2026 interior design trends: colours, styles and new interiors according to Pinterest Predicts

Interior design trends are becoming more and more closely linked to contemporary fashion and lifestyles, in a continual dialogue of languages and inspirations that create a sophisticated cross-fertilisation, redefining the concept of home design.

The latest Pinterest Predicts, which guide the design choices of Gen Z and Millennials, embrace decadent and maximalist inputs, with dark nostalgic touches and unexpected splashes of circus joie de vivre.
A rich, layered set of images it’s worth exploring together.

2026 interior design trends: design meets fashion and lifestyle

The Pinterest Predicts 2026 trends provide plenty of inputs for furnishing the home and creating expressive, sensual design schemes.
The interior design trends opt for rich, layered colour palettes, where dark and warm colours create inviting, sophisticated interiors that express emotions in addition to their aesthetic power.

For example, in this bathroom the natural colours of the Materia Classica surfaces dialogue with an intense wine red, provided in extra-glossy form by Materia Brillante.

Alongside the colour schemes, eco-sustainable materials become even more important: natural surfaces, organic textures and finishes that convey environmental responsibility without sacrificing refinement.

Rooms that combine a luxury aesthetic with ethical values, reflecting a design vision that embraces comfort, authenticity and sustainability, in perfect harmony with the lifestyle influences shaping contemporary taste.

Warm and dark colours: the new emotional grammar of interior design

In 2026 dark colours become the new emotional grammar of interior design: deep, enticing, intense.
Shades such as chocolate, earth and oxidised deep blues construct introspective, sophisticated spaces, designed for living life at a slow pace.

A choice that dialogues directly with fashion, which embraces two opposite yet complementary spirits. One the one hand, sensual, mysterious colour palettes, perfect for a vamp romanticism of shadows and chiaroscuro; on the other, glacial cold.

In the taste of Gen Z and Millennials, 2026 metaphorically brings the big chill: ice-blue shades, powdery greys and crystalline whites are found on dresses, coats and accessories ...
Warm and cold, light and darkness: like fashion, design exploits a balance between opposites.

Dark floors, deep surfaces: the new luxury is silent

In the most sophisticated interior design trends, luxury is understated and never blatant. Dark floorings like those of Materia Pura Terra in porcelain stoneware, matt, tactile surfaces and deep, velvety finishes redefine the idea of contemporary elegance.
Woods and natural stones like travertine create a dramatic yet discreet backdrop, which emphasises forms and light without ostentation. It’s a sensual, tactile, durable luxury, with a penchant for visual comfort and harmonious interiors.
A silent yet powerfully expressive aesthetic.

Art Deco and Afrohemian: decoration, patterns and freedom of expression

In Pinterest Predicts, 2026 turns back the clock to a hundred years ago: Art Deco is reborn as Neo Deco - freer, more daring and with more cross-fertilisation. A style that was modern then is again so now, with a fresh awareness.

Bold, Deco geometrical forms, like those of Roma Gold, and chromium-plated details construct glamorous, eclectic, striking interiors. Fashion, especially male fashion, also rediscovers the vintage look as a homage to tradition: family heirlooms, heritage textures and tailored details become symbols of identity.
An invitation to feature the past in interior design, too.

Pinterest’s survey travels down to the Equator, with “Afro Chic” and “African Boho Living”, celebrating the free, refined, profoundly human decoration of the Afrohemian style, a fusion of an African aesthetic and a bohemian spirit.
Vibrant fabrics, decorations and carpets in natural fibre, restrained, reassuring and trendy colours such as taupe, and pieces that enliven spaces with warmth and authenticity.

Pinterest Predicts also features the circus home: two-tone striped upholstery, furnishings inspired by the world of clowns and jugglers and moods that are spectacular but always controlled, like the pigments on the surfaces of Materia Brillante Gocce Bianco, a wall tile with a hugely playful theme that also appears on the floor with FAP Maxxi Superdrop White, stoneware slabs in 120x278 size, characterised by their matt and glossy multicoloured dots.

Eco-sustainable materials, surfaces created to last

Another central motif of 2026 design is use of eco-sustainable materials, chosen not only for their environmental impact but also for their ability to stand the test of time, in both aesthetic and functional terms.

Wood, natural fibres, local stones, hyper-tactile surfaces and low-impact finishes play a star role in a new home lifestyle.
Sustainability is expressed in quality, solidity and authentic beauty: surfaces like those of Materia, designed to age well, which tell a story.
Because nowadays, real luxury means designing spaces that last and retain their emotional charge.

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