Interior Design Trends 2027: What's Rising, What's Fading

Last updated October 12, 2026.

The interior design trends for 2027 point in one clear direction: warmer, earthier and more personal rooms. Paint brands have converged on muted greens, coffee and clay browns, and softened blues for their 2027 colors of the year. Houzz's 2026 homeowner data shows wood cabinets overtaking white in renovated kitchens, and designer surveys show vintage pieces, maximalism and curvy furniture still gaining. Cool grays are what forecasters most often say is on the way out.

This guide separates trends with hard evidence (brand announcements, surveys with sample sizes) from a single trade show's or brand's read of the mood, and tells you who said what.

How we sorted the forecasts

Evidence-backed means the trend shows up in something measurable or official: a paint company's published color of the year, a forecast collection a brand actually sells, or a survey with a stated sample size and method. Independent sources agreeing counts as a stronger signal.

Speculative means one brand, one trade show report or one forecaster says so. That does not make it wrong. It just means you should not repaint your kitchen because of it.

Three caveats apply to everything below. First, paint brands pick colors partly to sell paint, so their choices reflect commercial strategy as well as taste. Second, the next big designer survey is not out yet: 1stDibs published its 2026 Interior Designer Trends Survey in November 2025, and as of October 12, 2026 we found no 2027 edition. Trends move slowly enough that its findings still describe the runway into 2027, but we flag where we lean on it. Third, Pinterest has not yet published a 2027 edition of Pinterest Predicts, so we do not cite one.

Rising: earthy, muted greens (evidence-backed)

Green is the most repeated 2027 color family among the big paint brands.

• Sherwin-Williams and HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams jointly named Celery (SW 6421) their 2027 Color of the Year on September 15, 2026. Sherwin-Williams calls it "an airy, herbal green" with subtle yellow undertones, and its color marketing manager Ashley Banbury said it "reflects today's priorities: wellness, balance and connection."
• Behr named Grounded (T27-01) on August 26, 2026, an earthy olive green that it says is "anchored by subtle brown undertones." Behr's head of color, Kayla Kratz, said its "organic warmth creates a sense of calm and renewal."
• Dulux (AkzoNobel) chose Soulful Sage, a soft, silvery green, as its 2027 Colour of the Year. AkzoNobel's Heleen van Gent framed it as "lighter spaces for a lighter life."

The designer side agrees. In the 1stDibs survey, dark green and sage both showed growth heading into 2026, as part of a palette the survey describes as trending toward "earthy, dramatic hues, with deep browns, greens and reds leading."

The greens themselves split two ways. Celery is light and yellow-leaning; Grounded is darker and browner. Both read warmer than a green muddied with cool gray, which is the practical point: if a sample looks like gray with a hint of green, it is not what these brands picked.

How to use it: green works as a neutral when it is muted. Try it on walls with natural wood and linen, which is the core of an organic modern living room. If you want the full color rundown, see our 2027 color of the year list.

Rising: coffee, clay and warm browns (evidence-backed)

Brown has been climbing for several years, and 2027 picks push it further.

• Dunn-Edwards picked French Press Coffee (DEBN07), a deep brown with plum undertones. Its color marketing manager Lauren Hoferkamp described it as "the kind of color that reveals itself gradually."
• C2 Paint chose Pueblo (C2-510), a warm earth tone that reads rosy or brown depending on the light, at the center of a story it calls "Rural Renaissance."
• Graham & Brown named Rose Earth, which it describes as "a warm, earthy dusky pink with subtle brown undertones," inspired by Italian clay pigments.
• PPG, for its markets outside North America, chose Country Soil (PPG15-30), a muted blend of beige, taupe and gray.
• Dutch Boy went brighter with Deep Rooted (311-7DB), an earthy terracotta orange.

The survey data lines up. In 1stDibs' survey, 33% of designers named chocolate brown the top color they expected to use, nearly double the 17% who said so in 2022. Burgundy jumped from 7% to 21% in a single year.

How to use it: browns work best with contrast. A dark coffee wall wants cream trim, brass or aged metal, and some light-colored textiles, or the room collapses into a cave. Clay and rose-brown tones are easier: they behave like warm neutrals in most light.

Rising: softened, grayed blues (evidence-backed)

If green is the most common 2027 pick, blue is a close second, and the blues are notably muted.

• Valspar opened the 2027 season on August 5, 2026 with Cottage Door (8004-38E), which it calls a "mid-tone neutral blue" with warm and cool undertones.
• Glidden and Pittsburgh Paints (both part of The Pittsburgh Paints Company) named Artifact (PPG10-16), "a warm, smoky blue." Glidden said it "represents a shift away from using cool grays as neutrals."
• Clark+Kensington, Ace Hardware's paint brand, picked Vantage Point (38B-4), described as "a softened blue."
• California Paints went deeper with Quiet Peace, a deep blue.

Outside paint, trend forecaster WGSN and color system Coloro named Luminous Blue their 2027 Colour of the Year back in June 2025, a brighter, lapis-like blue they tie to craft and connection. That is the bolder end of the spectrum; the paint brands chose the dustier end.

Homeowners are already reaching for blue. In Houzz's 2026 bathroom study, blue and white tied as the most popular accent wall colors in renovated bathrooms, at 19% each.

How to use it: muted blues are the "colorful neutral" of 2027. They pair well with natural oak, sage and cream, and they forgive more than bright blue does in low light. Test in your actual room before committing; our guide to testing paint colors before buying covers the routine.

Rising: vintage, antiques and collected rooms (evidence-backed)

This is the best-documented furniture trend. 1stDibs' survey of 468 designers (conducted July to August 2025) found:

• On average, 36% of the items designers sourced for a project in 2025 were vintage or antique.
• 85% of designers sourced vintage pieces (made between the 1920s and 2000).
• Designers using antiques (pre-1920s) rose from 56% in 2024 to 63% heading into 2026.
• Collectibles from the 1920s to 1950s gained, while interest in 1970s pieces declined.

Sherwin-Williams' 2027 Colormix Trend Forecast, called Rewild, points the same way. One of its three stories, "Revive," is about nostalgia and careful craftsmanship, and the brand added 10 "Continuity Colors" (classics like Red Barn SW 7591 and Cordovan SW 6027) meant to sit alongside trendier hues.

Milan Design Week 2026 reinforced it from the other end of the market. Domus Academy's trend report lists "collectible design goes mainstream" as one of the week's themes, pointing to Salone Raritas, a collectible design show inside the Salone del Mobile itself. Stylus named "reverence for creative legacies," brands leaning on heritage and craftsmanship, as a key trend.

Style-wise, the 1stDibs survey found maximalism (39%) and eclecticism (38%) were the most requested aesthetics, with organic modernism holding steady.

How to use it: one good vintage piece does more than a full new set. If you want the look in one image, a vintage dining room or a maximalist living room is a good reference point. Not sure which direction is yours? Our interior design styles explained guide breaks them down.

Rising: curves, skirts and color drenching (evidence-backed, with a caveat)

These come from the same 1stDibs survey, so read them as "designers expect" rather than "shoppers are buying":

• Curvy and irregular furniture: 43% of designers named it a trend.
• Skirted seating: 24%, new to the survey.
• Color drenching (walls, trim and sometimes ceiling in one color): 35%.
• Wallpapered ceilings: 35%. Upholstered walls: 30%.
• Floral and botanical motifs stayed the favorite pattern family at 22%.

Botanicals also showed up in Milan: Stylus listed "biophilia in bloom," plant and floral motifs across tableware, furniture, lighting and bathrooms, among the week's key trends.

Color drenching suits the 2027 paint picks: muted greens, clay and smoky blues are quiet enough to wrap a whole room without overwhelming it.

To drench a room, start with one base hue and generate lighter and darker companions for trim, ceiling and textiles.

Kitchens and baths: wood, storage and bigger showers (evidence-backed)

Kitchens and bathrooms have the best homeowner data, because Houzz surveys people who are actually renovating.

Kitchens. The 2026 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study (1,780 renovating homeowners, surveyed July 2025, published January 2026) found:

• Wood is now the most popular cabinet color at 29%, up 6 points in a year, edging out white at 28%. Medium wood tones lead (15%), then light (11%).
• Transitional is the top kitchen style at 25%, well ahead of traditional (12%) and modern (11%).
• 76% add specialty built-ins, led by pantry cabinets (47%) and beverage stations (24%).
• 53% address current or future special needs, such as aging in place.
• Engineered quartz is the most popular slab backsplash material (39%), and slab backsplashes rose from 24% to 28%.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association's 2026 Kitchen Trends Report (634 industry professionals) agrees from the pro side, listing "organic and earthy aesthetics" and "whole-home continuity" among its core themes. Its percentages are paywalled, so we do not quote them.

Bathrooms. The 2026 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study (1,619 homeowners, published September 30, 2026) is the freshest data in this guide:

• 49% enlarged their shower, up 10 points, the fastest-growing major change.
• 26% removed a bathtub, and most of them used the space for a bigger shower.
• Wet rooms reached 18% of renovated bathrooms, up from 13% two years earlier.
• Pattern (53%) overtook color (48%) as the top way to make an accent wall stand out.
• Double sinks went into 64% of projects, up from 47%.

Put together: warm wood, more storage, and bathrooms built around a big shower. If you are weighing a kitchen refresh, see our kitchen remodel visualization guide; for a smaller bath, our budget small bathroom remodel ideas cover what is worth the money.

What Milan Design Week 2026 showed (mood signal)

The Salone del Mobile and the design week around it (April 20 to 26, 2026) are where furniture brands launch collections. What appears there reaches mainstream stores a year or two later, if at all, so we treat it as a leading indicator, not proof. The major reports agree on a few things:

• Play and escapism. Dezeen's end-of-week roundup put inflatable furniture (including a blow-up IKEA chair) and sci-fi lighting at the top of its six trends. Stylus called the mood "joyful expressions": oversized forms, bold color and nostalgic touches.
• Craft and process on show. Domus Academy describes brands exposing raw materials, making and imperfection, with examples from Rimadesio, Nilufar and Loro Piana. It also highlights regenerative materials such as mycelium composites and cactus leather.
• Invisible technology. Domus Academy points to automation built into natural materials, such as marble and ceramic surfaces with embedded induction, from brands including Samsung and Arrital.

The common thread with the paint and survey data is warmth and personality over polish. The specific objects are the speculative part.

Speculative: trends worth watching, not betting on

These come from a single source or a trade-show moment. The evidence is thin.

• Inflatable furniture and sci-fi chrome lighting. Dezeen flagged both in Milan. Nothing yet shows homeowners buying them, though one chrome fixture is a cheap experiment.
• Invisible technology and regenerative materials. Documented in Milan by Domus Academy, but closer to product launches than to what you can buy for a living room today.
• "Constructive chaos": Sherwin-Williams' "Reignite" story calls for bold contrast and tactile texture. It is a real forecast from a major brand, but it describes a mood, not something you can measure yet.

Our take: the color, wood and vintage trends are the safe bets. Use the speculative list for one piece or one room, not a renovation plan.

What's fading (only where someone has said so)

We only list a trend as fading when a named source says it is, or the data shows it. Here is what we found:

• Cool gray. This is the strongest signal. Glidden said its 2027 pick "represents a shift away from using cool grays as neutrals." Multifamily Executive's October 2026 roundup of the 2027 picks describes paint brands moving beyond cool grays and stark whites, and quotes Dunn-Edwards on "a decisive shift from the cool grays, stark whites, and flat beiges that have dominated in recent years."
• All-white kitchen cabinets. Not gone, but no longer first: wood passed white in Houzz's 2026 kitchen study.
• The bathtub as a default. A quarter of renovating homeowners in Houzz's 2026 bathroom study took a tub out, mostly to make room for a bigger shower.
• 1970s collectibles. 1stDibs reported declining designer interest in the 1970s, even as 1920s to 1950s pieces gained.
• Geometric patterns and stripes. Both slid in the 1stDibs survey, to 10% and 9% of designers.

Notice what is not on this list: white walls and neutral rooms in general. Plenty of 2027 picks are neutrals. What is fading is the cold, flat version of neutral, not neutrals themselves.

How to use 2027 trends without regretting them

Trends are fun until you are repainting in 2029. A few rules keep you on the right side of that:

1. Put trends where they are cheap to change. Paint, pillows, a rug and one vintage find are low-risk. Cabinets, tile and countertops should be chosen for the next ten years, not the next two.
2. Pick the muted version. The 2027 colors are mostly dusty and earthy for a reason: they age better than saturated versions.
3. Anchor to what you can't change. Your floors, fireplace and window light decide which trend colors will work. A north-facing room will make smoky blue look colder than the brand photo.
4. Mix one old thing into every room. It is the cheapest way to get the collected look the surveys keep pointing to.
5. Preview before you buy. Designers are already doing this: 29% of 1stDibs survey respondents use AI tools in their process, up from 9% in 2023. A photo of your own room restyled with AI shows you whether "organic modern" or "maximalist" actually suits your space in a couple of minutes. Then confirm paint with physical samples, because no screen shows color perfectly.

If you are starting from scratch on color, our living room paint color ideas guide gives you real, testable options for each mood.

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• PCI Magazine: Sherwin-Williams Names 2027 Color of the Year (accessed 2026-10-12)
• Sherwin-Williams: Colormix Forecast 2027, Rewild (accessed 2026-10-12)
• PR Newswire via Finviz: Behr Paint Company Announces 2027 Color of the Year, Grounded (accessed 2026-10-12)
• AkzoNobel: Color of the Year 2027 (accessed 2026-10-12)
• Dunn-Edwards: French Press Coffee DEBN07 (accessed 2026-10-12)
• PCI Magazine: C2 Paint Names Pueblo Its 2027 Color of the Year (accessed 2026-10-12)
• Graham & Brown: Introducing Design and Colour of the Year 2027 (accessed 2026-10-12)
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• Business Wire via Webull: Glidden Paint Names Artifact the 2027 Color of the Year (accessed 2026-10-12)
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