6 home trends that add style and drama to your home

1 Design investment

Use size and colour to edge your interiors to the next level by scaling up artwork and lighting. Make a statement by adding one knockout piece that reflects your individuality. Think a tiled side table, rounded chair or oversized floor lamp.

Image with a pale pink wall, a yellow tiled plinth, a candle holder sitting on the plinth, and a milk crate and bottles sculture sitting next to it, a blue and pink painting is on the wall — Mr Plinth, starts at $440 from Skitty Studio. Pip Studio Blushing Birds candle holder, $89 from Allium. Turquoise Queen print by Agate Rubene, $499 (unframed) from Turua Gallery. Milk Crate & Bottles by Simon Lewis Wards, $780 from Black Door Gallery. Wall painted in Resene Half Pale Rose. Floor painted in Resene Half Solitaire.

Image with a raspberry red wall, white chair and a giraffe statue — Roly Poly Chair by Faye Toogood, POA from David Shaw. Qeeboo Giraffe in Love lamp, $1595 from Smith and Caughey’s. Wall painted in Resene Irresistible. Floor painted in Resene Half Solitaire.

IMAGES VIA MICHAEL MOORE

2 Nature’s formula

Organic surfaces and neutral textures ground and soothe a busy home. Seek out natural wood, classic sculptures, concrete accessories and handwoven floor coverings.

Image with beige wall and floor, a wooden stool with a bowl sitting on the stool, there is a jute rug on the floor and wooden bust statues on the rug

Panto 2 cement and wood pendant, $169 from Lighting Plus. Acacia nibbles bowl, $29.90 from Redcurrent. Elm Wood antique round stool, $279 from Città. Couple Looking Outwards by Mariska de Jager, $485 from Black Door Gallery. Jute herringbone doormat, $73 from Leopold Hall. Wall painted in Resene Half Solitaire. Floor painted in Resene Kalgoorie Sands. IMAGE VIA MICHAEL MOORE

3 Soft touch

“Restful and serene” is how we’d describe the soothing trend for delicate petal shapes that is popping up everywhere, from art and ceramics to snuggly chairs and circular rugs.

soft white walls with boucle rounded chair and large floral art on the wall and two vases on the floor

Suspended Animation 2, $680 from Anna Church. Chloe chair in Warwick Ovis Ivory, $4271 from Forma. Ginger jar by Dawn Clayden, $335 from The Poi Room. Classic Living Fara Coils round rug, $499.99 from Briscoes. Deco vase by Dawn Clayden, $325 from The Poi Room. Wall and floor painted in Resene Half Solitaire. IMAGE VIA MICHAEL MOORE

4 Modern florals

Bold tones and graphic prints are evolving our interior obsession for botanical detailing. Less chintz and more psychedelic, this fresh move to painterly florals adds the happy vibe we need right now.

pink wall with botanical print on it, botanical cushion and a vase with floral arrangement

Botanical cushion, starts at $149 from Forma. Eden digital collage print by Tess Costil, $1200 (unframed) from The Poi Room. Bouquet of flowers, $120 from Greenpoint Florist. Anissa Kermiche Breast Friend vase, $975 from Smith & Caughey’s. Wall painted in Resene Half Pale Rose. Floor painted in Resene Half Solitaire. IMAGE VIA MICHAEL MOORE

5 Cocoa solid

A colour cornerstone of 1970s design, chocolate brown is making a comeback in shades ranging from deep cognac to buttery caramel. Inject down-to- earth glamour to rugs and furniture for guilt-free indulgence.

Image with brown wall, cowhide rug and walnut chair and cinnamon vase

Brazilian cowhide rug in brown and white, $695 from Cuchi. Serengeti armchair, $895 from Corcovado. Norton vase in cinnamon, $44.90 from Forma. Wall painted in Resene Kalgoorie Sands. Floor painted in Resene Half Solitaire. IMAGE VIA MICHAEL MOORE

6 home trends that add style and drama to your home

1 Design investment

2 Nature’s formula

3 Soft touch

4 Modern florals

5 Cocoa solid

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