She also lists the retro, flamboyant style of Palm Springs, with iconic architecture, pastel colours, and vivid beach vibes in the middle of the desert. They coated the walls in a large-format Jennifer Short print and painted the molding a lacquered teal to match. The maximalist trend has seen a surge in popularity over recent years, as people are looking for ways to combine vintage pieces - often inherited - with their modern style. You don’t want a chunky dining room table overwhelming your small dining chairs, so instead of choosing furniture in the same style, focus on the same scale. Shelves, sculptures, and a mirror accentuate the exposed bricks, and a fireplace surround contributes a sea green hue.

Let colors you love guide you as you collect art and objects—it doesn't matter so much if they go perfectly together. After years of all-white kitchens and neutral farmhouse-inspired living rooms, there's a new trendy style flooding our feeds and this one makes an argument for adding more to your home. The renovation allowed us to rip out the eight-inch ceilings and add a full-height wall for all of our client's books and collectibles to land and be enjoyed on the daily! Maximalism is all about embracing 'extra' be it a floral velvet, bullion fringe, or an 19th-century French commode," designer Sarah Stacey notes. Not everyone can live as a minimalist does, with pared-down walls, sleek furnishings, and uncluttered bookshelves.A contestant on Interior Design Masters, Siobhan showcased her eccentric, confident and truly unique style and has since followed up with a fun, quirky and helpful guide to all things maximalism. In this small living room, the carefully considered color clashing combination truly sings with joy. Caitlin Murray of Black Lacquer Design has never shied away from bright colors and intense patterns, which means that even in a nursery, she knows how to bring it.

This gallery wall was a great way for us to combine all of the art, regardless of whether it matched with anything—the variety is what makes the room feel inspiring," says designer Keenan. Her living room is splashed with colour, boasting strings of paper flowers and lanterns that she creates for parties and events, shelves of knick-knacks, and even a giant, blue Smurf doll in one corner.Pick a lane: Mies van der Rohe's "Less is more" mantra or architect Robert Venturi's maxim "More is more. More abstract and slightly larger in scale, is the zebra window shade, and the even more mellow spotted Hello Dottie Flor Tiles. Bookshelf wealth' is the newest TikTok interior design trend to go viral, but not everybody is on board with the aesthetic and its background.

She's worked in newsrooms across the country in her 12+ years of journalism experience, including the Globe and Mail, Postmedia News, Calgary Herald and Brunswick News. It’s a fun way to put all of your favorite things together in one room and show them off in a striking and playful way. Designers use multiple colors, vastly different patterns, and textures of all kinds to create this look, and it's a far cry from the minimalist aesthetic of 2010s. Consider how much of a statement you want to make with a strong color, pattern or contrasting texture.I like all the classic patterns – the florals, ikats, stripes and animal prints – but I bring in unexpected color for a modern look,' says Williamson. And Alessandro Mendini created a showstopper for the Japanese company Sanwa: a simple cabinet with rounded corners and artistic geometry, painted in citrus shades -- with a micro kitchen inside, including a sink and cooktop. One of the vital concepts in More is More Décor is styling a space with lots of accessories, for example plants, ornaments, lamps, and books.