Minimalist home furnishing in 2026

MAXIminiMALISM.

It may seem to be an oxymoron, but it’s the perfect description of the new interior design trend for 2026: a fine balance between the immaculate purity of minimalist home furnishing and the expressive richness of maximalism.

It’s the art of elegant combination, cleverly mixing different styles, periods and materials to create original, sophisticated, individual interiors.
A trend that inspires unique customisation.

But what do we mean by minimalist interior design and MAXIminiMALISM?

Modern minimalist home furnishing is a style made up of immaculate lines, simple outlines and understated layouts, interspersed with just a few, well chosen features that capture the attention at a glance.

It’s the magical effect generated when the elegance of minimalism meets flair, authentic materials, tactile textures and intense colours - in other words MAXIminiMALISM, the realm of absolute personalisation.

MAXIminiMALISM is destined to be the future frontier of minimalist interior design, because it combines the visual simplicity and practicality of minimalism with the individuality and choice quality materials typical of maximalism.

It enables the creation of unique, bespoke interiors that make every home a form of personal expression, with intelligent use of durable materials, exquisite textures and fine finishes.

MAXIminiMALISM: a new blend of maxi and minimal design

MAXIminiMALISM isn’t a fleeting fashion: it’s a style manifesto.

It’s the promise that a home can be minimalist yet brimming with personality, individual and refined, with no need for excess. With the right blend of materials, colours and furniture, every interior can genuinely reflect the people who live in it, with elegance, beautiful materials and a touch of daring.

This trendsetting aesthetic reinvents contemporary minimalist style by combining its simple lines with the quiet opulence of materials such as marble, wood and stone, and touches of emphatic colour.
There’s no need to overdo it: a detail, a material or a colour that resonates with the interior’s personality is enough to transform it into a unique contemporary place.

In other words, MAXIminiMALISM rewrites the rulebook of contemporary home design with a combination of large sizes, natural colours and simple lines.
But how do you furnish your home in contemporary minimalist style?

How to furnish your home in contemporary minimalist style

MAXIminiMALISM loves mixing the antique and the modern, classical and ethnic styles, minimalism and luxury, and different materials and finishes.
It’s made up of hybridised styles and contrasts.

It’s the successful pairing of matt and glossy surfaces, a marble-effect floor covering, a dark wood wall cladding, a natural fibre carpet and a shiny metal item of furniture.
Fabrics can also play a key role: velvets, wools and raw fabrics in bright or natural colours for a visual contrast of vibrant elegance.

Practical ideas for applying this look

Start from a neutral base; subdued, natural shades
Add a “statement” central feature: a Fap Maxxi marble-effect floor covering for the most maximalist of finishes, a technical fabric mat, or a colourful velvet sofa
Add one or two discreetly colourful furniture items
Mix styles and materials: contemporary and vintage, classic and modern accessories
Keep interiors tidy and spacious, allowing them to breathe: MAXIminiMALISM derives its power from the exquisite economy with which it uses its ingredients

Large sizes, great impact: the FAP Maxxi aesthetic

For anyone looking for daring porcelain stoneware floor or wall coverings, the line that embodies this philosophy most completely is Fap Maxxi 120x278, materials in maxi size just 6 millimetres thick with marble, resin, stone and rock effects and large decors, equally able to adorn the entire space with discretion or to become its key feature.

These surfaces have such a powerful aesthetic that there’s no need for striking furnishings to create interiors with a unique, refined style.
Just one feature takes centre stage and captures the attention, with that undefinable something that’s truly extraordinary.

Neutral colours and natural materials: the right colour palette for a modern minimalist style

In a MAXIminiMALISM design scheme, classical neutral shades like beige, pale grey and taupe are the ideal foundation for constructing a modern minimalist interior.
So the focus is firmly on interior design styles in neutral colours copied from the natural materials that inspire them.

Nothing could be more perfect for this purpose than the organic surfaces of Materia Classica Beige Matt, inspired by aristocratic travertine, Vento del Sud Grigio Matt, celebrating the authentic materials of the Mediterranean style, and Materia Eclettica Tortora Matt, with all the uneven, tactile character of rough-hewn stone.
All in porcelain stoneware, to combine beauty with performance.

Controlled eclecticism and hybridisation of style

Then come touches of bright, deep colour, such as wine red, forest green or sky blue, to be added as little focuses of interest in the form of ornaments and accessories: intriguingly shaped mirrors, colourful pouffes, dramatic chandeliers, a piece of modernist furniture in a classical context, a vintage furniture item repainted in an unexpected colour, or simply ceramic surfaces themselves.

Materia Brillante, a collection of wall tiles in an extra-glossy finish, is ideal in this role.

In fact, a wall covered with Materia Brillante can become the focal point of the design scheme, lightening the interior and giving it identity with its bright, shiny colour

MAXIminiMALISM: furnishing styles and advantages

The big thing to learn about MAXIminiMALISM is that there’s no need to overdo things.
You can start with a minimalist home design scheme and personalise its furnishing styles to your own taste, with a salvaged item of furniture, a one-off item, an eye-catching object, and large-sized stoneware and wall tiles in natural colours and stronger shades.

This is the major benefit of this trend: there are no rules and you can give your creativity free rein, surrounding yourself with the tasteful beauty that provides comfort and improves the quality of every moment of your daily life.

You only need a wall detail in Materia Brillante to rewrite the whole interior and transform minimal to memorable.

Ceramics that ignite interiors: bright, radiant and vibrantly colourful, in a continual interplay of light and matter.

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