Trends

Have you noticed the gradual shift away from minimalist Scandinavian decor, towards a more textured look? We’ve been fully embracing the ‘Desert Boho‘ look in our collections but understand that not everyone is attracted to a more maximalist style. You don’t have to fill your home with cane and rattan, completely redecorating each room. Instead, seek inspiration from tactile textures, earthy hues and interesting prints, adding a handful of new pieces that complement the rest of your decor.

Read on for our guide to styling the desert boho trend in your own home.

Mix & match

The main thing to remember is that you don’t have to buy everything new each time you are attracted to a different interior trend. Your large pieces of furniture, such as the blush pink velvet sofa pictured below, can be given a fresh look with the addition of a few new accessories. A statement lamp, a new coffee table and bold new prints or plant pots can completely transform the look of a room without completely redecorating.

Get clever with storage

The below image demonstrates how easily you can give a clean white space a boho makeover. We’ve added a scattering of rattan baskets to a simple utility room, adding interest and texture at the same time as offering practical storage solutions. The beauty of these baskets is that you can use them all around the home to store anything from hand towels in the bathroom to children’s toys in the living room, instantly adding a hint of the boho trend.

Invest in statement pieces

You only need one or two statement pieces to create a bold look and transform a room. Take the image below as an example: the floor lamp gives the room an edge, instantly giving a completely different aesthetic to the velvet sofa and armchair. When investing in statement pieces for your home, make sure that they are items that you really love, that will suit your home for years to come.

Add texture

The easiest way to embrace this trend is by adding texture. Rattan and cane are the obvious materials to opt for, but a palm leaf lamp or Berber rug will easily add an element of the desert boho trend to your home. Add interest to your bed or sofa with softly textured cushions, try out a statement wall hanging, and pay attention to the little details such as the rim of a mirror or the legs of a table.

Introduce prints

Prints are an easy and affordable way to introduce a new trend or style into your home. Choose prints that work with the colour scheme of your room and opt for designs that reference current themes. Our new print collection features silhouettes and rainbows, both popular motifs that work well with the desert boho trend. You don’t just have to hang prints on the wall – create interest by leaning a framed print on a mantelpiece or console table.

Embrace dried grasses

The current trend for displaying dried grasses and flowers around the home fits in perfectly with this look. Place a bunch of pampas grass in a large pot, or display smaller stems in a variety of vases on shelves or tables. This is also a great way of adding more texture and interest to your room.

Trends aren’t everything when it comes to interiors. We recommend that you focus on creating a home filled with pieces that you love and that will stand the test of time, introducing a couple of trend-led pieces to update your most-used rooms each season. Interior trends tend to last a lot longer than fashion trends, meaning that you can invest in a larger piece of furniture, such as a velvet sofa or mustard armchair, safe in the knowledge that it won’t suddenly go out of style. When choosing trend-led pieces for your home, opt for items that you really love and that have longevity.

Pop of Mustard

Our love for mustard will never fade! Opt for a statement sofa or a more subtle accessory to bring a burst of bright colour into your home. Mustard looks super stylish pared with simple grey or white interiors, but it can also work well mixed with other bold colours such as pink or midnight blue.

How to style: 

Bring colour into an otherwise neutral room with a bold piece of furniture, like this mustard velvet sofa bed. Keep the rest of your room neutral and allow the sofa to take centre stage. – Alternatively, if you like to play around with colour, mix-and-match mustard with a complementary colour such as blush pink or midnight blue. Pair a mustard storage locker with pink bedding, or team a navy blue sofa with a mustard pouffe.

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Contemporary Classic

Streamlined silhouettes, glamorous metals and carefully curated accessories all help to give the Nordic look a grown-up twist. This is the classic Rose & Grey look, with velvet sofas, glass & marble side tables, printed rugs and lots of faux plants.

How to style: 

If you keep your walls and floor neutral (we love Farrow & Ball’s Dimpse on the walls and light wooden floorboards) the focus of your room will be on the furniture. A velvet sofa, a statement printed rug and a contemporary side table all help to pull this look together. Complete the room by adding several plants to add further colour and texture.

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Velvet Dreams

The sumptuously soft fabric doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere. We have a bit of a crush on velvet sofas, but armchairs and accessories can also reference the trend. Choose easy-to-style neutral colour or create a statement with a bold pop of colour, such as a mustard velvet sofa.

How to style: 

A velvet sofa will last for many years, and you can always update your room with a lick of paint or a few new cushions. Choose a sofa that you have fallen in love with, that you find comfortable and that you won’t get bored of. If you don’t want to invest in a new sofa, you could introduce hints of velvet into your home with an occasional chair, cushions or a fun table lamp.

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Cool Cord

No longer a remnant of Seventies style, cord has made a serious comeback. Add a corduroy cushion to your existing decor, or go all out with a cord chair. Keep the rest of your decor slick and modern to avoid retro throwbacks.

How to style: 

We love our new H.Lis Fox sofa and armchair in a cord fabric, combining a no-fuss silhouette with a stylish wooden frame and soft cord seat. These small pieces of furniture look great in a kitchen, hallway or as extra seating in a reception room. You could also add a couple of corduroy cushions to your existing sofa for a more subtle way to introduce the trend into your home.

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Modern Pastels

Pretty pastel hues are given a modern twist as they appear on statement furniture, quirky accessories and storage lockers. Add a hint of one pastel hue to brighten up a room, or mix-and-match two colours if you’re feeling bold.

How to style: 

Pastels can be a scary trend to introduce into your home. If you’re not big on colour, stay away from larger purchases and instead opt for smaller items that can lift an otherwise neutral room such as a colourful print, a fun plant pot or one of our new storage lockers in a bright colour. Anyone who already loves colour could consider making an investment purchase such as a blush pink sofa or mustard yellow occasional chair.

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Desert Boho

The boho look is big this year, with plenty of rattan, bamboo and wooden detailing. Mix & match with your existing decor for an on-trend accessible look that will work in any home.

How to style: 

You don’t have to fill your home with boho-inspired accessories to embrace this trend. One or two boho-inspired pieces work well with simple Scandinavian or classic decor. Add a fun print to your walls, introduce a rattan plant stand or treat yourself to a wicker lampshade to subtly reference the boho look without completely changing the look of your home.

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Our new collection is rich with texture. Soft, hard, sophisticated, rustic – it’s all there. One of our top tips for decorating your home is to embrace different textures, to create a tactile home that feels both stylish and cosy. Combining different textures can have just as much impact as playing with colour in your home. If you prefer a more minimal look and aren’t into bright colour, play with texture instead to create an interesting aesthetic. To help you to plan the materials to use in your home, here are five textures and materials that we especially love this season.

Wood

Wooden furniture helps to make your home feel warm and cosy during the winter, but also feels soft and cool during the warmer months. We love how wooden sideboards, drinks cabinets and tables add both tone and texture to a room, and can be paired with other materials such as metal or concrete to create different looks. Wood-framed chairs and wooden stools are constant favourites in our collections, especially when layered with sheepskins or blankets to create cosy little nooks in your home.

Velvet

Our favourite fabric! Velvet may be considered ‘on trend’ at the moment, but we’ve been selling velvet sofas for several years now and their appeal shows no sign of waning. We particularly love combining velvet with vibrant colour, and our mustard, pink, green and blue velvet sofas have all proved to be best-sellers. If you want to add velvet to your home but are looking for a more subtle take on the trend, try one of our new velvet lamps.

Glass

Adding one of two pieces of glass to a room adds a certain elegance. Even if we’re going for a more rustic look, we’d still add a couple of glass accessories just for a little bit of contrast. One of our glass bell jars, a glass & brass lantern or a recycled glass jug are all great ideas for adding glass to a room in a more subtle way. If you’re striving for a more contemporary and sophisticated look, our glass-topped side tables and console tables can be styled towards your own personal taste.

Brass

The metal of the moment, timeless brass has stepped into the space previously held by the more trend-led copper. If you love this look, brass-edged side tables and coffee tables are the perfect way to introduce the metal into your home without being overwhelming. We also love the look of placing brass decorative objects on shelves and surfaces, to add a little bit of glam into your home. There are many pieces available that combine brass & glass, making it easy to introduce two complementary materials at once.

Rattan

Harking back to Seventies bohemian style, rattan is everywhere at the moment. Yes, it is a trend-led material, but rattan, wicker and bamboo pieces have been floating around in various guises for so many years that we don’t see the trend fizzling any time soon. If you’re looking to make an impact, our rattan hanging chair is a great statement piece, but small storage baskets, lampshades and planters are all simple ways of adding a more subtle touch of the trend to your home.

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