WEBVTT 00:00:09.589 --> 00:00:12.769 Welcome to the Interior Design Podcast. I'm Hayley 00:00:12.769 --> 00:00:15.710 Roy. I'm the owner of Harp Design. I run an award 00:00:15.710 --> 00:00:17.789 -winning practice and have done for 12 years. 00:00:18.250 --> 00:00:20.390 I've trained many designers and worked in the 00:00:20.390 --> 00:00:23.769 industry for over 20 years. And my name is Scarlett 00:00:23.769 --> 00:00:26.109 Maller and I have worked at Harp Design as an 00:00:26.109 --> 00:00:29.149 interior designer for four years and I am one 00:00:29.149 --> 00:00:31.269 of the designers that Hayley has trained and 00:00:31.269 --> 00:00:34.159 brought up within the business. brought up yeah 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:38.320 pretty much I think you bring me up as well um 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:40.920 so today we're going to talk about interior design 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:43.240 trends which I'm really excited about being an 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:45.039 interior designer or even just someone trying 00:00:45.039 --> 00:00:47.500 to make their space feel lovely can be a bit 00:00:47.500 --> 00:00:50.079 much at times can't it it's a lot You were talking 00:00:50.079 --> 00:00:51.340 about this earlier, weren't you? You were saying 00:00:51.340 --> 00:00:55.060 that people don't understand how much goes into 00:00:55.060 --> 00:00:58.579 it. No, people just think it's a really easy 00:00:58.579 --> 00:01:01.140 job when there's a lot of things. For example, 00:01:01.299 --> 00:01:03.659 like the trends that we are talking about now. 00:01:04.659 --> 00:01:06.400 There's a lot that you've got to think about 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:10.260 to make the space inviting and really lovely 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:13.260 for someone's business or their home. And trends 00:01:13.260 --> 00:01:15.859 move so fast. One minute it's all grey on grey. 00:01:16.019 --> 00:01:17.560 The next we're meant to be painting everything 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:20.719 sage green. And mixing it with clashing prints 00:01:20.719 --> 00:01:23.920 like what do we do? Love a bit of maximalism. 00:01:24.959 --> 00:01:27.340 So if you're wondering what's actually going 00:01:27.340 --> 00:01:28.900 to be worth knowing over the next couple of years, 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.700 here are the five key interior design trends 00:01:31.700 --> 00:01:35.879 for 2025 and 2026, plus how to make them work 00:01:35.879 --> 00:01:38.840 in your home or commercial space. Let's get into 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:42.299 it. So number one is earth tones. Terracotta. 00:01:42.780 --> 00:01:46.659 Olive green, burnt orange, okra, clay. Earth 00:01:46.659 --> 00:01:49.659 tones are warm, calming and timeless. They bring 00:01:49.659 --> 00:01:52.480 a grounded natural energy that works in almost 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.079 any setting. I love them. How do you feel about 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:58.319 it, Scarlett? I think that it can make an interior 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:01.719 feel really inviting and calm. It's kind of bringing 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:07.159 the outside into the inside. I think I mentioned 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:10.439 this a while back. it just popped up in my head 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:14.319 I went traveling and I went to Colorado and I 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:16.879 went for a hike through the mountains and it 00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:19.520 was all for instance like terracotta all the 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:21.800 mountains were like burnt orange and it just 00:02:21.800 --> 00:02:26.240 makes me feel really calm and that you're incorporating 00:02:26.240 --> 00:02:29.780 exterior within interior so I think it can be 00:02:29.780 --> 00:02:32.080 really calming I think it kind of ties in with 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:34.259 the sustainability trend as well doesn't it it's 00:02:34.259 --> 00:02:37.710 kind of like the um Everyone wants to be more 00:02:37.710 --> 00:02:39.770 sustainable. They want the things to feel more 00:02:39.770 --> 00:02:41.530 sustainable. And when you use those colors, it 00:02:41.530 --> 00:02:43.129 kind of feels like you're being more natural. 00:02:44.530 --> 00:02:48.870 But watch out for greenwashing. How do you incorporate 00:02:48.870 --> 00:02:52.409 that into your home or commercial space? So I 00:02:52.409 --> 00:02:55.120 would say start with the walls. Soft clay or 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:57.699 olive green works beautifully in a lounge, bedroom, 00:02:57.759 --> 00:03:01.280 cafe or breakout area. Then layer those in earthy 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:03.840 tones across cushions and throws, rugs and upholstery. 00:03:03.939 --> 00:03:06.719 How would you do it? That's a really good point. 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:10.439 I feel like sometimes, for instance, if you, 00:03:10.539 --> 00:03:14.020 this is for people designing their homes, for 00:03:14.020 --> 00:03:17.840 example, if you have got quite a blank canvas 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.340 within your home, then something you can do, 00:03:21.419 --> 00:03:26.639 like Hayley said, is use. cushions rows get little 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:28.560 rugs that's something that you can really incorporate 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.219 that can actually bring the space to life a lot 00:03:31.219 --> 00:03:34.340 more um I think by adding them little bits it 00:03:34.340 --> 00:03:37.360 can really make it feel homely as well and especially 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:41.479 within a restaurant it can make it feel more 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:43.960 inviting like we said so I definitely would think 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:48.719 about cushions rugs Yeah, everything like that. 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:51.219 I've been doing a project at the moment where 00:03:51.219 --> 00:03:55.919 it's a restaurant on three levels and we're doing 00:03:55.919 --> 00:03:58.840 the toilets. And they want terracotta tiles. 00:03:59.120 --> 00:04:00.599 And we were talking to Bert and May the other 00:04:00.599 --> 00:04:02.620 day, weren't we? And we're looking for some reclaimed 00:04:02.620 --> 00:04:05.180 terracotta tiles. So it's real terracotta and 00:04:05.180 --> 00:04:07.419 it's reclaimed. So it's doing something for the 00:04:07.419 --> 00:04:10.319 planet and it's bringing that warm coziness in. 00:04:10.379 --> 00:04:13.219 It's so cool. Yeah, it's really nice. So use 00:04:13.219 --> 00:04:17.560 natural textures like timber, cork, linen, ceramics 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:19.579 to put it all together. Whether it's a relaxing 00:04:19.579 --> 00:04:22.180 home or a mindful workspace, these tones create 00:04:22.180 --> 00:04:24.240 comfort and calm, don't they? They're just like 00:04:24.240 --> 00:04:27.459 really... just really cozy yeah and it's really 00:04:27.459 --> 00:04:30.220 natural as well for instance you can get wood 00:04:30.220 --> 00:04:32.540 slats to put on the wall now a lot of companies 00:04:32.540 --> 00:04:35.819 do that and that's a really nice way to incorporate 00:04:35.819 --> 00:04:40.160 a natural texture within your interior and wherever 00:04:40.160 --> 00:04:42.720 you can be sustainable yeah yeah so use those 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:45.800 natural natural products to create that feel 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:49.839 and when you do that it will feel better you 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:52.959 might not know why And people will come in and 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.339 go, wow, it feels amazing in here because you've 00:04:55.339 --> 00:04:58.180 used the natural materials. And it's sustainable 00:04:58.180 --> 00:05:02.379 and long lasting, isn't it? So you know that 00:05:02.379 --> 00:05:05.459 it is going to last a really long time. Number 00:05:05.459 --> 00:05:09.779 two is modern English country style. So when 00:05:09.779 --> 00:05:12.259 I think of this, I think the first thing that 00:05:12.259 --> 00:05:14.120 comes into my head, and I think probably for 00:05:14.120 --> 00:05:16.680 Hayley as well, is just like your grandma's. 00:05:17.230 --> 00:05:20.689 living room floral everything like that thrill 00:05:20.689 --> 00:05:23.949 lampshades but actually it's really coming back 00:05:23.949 --> 00:05:29.029 now and you can use floral materials really extravagant 00:05:29.029 --> 00:05:32.589 lampshades and everything like that and really 00:05:32.589 --> 00:05:36.110 make it really cozy I mean like I said what comes 00:05:36.110 --> 00:05:38.790 to your mind when you think of that Well, it's 00:05:38.790 --> 00:05:41.230 not a stuffy cottage look. It's like English 00:05:41.230 --> 00:05:45.670 charm. Yeah. It's class, I suppose. It's that 00:05:45.670 --> 00:05:48.829 old English class, isn't it? Yeah, like antiques, 00:05:48.910 --> 00:05:53.170 scalloped edges, but all balanced, you know, 00:05:53.189 --> 00:05:56.610 with like modern finishes. Yeah, yeah. So... 00:05:57.629 --> 00:05:59.910 Do you know what comes to my mind when I'm thinking 00:05:59.910 --> 00:06:01.970 about this? I've got a little bit of an obsession 00:06:01.970 --> 00:06:05.189 with buying Laura Ashley clothes. So I used to 00:06:05.189 --> 00:06:07.189 work for Laura Ashley when I was younger, which 00:06:07.189 --> 00:06:09.449 was my introduction into interior design. And 00:06:09.449 --> 00:06:11.250 when I worked for Laura Ashley, I used to have 00:06:11.250 --> 00:06:14.230 to wear their clothes. And I wore some really, 00:06:14.290 --> 00:06:16.709 really lovely skirts, which had all beautiful 00:06:16.709 --> 00:06:19.649 patterns on it and different floral designs, 00:06:19.790 --> 00:06:21.730 which have come right back into fashion now. 00:06:22.410 --> 00:06:25.629 But Laura Ashley, I've just... Got it. I mean, 00:06:25.649 --> 00:06:27.509 I don't even know if they're still trading, but 00:06:27.509 --> 00:06:31.310 obviously they're not retailers anymore. They're 00:06:31.310 --> 00:06:34.509 very like the company jewels, aren't they? I 00:06:34.509 --> 00:06:37.089 feel like a little bit. Yeah, I think so. They've 00:06:37.089 --> 00:06:39.029 got that vibe, but they're just really classic 00:06:39.029 --> 00:06:41.550 British. I've been buying these skirts off of 00:06:41.550 --> 00:06:44.250 Vinted and I love them. They're proper interior 00:06:44.250 --> 00:06:46.730 design, aren't they? They look like a curtain. 00:06:47.589 --> 00:06:52.689 I probably look ridiculous in them. But what 00:06:52.689 --> 00:06:54.949 I'm trying to say is, like relating that back 00:06:54.949 --> 00:06:58.209 to interior design, there is a lot of real classic 00:06:58.209 --> 00:07:00.350 prints coming back. There's a lot of people digging 00:07:00.350 --> 00:07:04.709 out their archives. Colin Sun's doing that. Who 00:07:04.709 --> 00:07:06.189 else is doing that? There was someone talking 00:07:06.189 --> 00:07:08.750 about it the other day. Sanderson. Sanderson, 00:07:08.949 --> 00:07:11.790 yeah. I went shopping the other day and I was 00:07:11.790 --> 00:07:15.600 in... John Lewis and I saw that they had I can't 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:17.879 really remember the name but they've done a collaboration 00:07:17.879 --> 00:07:20.579 with a homeware brand and everything was just 00:07:20.579 --> 00:07:23.800 so traditional and old classic and it just looked 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:27.540 amazing. So how to incorporate this into our 00:07:27.540 --> 00:07:29.860 home or commercial space? I think one of the 00:07:29.860 --> 00:07:32.639 first things that comes to mind is Chester Draws 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:37.339 so for instance I have just bought a refurbished 00:07:37.339 --> 00:07:40.500 chest of drawers they were just a plain set of 00:07:40.500 --> 00:07:42.779 drawers that I got off a Facebook marketplace 00:07:42.779 --> 00:07:45.939 but the lady that I got them off she completely 00:07:45.939 --> 00:07:50.740 restained them she used black paint with it and 00:07:50.740 --> 00:07:53.459 then a natural wood finish and then put really 00:07:53.459 --> 00:07:58.560 nice antique gold handles on them and I mean 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:01.639 I bought it for like 30 pound and I was like 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:06.870 there is so much you can do with refurbishing 00:08:06.870 --> 00:08:11.470 items like that and it's such a big piece that 00:08:11.470 --> 00:08:14.990 it really makes an impact on your space so for 00:08:14.990 --> 00:08:18.269 instance and just using them little like gold 00:08:18.269 --> 00:08:21.769 handles it really gives out that classy kind 00:08:21.769 --> 00:08:25.610 of old English look so I really like incorporating 00:08:25.610 --> 00:08:28.870 things like handles and like little bits of gold 00:08:28.870 --> 00:08:32.450 and like just natural traditional wooden stains 00:08:32.450 --> 00:08:36.070 what about you Hayley? I really love botanical 00:08:36.070 --> 00:08:38.830 fabrics. There's a lot of classic prints like 00:08:38.830 --> 00:08:41.669 Sanderson and some of the other ones in that 00:08:41.669 --> 00:08:44.730 Style Library contract company that they keep 00:08:44.730 --> 00:08:46.330 changing the name of. I'm sure it's something 00:08:46.330 --> 00:08:52.029 else now. But botanical fabrics, my favourite 00:08:52.029 --> 00:08:54.450 style at the moment, which I really want to do 00:08:54.450 --> 00:08:57.610 my downstairs toilet in, is the blue and white. 00:08:57.769 --> 00:09:02.070 You know that blue and white China? Yeah, I know 00:09:02.070 --> 00:09:04.090 what you're talking about. And I really want 00:09:04.090 --> 00:09:06.450 to do my downstairs toilet in that. I've got 00:09:06.450 --> 00:09:09.309 some wallpaper that I've got my eye on. But yeah, 00:09:09.370 --> 00:09:11.789 so I really like that kind of blue and white, 00:09:11.850 --> 00:09:18.029 fresh floral things. And botanical fabrics. You 00:09:18.029 --> 00:09:19.809 know, in a boutique hotel, you could maybe go 00:09:19.809 --> 00:09:23.730 for pleated lampshades, bobbin furniture and 00:09:23.730 --> 00:09:25.990 patterned upholstery and things like that. I 00:09:25.990 --> 00:09:27.350 mean, there's a lot of patterned upholstery going 00:09:27.350 --> 00:09:29.169 on at the moment. But if you're doing commercial. 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:34.019 do the pattern or do the less durable fabric 00:09:34.019 --> 00:09:37.080 on the back of the chair yeah so just be careful 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:39.019 of your rub tests and things like that because 00:09:39.019 --> 00:09:42.259 if you're doing commercial it has to have 50 00:09:42.259 --> 00:09:46.019 000 martindale or higher um otherwise it's not 00:09:46.019 --> 00:09:47.639 going to be suitable for use and if you have 00:09:47.639 --> 00:09:49.720 got a pattern fabric that's slightly lower in 00:09:49.720 --> 00:09:51.460 rub tests and maybe you want to put a leather 00:09:51.460 --> 00:09:54.799 on the seat or a faux leather then you can have 00:09:54.799 --> 00:09:56.600 like a faux leather like this i think this is 00:09:56.600 --> 00:10:00.490 i live isn't it yes it is So this is Isle of 00:10:00.490 --> 00:10:03.429 Saddle. Saddle, yeah. And this is brilliant. 00:10:03.509 --> 00:10:05.590 It's got like 200 ,000 rubs or something, isn't 00:10:05.590 --> 00:10:06.769 it? Yeah, I was about to say. It's a lot. We 00:10:06.769 --> 00:10:11.169 tend to normally, I mean, the regulation is to 00:10:11.169 --> 00:10:13.769 go for, for instance, within commercial use, 00:10:14.009 --> 00:10:18.210 et cetera, is 50 ,000 rubs or more. But we tend 00:10:18.210 --> 00:10:21.879 to... go for for instance like 100 or 200 000 00:10:21.879 --> 00:10:24.779 more because all the suppliers that we work with 00:10:24.779 --> 00:10:27.379 are amazing and all their fabrics match that 00:10:27.379 --> 00:10:30.960 requirement so it's really good and it also it's 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:34.440 just better for the our client because then they 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:37.059 know it's going to be long lasting well if you 00:10:37.059 --> 00:10:39.059 if you do all the touch points so like the arms 00:10:39.059 --> 00:10:41.460 of the fabric the arms of the chairs and where 00:10:41.460 --> 00:10:44.740 you're sitting in a really tough faux leather 00:10:44.740 --> 00:10:46.740 or something like that even if it's not faux 00:10:46.740 --> 00:10:48.639 leather you can use like something like sunbury 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:51.559 nappa which is like a it's not faux leather so 00:10:51.559 --> 00:10:53.580 it's not like got that stickiness in the heat 00:10:53.580 --> 00:10:56.360 but then it's really tough and you can scrub 00:10:56.360 --> 00:10:58.759 it to death and clean it really easily yeah and 00:10:58.759 --> 00:11:00.879 then you put your beautiful floral expensive 00:11:00.879 --> 00:11:03.559 fabric on the back and actually the fabrics on 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:05.360 the front are less expensive so it makes the 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:09.830 chair more cost -effective yeah and I have had 00:11:09.830 --> 00:11:11.370 a couple of conversations with people over the 00:11:11.370 --> 00:11:14.129 last few weeks where it's like oh my god designers 00:11:14.129 --> 00:11:17.889 are just designing chairs with all this fabric 00:11:17.889 --> 00:11:21.039 that's not durable enough or with the rub test 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:22.799 so please please anyone who's doing commercial 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:24.899 please look at the rub tests yeah it's really 00:11:24.899 --> 00:11:29.259 important and also just a tangent just on a another 00:11:29.259 --> 00:11:31.340 note i think we've touched on this before is 00:11:31.340 --> 00:11:34.259 definitely check that it is fr treated which 00:11:34.259 --> 00:11:37.580 does mean fire rated and that is really important 00:11:37.580 --> 00:11:41.580 within a commercial or hospitality sector and 00:11:41.580 --> 00:11:43.820 that's the upholstery and the curtains yeah that's 00:11:43.820 --> 00:11:47.720 really important so um In terms of going back 00:11:47.720 --> 00:11:49.419 to modern English country style, because we've 00:11:49.419 --> 00:11:51.740 just gone off on a little bit of a tangent there. 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:58.000 Add softness. Yeah. Detail. A touch of nostalgia. 00:11:58.220 --> 00:12:01.299 Like frilly lampshades that we were saying about. 00:12:01.779 --> 00:12:04.700 Like it just, all them little details can make 00:12:04.700 --> 00:12:07.460 it look so lovely. It's just all about creating 00:12:07.460 --> 00:12:10.240 warmth with a modern twist. So it's not completely 00:12:10.240 --> 00:12:13.639 like stuck in horrible. It is kind of, has that 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:16.350 modern twist about it as well. So yeah, modern 00:12:16.350 --> 00:12:22.889 English country style. We like that. So number 00:12:22.889 --> 00:12:28.129 three, arches and curves. 2025 and 2026 is all 00:12:28.129 --> 00:12:32.929 about softening those sharp edges. Arched doorways, 00:12:33.009 --> 00:12:35.429 rounded mirrors, curved furniture. This makes 00:12:35.429 --> 00:12:39.070 me so happy. I love curves. I love circles. Apparently 00:12:39.070 --> 00:12:42.350 circles make you happy. I read that somewhere 00:12:42.350 --> 00:12:44.350 once. It's really good for neurodivergent people. 00:12:45.020 --> 00:12:47.740 Yeah, because, for instance, just looking at 00:12:47.740 --> 00:12:50.559 a curb or like a circle or anything, it just 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:54.360 it's more unique than just a basic standard door, 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:57.919 isn't it? So, for instance, having like an archway 00:12:57.919 --> 00:13:00.779 or anything like that. So we recently exhibited 00:13:00.779 --> 00:13:04.820 at the HRC and we did a lot of curbs, didn't 00:13:04.820 --> 00:13:07.580 we? And circles. And it just looked amazing because 00:13:07.580 --> 00:13:12.480 it's adding kind of that abstract to the interior 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:16.740 and making it more. and having more definition. 00:13:17.559 --> 00:13:20.679 So it really makes an impact on the space with 00:13:20.679 --> 00:13:23.360 the tiniest detail. If anyone wants to see it, 00:13:23.379 --> 00:13:25.799 check out our YouTube channel, our socials, because 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:27.679 we've had loads of photographs on there of the 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:29.840 HR. It's the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Show 00:13:29.840 --> 00:13:32.460 and it's at the Excel every March. Yeah, March. 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:35.299 But yeah, no, it was so good, wasn't it? Yeah, 00:13:35.299 --> 00:13:36.720 it was lovely. We got so much good feedback. 00:13:36.740 --> 00:13:38.659 We did this big round circle behind the television. 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:41.019 Yeah, and then with some lighting. And then the 00:13:41.019 --> 00:13:43.179 arches on either side. Yeah, and then by having 00:13:43.179 --> 00:13:46.399 lighting, around the circle it added so much 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:50.419 depth and it just made it really unique to what 00:13:50.419 --> 00:13:53.240 we have done before and i think it really opened 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:56.559 our minds to what we can now incorporate within 00:13:56.559 --> 00:13:58.759 designs in the future so i think that's definitely 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:01.399 something to look at to incorporate it into your 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:04.139 home or your commercial space you can use curved 00:14:04.139 --> 00:14:06.919 sofas and scarlet is sitting and i am because 00:14:06.919 --> 00:14:09.960 this is a round top yeah scarlet sitting on the 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:13.580 sofa that we use the hotel show yeah and i'm 00:14:13.580 --> 00:14:16.259 sitting on the seat that we use so it's um and 00:14:16.259 --> 00:14:18.679 this was um good if you're if you're listening 00:14:18.679 --> 00:14:21.279 and you're not watching check out the youtube 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:24.179 channel and you can see it um but yeah we really 00:14:24.179 --> 00:14:26.539 love these um yeah we love it because it's curved 00:14:26.539 --> 00:14:29.419 and then also for instance if you're if you're 00:14:29.419 --> 00:14:32.740 not uh watching but basically in the middle it 00:14:32.740 --> 00:14:38.100 just goes in like kind of like a um what Yeah, 00:14:38.100 --> 00:14:40.740 or a banana. Yeah, like a banana. The pointy 00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:43.320 bits at the end. So it just makes it more... 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:49.299 It's modern, but with a touch of being a little 00:14:49.299 --> 00:14:52.740 bit unique. I actually think that it's earth 00:14:52.740 --> 00:14:55.320 tones, what we did. I think we kind of represented 00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:57.600 these trends really, really well without really 00:14:57.600 --> 00:15:02.179 realising it. But yeah, no, it's just lovely. 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:09.230 It's so nice. So... How do you incorporate, we've 00:15:09.230 --> 00:15:13.450 done that bit. So curved sofas are what you can 00:15:13.450 --> 00:15:15.549 incorporate into your home or your commercial 00:15:15.549 --> 00:15:23.330 space. Arch shelving, wave edge tables. That's 00:15:23.330 --> 00:15:26.409 the sort of things you can do at home. Or commercial. 00:15:26.409 --> 00:15:29.149 Coffee tables, anything like that, kind of like 00:15:29.149 --> 00:15:32.289 an oval shape. Just, I think we've touched on 00:15:32.289 --> 00:15:34.870 this, but just in hallways, for instance, doing 00:15:34.870 --> 00:15:39.779 arched. doorways for instance that can make the 00:15:39.779 --> 00:15:42.500 biggest impact and it can look really nice something 00:15:42.500 --> 00:15:46.059 that I really like as well is arched windows 00:15:46.059 --> 00:15:49.759 I think they can look really lovely and it can 00:15:49.759 --> 00:15:52.120 look it matches into kind of the modern English 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:55.000 country style again because it kind of looks 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:58.779 like kind of the old times and for instance when 00:15:58.779 --> 00:16:01.360 they had the arched windows that glass stained 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:04.970 so I think that for instance, is a really lovely 00:16:04.970 --> 00:16:08.730 way within a commercial retail or even your, 00:16:08.830 --> 00:16:12.830 I mean, hospitality and even your home. I think 00:16:12.830 --> 00:16:14.490 that is a really good way to incorporate it. 00:16:14.929 --> 00:16:17.169 But even small touches like a scalloped mirror 00:16:17.169 --> 00:16:20.450 or a circular rug. We've got a circular rug in 00:16:20.450 --> 00:16:26.990 front of us. They will bring that trend. in without 00:16:26.990 --> 00:16:29.450 a full renovation you don't have to do like a 00:16:29.450 --> 00:16:31.750 complete strip out yeah replace your doors with 00:16:31.750 --> 00:16:33.590 arch doors or replace your windows with arch 00:16:33.590 --> 00:16:35.490 windows and which is you know if you want to 00:16:35.490 --> 00:16:37.610 try and get an architect involved yeah I can 00:16:37.610 --> 00:16:40.049 recommend a few ones who are very creative um 00:16:40.049 --> 00:16:43.129 it's just about styling isn't it if you haven't 00:16:43.129 --> 00:16:46.230 got the budget or you just haven't got the time 00:16:46.230 --> 00:16:51.230 to put all that kind of effort into doing it 00:16:51.639 --> 00:16:53.460 The slightest thing can make a difference, like 00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:57.419 we said, with a coffee table or a rug or even 00:16:57.419 --> 00:17:02.039 a sofa, anything like that, even cushions. Paint. 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.079 Like paint. You know when we went to the Colour 00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:06.460 of the Year? No, I wasn't there. Oh, you weren't 00:17:06.460 --> 00:17:08.759 there? You were away. Oh, my God. I'm so glad 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:10.940 you missed that. But when we went to the Colour 00:17:10.940 --> 00:17:15.099 of the Year 2025 for Dulux, they actually painted 00:17:15.099 --> 00:17:18.470 an arch on the wall. Do you remember? It was 00:17:18.470 --> 00:17:20.509 one of my profile pictures of me doing like a 00:17:20.509 --> 00:17:23.329 yoga pose in front of it for ages. But they literally 00:17:23.329 --> 00:17:25.809 just use paint. You know, it can be so simple. 00:17:25.930 --> 00:17:27.730 And I've been talking to one of my clients actually 00:17:27.730 --> 00:17:29.769 at the moment. We're doing in a hotel, we're 00:17:29.769 --> 00:17:32.789 doing like a nail bar area. And we haven't got 00:17:32.789 --> 00:17:34.069 a huge budget on this because they're going to 00:17:34.069 --> 00:17:37.430 move the spa. So we're just going to use paint 00:17:37.430 --> 00:17:40.000 and stuff to make it. kind of toss it up a bit. 00:17:40.059 --> 00:17:42.119 And we're literally just doing an arch with some 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:44.740 paint and putting up a few little shelves. And 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:46.799 it will look lovely. It just gives it some personality. 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:50.740 So something that's really good as well is it's 00:17:50.740 --> 00:17:54.599 kind of in keeping with arch, but also going 00:17:54.599 --> 00:17:57.579 back to them earthy tones and the modern country 00:17:57.579 --> 00:18:01.519 is doing, for instance, framed pictures on a 00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:03.619 wall, but filling the picture, for instance, 00:18:03.660 --> 00:18:06.180 with upholstery. We've done that in quite a few 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:07.599 restaurants, haven't we? For instance, like Como 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:11.029 Garden. And that is a really cool way to add 00:18:11.029 --> 00:18:13.309 kind of like an abstract style to your wall. 00:18:13.470 --> 00:18:17.470 So number four is pattern on pattern. So this 00:18:17.470 --> 00:18:21.130 is basically maximalism. And this has really 00:18:21.130 --> 00:18:25.730 come on trend. I mean, I didn't really expect 00:18:25.730 --> 00:18:29.210 it to, but the way you can incorporate this can 00:18:29.210 --> 00:18:34.210 look amazing. How would you incorporate maximalism 00:18:34.210 --> 00:18:37.029 into a space? Oh, my goodness. Layered patterns 00:18:37.029 --> 00:18:39.930 are leading the charge. Florals with stripes, 00:18:40.369 --> 00:18:43.589 checks with wallpaper, tiles with prints. This 00:18:43.589 --> 00:18:46.730 is in clothing as well as interior design. And 00:18:46.730 --> 00:18:49.430 it's bold and it's joyful and it's expressive. 00:18:50.650 --> 00:18:54.130 So in your home, I'd start with patterned cushions 00:18:54.130 --> 00:18:57.710 or a statement wallpaper. In hospitality or retail 00:18:57.710 --> 00:19:01.210 settings, mix up whole shoe prints or use patterned 00:19:01.210 --> 00:19:04.369 tiles against bold walls. There's some lovely 00:19:04.369 --> 00:19:08.109 tiles out there now. yeah i was gonna say um 00:19:08.109 --> 00:19:10.890 mixing up them paint colors like don't be afraid 00:19:10.890 --> 00:19:14.390 to go for instance yellow and pink like for instance 00:19:14.390 --> 00:19:18.809 in my home we have got a pink wall and then a 00:19:18.809 --> 00:19:22.109 bright yellow sofa and you know what i when i 00:19:22.109 --> 00:19:24.099 thought of it i was like really But then you 00:19:24.099 --> 00:19:26.119 actually look at it and it's actually maximalism 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:29.220 and using them different and bright, bold colours 00:19:29.220 --> 00:19:31.920 and then getting them florals in can make it 00:19:31.920 --> 00:19:34.720 look amazing. It's really mixing up them textures, 00:19:34.779 --> 00:19:38.640 colours and patterns and creating a space that 00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:41.700 is unique to yourself. I think as well, it doesn't 00:19:41.700 --> 00:19:44.220 have to be overwhelming. No. You can use texture. 00:19:44.339 --> 00:19:47.079 So you can even do maximalism with one colour. 00:19:47.359 --> 00:19:50.480 So if you do something... color drenching is 00:19:50.480 --> 00:19:52.420 quite on trend at the moment isn't it and if 00:19:52.420 --> 00:19:54.920 you're if you're at home color drenching is is 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:57.920 fine and be careful with color drenching in commercial 00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:59.619 because you've got to watch out for your lrv 00:19:59.619 --> 00:20:03.640 um which is light reflectance light reflectance 00:20:03.640 --> 00:20:05.299 value yeah and there is a there is a podcast 00:20:05.299 --> 00:20:07.259 about it with dawn scott if you're interested 00:20:07.259 --> 00:20:16.490 um but the um what was my point light light reflectance 00:20:16.490 --> 00:20:19.269 value is really important though because I have 00:20:19.269 --> 00:20:22.730 seen quite a few for instance on social media 00:20:22.730 --> 00:20:25.250 I've seen quite a few of people for instance 00:20:25.250 --> 00:20:27.450 painting their architraves and skirting the same 00:20:27.450 --> 00:20:30.190 color as the wall and I'm like it's fine at home 00:20:30.190 --> 00:20:34.450 but something to keep in mind is that if you 00:20:34.450 --> 00:20:37.549 are doing it in a public sector it really needs 00:20:37.549 --> 00:20:41.009 to be LRV so what that is is that changing having 00:20:41.009 --> 00:20:43.809 that color difference so making that architrave 00:20:43.809 --> 00:20:45.950 and skirting a different color to the walls so 00:20:45.950 --> 00:20:48.670 it's better for the i mean visually impaired 00:20:48.670 --> 00:20:51.410 people but also just people in general yeah you 00:20:51.410 --> 00:20:54.190 have to get your critical critical surfaces right 00:20:54.190 --> 00:20:58.769 so your door your skirting your architrave your 00:20:58.769 --> 00:21:01.710 wall your handles everything yeah everything 00:21:01.710 --> 00:21:04.630 like and it's a minefield and you have to be 00:21:04.630 --> 00:21:07.190 like there is no hard and fast rule because there 00:21:07.190 --> 00:21:09.589 is only one to a hundred and you're supposed 00:21:09.589 --> 00:21:12.519 to contrast it by a third we're going way too 00:21:12.519 --> 00:21:14.299 far into this because there is another podcast 00:21:14.299 --> 00:21:16.500 and there is another podcast called just go look 00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:18.880 at that with dawn scott about it so if you really 00:21:18.880 --> 00:21:20.640 want to know about that as that that's it but 00:21:20.640 --> 00:21:24.039 what my point was color drenching so you can 00:21:24.039 --> 00:21:27.059 if you are at home you can color drench you can 00:21:27.059 --> 00:21:29.359 paint everything the same color you can have 00:21:29.359 --> 00:21:31.460 wallpaper in the same color as the paint as and 00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:34.920 the sofa in the same color as the rug but they're 00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:37.460 all different patterns and textures so everything 00:21:37.460 --> 00:21:39.960 has a different feel and a different look but 00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:42.420 that's also pattern on pattern because it's different 00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:45.220 textures yeah so um yeah you could have like 00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:49.559 a floral pattern in one color you know yeah with 00:21:49.559 --> 00:21:51.299 different textures yeah it doesn't have to be 00:21:51.299 --> 00:21:54.180 bright and bold as you think it's just using 00:21:54.180 --> 00:21:58.039 them different textures and materials and layering 00:21:58.039 --> 00:22:00.299 kind of them a bit like that kitchen that's sitting 00:22:00.299 --> 00:22:02.720 next to you yeah exactly i mean so if you're 00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:06.900 not watching it's basically kind of a frill pattern 00:22:06.900 --> 00:22:10.299 beige cushion and we're sitting on a beige sofa 00:22:10.299 --> 00:22:14.880 and it just adds a little bit more I mean it's 00:22:14.880 --> 00:22:18.019 depth and diversity to it but whilst not going 00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:20.119 too far away from the colour itself it's got 00:22:20.119 --> 00:22:21.839 like fringe hasn't it a lot of those cushions 00:22:21.839 --> 00:22:28.640 um so keep your colours coordinated and vary 00:22:28.640 --> 00:22:30.880 the scale of your patterns to keep it looking 00:22:30.880 --> 00:22:34.640 stylish not chaotic and this is the thing You 00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:36.839 know, you've got to be brave with it, but... 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:39.819 You've got to be really careful. I saw something 00:22:39.819 --> 00:22:42.559 on Interior Design Masters where the guy had 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:45.500 done a hotel room and he just went mad on maximalism. 00:22:45.500 --> 00:22:48.480 I think the theme was maximalism, but he made 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:51.220 it really overwhelming. Like he went in there 00:22:51.220 --> 00:22:53.279 and it was just like, oh, this does not feel 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:55.700 nice. There's too much going on here. So it's 00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:58.119 about getting that balance right. Yeah, especially 00:22:58.119 --> 00:23:00.839 for people with neurodiversity. It can be really 00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:04.990 overwhelming and chaotic to a neurodiverse. eyes 00:23:04.990 --> 00:23:07.670 so i think that's definitely something to think 00:23:07.670 --> 00:23:12.730 about but don't be afraid to maximalism use maximalism 00:23:12.730 --> 00:23:17.509 love it number five is biophilic design 2 .0 00:23:17.509 --> 00:23:20.329 so biophilic design has been out for a long time 00:23:20.859 --> 00:23:23.059 We love biophilic design. We love it. It ticks 00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:25.759 the sustainability box, especially if you're 00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:29.099 using real plants. And it helps you oxygenate 00:23:29.099 --> 00:23:32.319 your home or your office or your business if 00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:34.920 you're using real plants. But if you're using 00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:38.059 fake plants, maybe it's a maintenance issue if 00:23:38.059 --> 00:23:40.359 you're looking in a commercial space. You're 00:23:40.359 --> 00:23:42.019 just not good at keeping them alive. You can't 00:23:42.019 --> 00:23:44.339 keep plants alive because that's very much what 00:23:44.339 --> 00:23:46.240 I'm like. I think this one needs a little bit 00:23:46.240 --> 00:23:48.140 of water. I actually water Hayley's in the office 00:23:48.140 --> 00:23:51.410 and Hannah's. Because I just don't want to see 00:23:51.410 --> 00:23:54.250 them die. I know. I'm so bad at it. But yeah, 00:23:54.369 --> 00:23:59.450 so biophilic design 2 .0. Biophilic design is 00:23:59.450 --> 00:24:02.930 growing up. It's no longer just about popping 00:24:02.930 --> 00:24:05.670 a plant in the corner anymore. It's about designing 00:24:05.670 --> 00:24:08.390 with nature in mind for well -being and flow. 00:24:08.730 --> 00:24:11.250 You had a little pun there. You had a little 00:24:11.250 --> 00:24:13.960 pun there. Did I? Growing up. Plants growing 00:24:13.960 --> 00:24:18.839 up. Sorry, that was such a dad joke. I love it. 00:24:20.220 --> 00:24:24.759 So it's about bringing in timber accents, lime 00:24:24.759 --> 00:24:28.440 wash walls, stone surfaces and layered greenery 00:24:28.440 --> 00:24:30.519 in offices and hotels. You might include moss 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:33.200 walls, cork flooring. Cork flooring. There's 00:24:33.200 --> 00:24:35.420 some really, really good cork flooring out now 00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:38.339 that's really durable. I was looking at it when 00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:42.200 I was working with that estates company in Kensington. 00:24:44.240 --> 00:24:47.319 But living ceilings, like living walls, oh my 00:24:47.319 --> 00:24:51.059 God, it is so good for all of us. It's good for 00:24:51.059 --> 00:24:53.940 our mental health. It's good for our wellbeing. 00:24:54.539 --> 00:24:57.680 If you can incorporate it into anywhere that 00:24:57.680 --> 00:25:00.240 you're designing, it's a massive win for me. 00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:05.000 It doesn't, I mean, incorporating greenery, for 00:25:05.000 --> 00:25:07.299 example, it doesn't have to be expensive. For 00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:09.660 instance, there are so many places that just... 00:25:10.079 --> 00:25:13.799 do for instance fake plants um just like your 00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:16.440 nearest range and things like that but it just 00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:20.759 can really make the space come to life and that's 00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:23.039 one of my favorite things to do within design 00:25:23.039 --> 00:25:25.940 do you know what i love about plants in the kitchen 00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:29.819 they cost a pound from tesco's you know like 00:25:29.819 --> 00:25:32.400 you just get wherever you buy you just get rosemary 00:25:32.400 --> 00:25:35.039 don't you oh my god i love it i've got like basil 00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:38.500 rosemary which always grows mad because I don't 00:25:38.500 --> 00:25:42.000 use it as much as the others. And I've got like 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:44.279 a little pot on the windowsill, which I can fill 00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:46.019 up with water and hopefully try and water them 00:25:46.019 --> 00:25:50.400 and they don't die before I eat them. Yeah. Use 00:25:50.400 --> 00:25:52.039 them for food, you know, and they're growing 00:25:52.039 --> 00:25:54.279 plants and it's really good for your food. It's 00:25:54.279 --> 00:25:56.480 really good for the environment. I love it. It's 00:25:56.480 --> 00:25:59.720 also the smell is really lovely as well. So Hayley's 00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:01.960 got one in her kitchen, but I've got some rosemary 00:26:01.960 --> 00:26:05.299 in my room and it's just, it's so nice to... 00:26:05.710 --> 00:26:08.390 have within the space. We did it at the HRC, 00:26:08.430 --> 00:26:11.029 didn't we? This is time for an HRC. Yeah. And 00:26:11.029 --> 00:26:14.490 you just go to your nearest shop and go to the 00:26:14.490 --> 00:26:16.390 vegetable section and then just put it in a pot. 00:26:16.549 --> 00:26:18.509 And they're cheap, aren't they? They are the 00:26:18.509 --> 00:26:19.849 cheapest plants you can buy because I actually 00:26:19.849 --> 00:26:21.490 looked at that when we were doing the HRC. I 00:26:21.490 --> 00:26:23.670 was like, where can I find the most cost -effective 00:26:23.670 --> 00:26:26.730 plants? Marks and Spencer's actually do the bigger 00:26:26.730 --> 00:26:31.809 ones, which is what this is. They're like three 00:26:31.809 --> 00:26:34.470 or four quid. Not a lot of money. Three or four 00:26:34.470 --> 00:26:36.950 pounds, that is. Probably about five dollars. 00:26:37.150 --> 00:26:40.970 Yeah. US. But biophilic design isn't just about 00:26:40.970 --> 00:26:44.630 greenery. It's also about maybe using a green 00:26:44.630 --> 00:26:47.789 colour scheme within the interior. I mean, green 00:26:47.789 --> 00:26:51.730 is such a lovely colour. It's one of my favourites. 00:26:51.750 --> 00:26:53.650 And I just think that you could use it in so 00:26:53.650 --> 00:26:56.710 many different ways. And you can do like floor 00:26:56.710 --> 00:27:00.140 to ceiling curtains in natural tones. Or large 00:27:00.140 --> 00:27:02.880 indoor trees. Or like you said about the lime 00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:06.700 wash walls. That is such a cool trend that has 00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:08.940 come about. I mean, if you don't know what it 00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:11.359 is, just search it up on social media. And it's 00:27:11.359 --> 00:27:15.319 just, it's kind of like you haven't finished 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:19.279 a paint job in a sense. Yeah. No, it looks better 00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:20.839 than that. No, it looks better than that. But 00:27:20.839 --> 00:27:24.049 it's kind of like it. that's kind of the look 00:27:24.049 --> 00:27:26.349 you're going for but then you use a certain color 00:27:26.349 --> 00:27:30.170 like mixing a light and a dark and it can make 00:27:30.170 --> 00:27:33.410 it look so lovely i mean definitely incorporate 00:27:33.410 --> 00:27:35.990 and that is a really good idea like venetian 00:27:35.990 --> 00:27:37.769 plaster it looks like doesn't it when you do 00:27:37.769 --> 00:27:40.069 it right yeah and venetian plaster is really 00:27:40.069 --> 00:27:44.849 really good like you venetian plaster is expensive 00:27:44.849 --> 00:27:50.180 but it's not like plaster or paint it lasts for 00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:52.700 a long time so if you put venetian plaster in 00:27:52.700 --> 00:27:55.319 your toilet for example you can wipe the walls 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:57.539 down you're never going to have to repaint that 00:27:57.539 --> 00:28:01.420 not for a long time so for example we did a gym 00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:07.779 um design yeah yeah for um a clothing company 00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:12.160 which we will not name um and they wanted these 00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:18.299 arch um Well, I designed these arch sinks in 00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:21.779 there. So it was like an archway that went over 00:28:21.779 --> 00:28:23.960 the back of the sink with a mirror recessed into 00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:26.759 the back of it. But I wanted that in a paint 00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:29.940 effect. But if I put a paint effect in there, 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.460 it's going to last five minutes because it's 00:28:31.460 --> 00:28:33.680 going to get absolutely soaked from the sink. 00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:35.640 So I'm going, right, how do I do that? So what 00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:37.779 I've done is put a Venetian plaster just on the 00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:39.240 inside where the sink is, where it's going to 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:41.460 get wet, and then a paint finish on the rest 00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:44.210 of it. And actually, the... Venetian plaster 00:28:44.210 --> 00:28:46.089 can be done in the same texture as the paint, 00:28:46.150 --> 00:28:48.710 so it looks the same, but it's just got that 00:28:48.710 --> 00:28:52.349 light skim of, well, not light skim because Venetian 00:28:52.349 --> 00:28:54.329 plaster takes a long time, but it's got that 00:28:54.329 --> 00:28:55.970 bit of Venetian plaster that means that that 00:28:55.970 --> 00:28:58.029 is going to last and it's not going to be a problem. 00:28:58.329 --> 00:29:01.230 That's really cool. It's a really cool idea. 00:29:02.029 --> 00:29:06.329 So at home, reconnect with nature. In commercial 00:29:06.329 --> 00:29:10.450 spaces, get some nature. Get some real, real 00:29:10.450 --> 00:29:13.799 nature. into your schemes. Your mood and your 00:29:13.799 --> 00:29:15.839 customer's mood will thank you for it. So there 00:29:15.839 --> 00:29:20.059 you go. Earth tones, English charm, curves, clashing 00:29:20.059 --> 00:29:23.799 prints and a whole lot of nature. These trends 00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:25.819 are stylish, practical and here to stay whether 00:29:25.819 --> 00:29:28.640 you're doing up a flat, rebranding a cafe or 00:29:28.640 --> 00:29:30.539 designing a workspace that people actually want 00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:33.359 to be in. If you'd like some help bringing these 00:29:33.359 --> 00:29:35.859 ideas to life in your home or commercial project, 00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:38.660 head over to harpdesign .co .uk. We would love 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:41.430 to work with you. And if you enjoyed this, give 00:29:41.430 --> 00:29:43.910 it a like, share it with someone still living 00:29:43.910 --> 00:29:49.009 in a sea of grey and subscribe to the Interior 00:29:49.009 --> 00:29:51.490 Design Podcast for more ideas and inspiration 00:29:51.490 --> 00:29:54.809 every week. Thank you for listening. 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