The article discusses upcoming interior design trends that will feel outdated by 2026, such as formal dining rooms, dark cabinetry, flat walls, hotel-style bedding, and flamboyant bathrooms, and suggests modern alternatives like relaxed dining areas, pastel kitchen cabinets, textured walls, colorful bedding, and serene bathrooms to keep homes stylish and current.
Interior designers share their top tips for styling a small living room, including starting with a rug to anchor the space, using statement lighting to add atmosphere and dimension, considering seating arrangements for practicality and socializing, using soft furnishings to enhance and excite, positioning mirrors strategically to bounce light and create an illusion of space, and taking a strategic approach to displaying art to create engaging visual interest.