The Art of Making a House into a Home: 2024 Interior Design Trends

Let’s transform your house into a home you’ll love living in

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once famously quoted, “A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” A space for you to rest and recharge, entertain and reconnect, it’s essential to create a home you’ll love waking up in and coming home to. 

While clean lines, neutral colours and uniform aesthetics have long dominated the modern interior design space, several rising trends are predicted to overtake the minimalist “less is more” approach. With an emphasis on creating flow and embracing individuality, 2024 will infuse more spaces with nature-inspired elements alongside bright colours and rich textures.

In today’s blog, we’ll explore our current favourite furnishing and interior design trends to transform your home.

Refreshing Furniture & Interior Design Trends to Inspire Your Home Makeover

1. Add organic character with soft curves and rounded edges

Elevating spaces with rounded shapes and organic lines, curves have taken the design industry by storm. 

From curved boucle couches to arched doorways, the curved interior trend creates a sense of effortless comfort and indulgent warmth in increasingly rigid, linear spaces.

To add curves around your home on a budget, you can introduce smaller, easily exchangeable accents like curved rugs, mirrors and vases. Otherwise, you can consider investing in curved tables, rounded chairs and asymmetrical lounges to add visual interest to your space. 

Following biophilic design principles, the curved trend seeks to incorporate nature’s harmonious flow and welcoming softness. Here to stay, you can further build on the trend by incorporating more indoor plants alongside organic textures and materials such as timber, stone and woven textiles. 

Your top picks at Furnlink:

• Marcel Armchair by Siesta – With a rounded backrest and curved armrests, this chair promises timeless, curvaceous style.
• Victor Bentwood Barstool – A modern bar stool to seamlessly complement the Marcel Armchair.
• Lisbon 140 x 80 Table – With curved edges, this is the perfect indoor or outdoor dining table for contemporary spaces. 
• Slim Sunlounger by Siesta Exclusive – Mimicking the curve of gentle waves, a slim and sleek addition to elevate your poolside area.
• Pacific Lounge Sofa Armchair – Featuring a softly curved frame, this outdoor lounge armchair promises comfort and style.

2. Over-the-top colour and patterns to drown out neutral canvases

Gaining momentum over the last year, the “more is more” philosophy continues to saturate the interior design world. From colour drenching to maximalist approaches, designers are encouraging homeowners to make bolder and louder design choices. 

This growing trend seeks to replace uniform, monochromatic canvases with highly saturated colours, flamboyant patterns and clashing statements.

Enlivening spaces with character, depth, and playfulness, forget the idea of playing it safe with accent walls or conventional furnishing –  the trick is to create a layered look by unabashedly mixing colours, textures and patterns.

More is more, so there’s no right or wrong way to go about it as long as you’re having fun and expressing your individuality!

Your top picks at Furnlink:

• Lisbon 140 x 80 Table – Available in a gorgeous moss green and vibrant blue for indoor and outdoor dining needs.
• Marcel Bar Stool with Cushion – Mix and match your preferred stool style with your coloured cushion of choice. 
• Lucy Chair by Siesta with Cushion – A modern style available in brightly coloured combinations for dining and entertaining. 
• Semifreddo Chair – Perfect for a luxurious indoor dining setting, available in your choice of upholstery colour and leg finish. 
• Sky Lounge Coffee Side Table – Available in vibrant red or sunny yellow to add a pop of colour to any space.

3. Mix and match styles by experimenting with different eras

Whether it’s minimalist Scandinavian or ornate Victorian-style furniture, sticking to a consistent theme has always been a safe option when interior designing our homes. 

However, interior designers are predicting more experimental mixing and matching in the coming year. Celebrating individuality with eclectic pieces that tell a story, this interior trend focuses on blending the contemporary with the vintage.

Adding lively personality and timeless character to create a space that truly feels like you, you can start simple with antique-style artwork and vintage accessories. Once you’re ready to commit, you can then mix your contemporary dining table with vintage-look chairs, or juxtapose your mid-century furniture with modern decor. 

Your top picks at Furnlink:

• SM France Wireless Charging Table Top – Beautiful timber table top with integrated wireless charging technology.
• SM France Sienna Bistro Table Top – A modern marble finish table top with a vintage-inspired brass edge. 
• Victor Bentwood Armchair – Influenced by the 19th century Bentwood design, but with a modern twist. 
• Felix Barstool – Combining both timber and metal elements for a rustic, industrial chic look.
• Felix Chair – A minimalist silhouette, finished with classic leather comfort.

4. Indoor living, but take it outdoors

Blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor living to enhance flow in the home, Australians love living and entertaining outdoors during the warm months.

So it’s no surprise that architects and interior designers are continuing to embrace the trend of creating fluid spaces in 2024. 

While we’ve always brought nature indoors by opting for furniture and decor made from natural materials, it’s time to elevate outdoor spaces with interior-style furnishing. Ditching the traditional rattan and wicker options, it’s all about choosing outdoor lounge settings and decor that complement the look and feel of your interiors. 

Whether it’s carrying on a consistent colour theme or adding cosy cushions and throws, the key is to choose furniture and decor that mimics the comfort and styling of your indoor spaces. 

Your top picks at Furnlink:

• Marcel Chair by Siesta – Available in modern colourways and can be used both indoors and outdoors.
• Lisbon Table – Sophisticated yet lightweight, available in multiple colours, and suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings. 
• 5-Piece Outdoor Bar Table Setting – With its elegant yet minimalist curves, the Victor bar stools take inspiration from indoor styles. 
• Mykonos Lounge Corner Set – Complete with comfy cushions in seven contemporary colours for year-round outdoor lounging.
• Slim Sunlounger by Siesta Exclusive – With optional cushions for added comfort, this slim and sleek sun lounger demands looks.

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