold color, pattern and personal objects chosen purely because they make you happy. In 2027 it is maturing from candy brights toward deeper, saturated color used in 2–3 confident doses per room.
Read storyInterior design trends going out of style 2027 include 12 looks, from all-gray rooms and all-white kitchens to bouclé overload and matte black everything. Here is what replaces each, and what to keep.
Read storyHome interior design ideas start with four choices: a house style, a room layout, a palette and a material set. This guide compares 12 kinds of house design, gives room-by-room ideas with key dimensions, and lays out a 7-step makeover plan.
Read storyThe tile formats, finishes and colors that will define bathrooms, kitchens and floors in 2027, with the specs that matter: PEI, slip ratings, rectified edges, joint widths and wastage.
Read storyThe interior design trends of 2027 come down to 12 directions: warm minimalism, brown as the new neutral, organic curves, characterful stone, handcrafted finishes, layered lighting, color drenching and traceable materials — each with a note on applying it without dating the room.
Read storyThe 2027 kitchen is furnished like a living room. Seven directions cover kitchen wall colors in plaster white, olive and cocoa, sculpted range hoods, fluted furniture-like islands, veined stone, zellige tile, living brass and layered lighting — with the specifications to build each.
Read storyFreestanding tubs, arched niches, checkerboard floors and sculptural basins — how bathrooms are borrowing from boutique hotels.
Read storyA living outdoor space in 2027 is planned like an interior: zones with 36 in (90 cm) paths, Grade A teak or powder-coated aluminum frames, solution-dyed acrylic cushions over Quick-Dry foam and IP44 to IP65 lighting at 2700K, plus the care routines that keep it all looking good.
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