Posted February 22 in Expert Tips & Advice

Your guide to choosing and curating the perfect on-trend style for your space

Discover which latest interior look best suits your vision and learn more about the key elements that’ll help bring your stylised space to life.

 

Coastal living

Defined by coastal seaside elements and colours, this interior style creates a soothing ambience reminiscent of the sea and sand of coastlines. The style can be split into two specific streams; Hamptons – a traditional American whitewashed sophisticated style, and Coastal – a contemporary style that creates a calm and soothing palette, incorporating whitewashed timbers and driftwoods with a focus on clean and simple schemes.

Features

Hamptons styling with classic Shaker or profiled cabinetry in crisp whites, herringbone timber or wide board flooring, antique iron or black hardware and apron edge sinks.

Coastal styling with clean crisp whites and hints of ocean blues and greens complemented by whitewashed timbers for both flooring and cabinetry. Plenty of natural finishes and supple leathers.

Descriptive words

Calming, soothing, rejuvenating, nature inspired, tranquil and fresh.

Furniture & accessories

Timbers for Hamptons are typically more heavy ornamental pieces combined with warm linens while coastal is focused more on clean raw timber, simplistic timber furnishings, shells, driftwood, candles, organic shapes and glassware.

Materials & textures

The Hamptons style features timber, brass, porcelain, matte finished profiled cabinetry, matte black, linen and leather. For a coastal style, focus on raw or whitewashed timber, driftwood, linen, calico, soft leather, matte black and muted metallics.

Colour palette

Clean white colour palettes with a coastal grounding using blues and greens with natural earthy tones.

Organic Design

A heavy emphasis on bringing the natural world inside using soft and organic materials to emulate those found in nature. This is an interior design style that emphasises natural forms – curves, rounded edges and softer lines.

Features

Use of natural fibres and timber tones, earthy colour palettes, plants and lush greens, muted calming colour schemes.

Descriptive words

Calming, natural, soft, grounding, warm and comfortable.

Furniture & accessories

Cane and wicker pieces, solid timber tables and furniture, curved or softer edge pieces, textured throws in a muted palette, flora in organic shaped planters.

Materials & textures

Linen and cotton fabrics, timber, raw finishes, stones and sustainable materials.

Colour palette

Warm muted greys or beiges that invite colours of the surrounding nature in with hints of greens, terracotta and soft blush.

Luxe Glam

Luxe Glam is chic, polished, comfortably couture, glamorous and luxurious, often giving the illusion of opulence and the wow factor and drama we associate with this sophisticated style.

Features

Reflection, strong lines, luxurious fabrics and textures, exaggerated scales – high ceilings and centre fire pieces are often a reoccurring theme where the space allows.

Descriptive words

Opulent, seductive, chic, polished, glamorous, luxurious, bold, dramatic and elegant.

Furniture & accessories

Dramatic drapery, flowing fabrics, chandeliers, mirrors, glass, crystal and leather accessories and furniture, day beds, highly polished textures and furniture.

Materials & textures

Luxurious fabrics – velvets, satins, silks, cottons, leathers, polished timbers, chrome, glass, crystal, high gloss, and reflective surfaces and flooring.

Colour palette

Metallics, golds, silvers, bronzes, coppers, greys, black, high gloss paints and surfaces.

Minimalist

A pure form interior, nothing more than the essential. Everything else is unnecessary. The key to minimalism is simplification.

Features

The simple use of geometric shapes, clear surfaces, cleanliness, minimal colours and furniture, defined texture and simple finishes.

Descriptive words

Pure, clear, less is more, soothing, tranquil, clutter-free, order, regulation and modern.

Furniture & accessories

Geometric streamlined, modern, simple furniture and accessories (limited to a few pieces) in plain, solid, subdued colours and textures, with plain window treatments.

Materials & textures

Natural timbers, leather, chrome, glass, stainless steel, concrete, tiles, stone, high gloss textures and natural fabrics.

Colour palette

Monochromatic use of colour with classic black, white and grey, paired with natural timbers and hues.

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