What's next for home design
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We asked Texas interior designers what's next for home trends. Here's what they told us about some of the hottest projects in their portfolios.
🎾 "Outdoor Tenniscore" is in, according to Kate O'Hara, CEO and creative director of Austin-based O'Hara Interiors.
- Outdoor spaces are getting the country club or resort treatment, with upgrades that feel "at times preppy and always classic," O'Hara tells Axios.
🫖 Bridgerton's calling. Clients are mixing colors, patterns, wallpapers, and pairing antiques with newer pieces, says Kim Armstrong, owner and principal designer of North Texas-based Kim Armstrong Interior Design.
- Think: Jewel tones and rich colors like burgundy, gold, moss and olive green, dark blues and midnight blacks.
🎨 Neutrals are sticking around, with a twist. "In 2024, colors count as neutrals," O'Hara says, pointing to pink-taupe, gray-blue and other subdued selections.
- More people are favoring warm neutrals like beige and cream over the cooler gray tones that have been trending for the past decade, Armstrong says.
🤝 Minimalism meets raw materials. O'Hara says she's pairing natural materials like stone, wood and plaster with sleek lines and open spaces.
👀 Details, details, details. "We might be color-drenching every room, replacing recessed lighting with flush mounts or adding stone door casings to their interiors," O'Hara says.
- What she's loving: Reeded cabinets and walls, full-room wainscoting, unique backsplash slab shapes and different flooring patterns.
