Why The Next Interior Design Trends Are All About Cozy Vibes

According to Pinterest’s internal research data, the term “zen house” has increased by 405 percent in the period between June 2023 and June 2024. In particular, people seem to be attracted to the Japanese aesthetic – in stages that extend through beyond interior design to. cooking, fashion, makeup, and more. Classic Japanese art, zen gardens, and room settings that promote tranquility are all great play this season. Not sure where to start? Take a page from Silvia Furmanovich’s apartment in São Paulo, featured in our April 2024 issue, whose design evokes the serenity and connection Furmanovich felt on a trip to Japan. In the living room seen here in the foyer, custom granite benches elevate a collection of bonsai trees, while a 19th-century Japanese cocktail table frames the rest of the table.

Continuing the Japanese trend, Pinterest reported that the phrase “zen bathroom” increased by 200 percent. Japanese zen aesthetics are about clean lines, minimal decoration, and natural materials; The master bathroom in this Lake Tahoe home, by designer Sara Oswalt, checks all those boxes. “We put teak around the tub to try to tie it in with the cabin concept, but also make it feel like a Japanese spa,” Oswalt tells ELLE DECOR. The wood, concrete and floating mirror you see here also make for a perfect union between east and west, as well as between moody and airy. For a touch of nature, put nothing but a leafy plant on the counter (psst… “air purifying plants” have increased in search volume by 850 percent on Pinterest!).

“Floral room aesthetic” and “dreamy room” were the search terms that found Pinterest love recently (up to 370 percent and 255 percent respectively), so why not combine the two like ELLE DECOR A-Lister Katie Ridder in this pre-war Manhattan apartment, featured in the pages of the publication the latest? The walls are covered in Penny Morrison for Claremont floral fabric, enhanced by Shirley Russell’s beautiful art hanging front and center. Place a new bunch there and you’ve got yourself a mise-en-scène with real flowers. After all, new blooms aren’t meant for just one year. Colder months also call for fragrant blooms.

This season’s trending Pinterest word? “Green home decor” (up 2,670 percent). If you haven’t gotten over your summer, consider getting on the green side and going even greener this fall—similar to what landscape architect Thomas Woltz did in his guest room. Victorian. Here, sage green window treatments add texture to the colorful walls and paintings. The green cushion on the French Directoire daybed extends the “green ethos” even further.

At the end of Julia Reed’s New Orleans residence, the sunroom in the picture is a wonderful reflection of the place’s overall joie de vivre. If you admire its French light-filled windows, armchairs and cushions upholstered in botanical printed fabrics, and the pop of color provided by that coffee table (painted in Benjamin Moore’s River Blue) , you’re not alone: ​​Per Pinterest , searches for relaxing sunrooms have recently increased by 930 percent. In fact, autumn is the perfect time to hide from the cold air in an enclosed space that still allows sunlight. With your well-decorated sunroom, you can spend many hours in September watching the changing beauty—while still indoors. on the blanket, cup of cider in hand.