2026 Trends

 

As I mentioned in my Christmas decorating blog, I don’t follow trends to the letter, but now that all the holiday decorations have been packed up for another year, I’m curious about what’s coming for 2026 in home decor.  Maybe I’ll find something new to keep my home looking timeless…not too locked into a particular style or an easily identifiable look.

What I’ve heard so far doesn’t bode well for my home!  All white kitchens are out…mine has white cabinets, carrara marble countertops and white subway tile backsplash.  Paint colours on the horizon are warm toned or bold…brown, terracotta, peachy.  Neutral interiors are out…are they ever truly out?  My walls are white, light grey or muddy grey.  On the plus side (for me), it appears that open concept interiors are not as popular.  My house is older and when we renovated we didn’t take down too many walls, therefore, it never had an open concept.  Are separate rooms “in” again?

Does this mean I’ll be doing a clean sweep of the past and planning a whole redo?  No.

 

 

Although the eye tends to veer towards the new, common sense usually prevails.  I won’t be repainting my house dark brown, but I could do a refresh of my dining room and I’ll consider moving away from grey, but what colour…I’m not sure.  And I plan on wallpapering the powder room and I’m considering this pattern (photo left).

 

 

Several months ago, I ordered an area rug, new dining chairs and a couple of swivel club chairs for the living room.  (The club chairs will sit in front of the bookcase.)  So far only the rug has arrived.  The pattern and colour are slightly bolder than the old one and it’s larger.  Ordering online is risky because the colour on the computer screen is usually off, however, I was more than pleasantly surprised when it was rolled out.  It works perfectly with the sofa and the background colour of the rug is almost exactly the same as the Bibliothegue.

 

 

 

These are fabric swatches for the dining chairs (lighter one) and the swivel chairs (camel velvet). Thankfully they work with the rug too!

 

 

 

Previously I had a sofa in front of the Bibliotheque.  Although I liked it, my family complained about it being uncomfortable, and in fairness it’s a bit uptight for anyone who wants to stretch out to watch TV or have a nap…of which I do neither!  My plan was to move that sofa into the bar (on the patio) but with the snow piled high up against its doorway, I thought I would just keep it in the dining room until Spring.  As it turns out, I really like it in the dining room!  I’ve put it behind the dining table and it looks like a banquette.  It will provide an extra seat or two at the table as well.

 

The trend towards personalizing your home continues into 2026.  Somehow I don’t see this trend going away.  Since the pandemic, we’ve realized how important are homes are and spending more time at home has encouraged us to create cozy retreats to suit our individual lifestyles.  Some other things you will see in the new year are:

• outdoor influences coming indoors
• the colour “Blue”
• monogramming and embroidery
• florals and lace trim
• pattern on pattern
• silver metals
• wellness rooms

Are you planning to refresh your interiors this year?

xox Judy❤️

PS  I’m posting this blog today, not Thursday.  When I started to draft this post this morning, the program and set up was completely different.  What happened over the holidays…I do not know!!!  However, somehow after clicking a bunch of keys, I was able to find something that looked somewhat familiar.   Now I’m afraid to sign out in case I couldn’t get back here!  That means the set up, grammar, spelling may be off…sorry.