Shades are getting more complex, combinations are getting bolder, technology is getting smarter, and sofas are getting lower. Let’s see what trends are registered in the interior of the living room in 2023.
Color block
Design interiors have long been dominated by color neutrality, embodied in light natural tones. Today, the priority is more complex shades and their expressive combinations. The palette is still inspired by nature, but becomes bolder and richer.
Previously, color contrasts in the interior of the living room were content with the role of delicate accents, today large-scale work with color is in fashion. More precisely: back in fashion. Color block is not a new design technique, it appeared a hundred years ago during the Bauhaus and was actively used in the 80s, when bold memphis was in trend.
Color blocks in the living room can form contrasting combinations of geometric shapes, as in the abstract paintings of Mondrian, but strict geometricity is not necessary. In a broad sense, color blocks are large-scale color spots that can be either accent painted walls or take the form of sofas, carpets, doors and other overall elements.
Earth colors
Consumer and designer sympathies this year belong to earthy shades. This rich natural palette includes a warm red color, reminiscent of sun-heated clay, deep black earth shades and calm beige tones.
Trendy living room interiors in 2023 are aiming for a warming color scheme that encourages optimism and calmness. Sunny, heavenly and grassy shades are also in trend – an anti-stress set with which the living room will resemble a protracted picnic outing.
Assorted sofas and armchairs
Monotonous furniture is one of the main anti-trends in the modern living room. Compositions of sofas and armchairs now require contrast, freedom and individuality. Fashionable reception: a combination of a sofa and armchairs of different shapes, colors and textures. Not necessarily all at once.
The key to a harmonious union of diverse upholstered furniture can be a unifying factor. If you have chosen a sofa and armchairs of different colors, they will be related by the texture of the upholstery, the general geometry or the style concept. You can go the other way: choose objects of different style and design and combine them into a harmonious composition due to the same color or print.
Combinations without sharp contrasts also look interesting, when related shades are chosen for the sofa and armchairs, which differ from each other by a couple of tones.
However, sofas and armchairs do not have to have anything in common at all: eclecticism and the most unexpected combinations are welcomed in the design of the living room in 2023.
Maximalism vs Minimalism
It cannot be said that minimalism in interior design is a thing of the past, but not minimalism alone: in parallel, a completely opposite concept is gaining popularity – maximalism . This trend can be clearly seen in the work of foreign designers, who offer a detailed eclectic embodiment of the idea that the interior should be a reflection of the personality of its owner.
Maximalism is a good platform for self-expression, which, unlike minimalism – an adherent of perfect purity, expensive materials and balanced proportions, allows for imperfections, loves vintage and is not afraid of anything.
Low sofas
Fashionable living room design in 2023 pays a lot of attention to the height and shape of the sofas. One of the most trendy options is a low sofa that looks like it invites you to “ground” and calm down. Often, these sofas are sectional and can move freely in space, changing their configuration. This decision favors the global interior trend – the multifunctionality of the premises.
The shapes of low sofas can be different, but the most fashionable is rounded, smooth, referring to the bold interiors of the 70s.
Landscaping
You can not only spy on nature, adopting shapes and colors, but also interact directly with it. Intensive interior landscaping is not a local microtrend, but another global trend that takes root in apartments around the world. The reason for this phenomenon already sounds trite: people began to spend more time in their living space and strive to make it as anti-stress as possible and close to nature.
In minimalistic interiors, indoor plants turn into living decor, completely eliminating the need for additional embellishments, in interiors that gravitate towards maximalism, green friends of a person interact with a rich decorative design, while plants can be chosen exotic and massive. This summer, the demand for Mediterranean plants, reminiscent of holidays on the coast, has grown.
“Smart” room
Visually, the design of the living room in 2023 strives for everything natural and natural, but it also gravitates towards high-tech “stuffing” . Upholstered furniture with mobile phone chargers built into the armrest, climate control systems, smart speakers, smart lighting scenarios that can be controlled from a mobile device are all about convenience.