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Autumn interior design trends 2021
Our 10 favourite interior design trends for autumn 2021
A new interior design season is here, and we have been longing for the autumn's rich colour palette, cosy textiles and above all a chance to include the latest interior trends in our homes. Autumn is a season when your home needs a little extra warmth, colour and an easy atmosphere to create a place where you can thrive. Below we reveal the top ten interior design trends in the autumn of 2021:
1. Rich colour palette & dark wood details
2. Posters & sculptures
3. Portable furnishings
4. Round shapes meet straight lines
5. Jute & rattan
6. Spa bathroom
7. Green-on-green in the home
8. The reading corner
9. Checkered interior
10. Connect in the kitchen
Autumn interior design trends in 2021 are moving towards dark woods with soft shapes meeting straight lines. Decorate your hall or living room with trendy Drift vase from Cooee Design.
1. RICH COLOUR PALETTE & DARK WOOD DETAILS
This season's colour palette is comprised of heavily saturated autumnal colours with brown, orange and dark red tones playing the lead role. Dark wood details compliment this trend, adding a rich and luxurious note to the interior style. This season’s textiles complete this look by tying together the autumnal accents with playful patterns.
The Kelim pillow from Ferm Living is the perfect autumn accessory for 2021. Match with some more colourful textiles for an on trend contrast.
Bell table lamp, white
Dry cushion 40x90 cm, sugar kelp-black
Tuck flower pot 29 cm, cashmere
Entwine vase dark amber, large 31 cm
Calm cushion camel-black, 78x78 cm
Arum floor lamp, cashmere
Meadow High Pile rug 140x200 cm, tapenade
2. POSTERS & SCULPTURES
Mix and match different material choices, patterns, colours and shapes this autumn to create an atmospheric home. Inspirational and expressive posters as well as quirky sculptures are a recurring theme on Instagram for autumn 2021. Posters and sculptures add colour and a playful expression to your home.
Tip: why not bring out the paintbrush and paint your own posters and then show off in your home for a more personal touch? Or if you are not so artistically inclined you can buy this composition poster from Paper Collective.
3. PORTABLE FURNISHINGS
Portable lighting and furniture are taking over the autumn’s interior trends for 2021. This autumn we are more than happy to pick up items both small and large that can be moved wherever you like in the home. The Barboy tea trolley from Verpan can be used as a beautiful, retro serving trolly with snacks and drinks to choose from or why not fill it with your favourite books and magazines, for a stylish and portable storage solution?
Jump on board this autumn's moveable trend and decorate your home with portable furniture that is both stylish and practical.
Portable lighting is a great way to create a warm and peaceful atmosphere and is a trend that is practical for those who want to read and move around inside and outside the home. Decorate your bookshelf with Carrie lamp from Menu, for one of the most accessible trends for autumn 2021.
4. ROUND SHAPES MEET STRAIGHT LINES
Contrasts are playing a big role in the autumn’s interior design trends for 2021, soft meets hard, cosy meets rustic. Round shapes meeting straight lines is therefore our fourth trend this autumn. A coffee table, a vasevases or a are perfect embodiments of this trend and are easy to incorporate into any home.
5. JUTE & RATTAN
Jute and rattan are two very on trend material choices for autumn 2021. A traditional woven rattan stool, rattan lamp and jute rug are all major trends to look out for this season. Match this rustic material with soft, luxurious textilesfor a stylish and equally on trend contrast.
Jute is a popular material this autumn, especially jute rugs such as this rustic and stylish jute rug from .
6. SPA BATHROOM
Take some time to take care of yourself this autumn. It is not only the home that is in need of warmth and colour at this time. As the nights draw in again and the temperature dips you may find yourself in need of a little extra love. The fifth interior trend for 2021 on our list will help you do just that and create a spa feeling in your home, most specifically the bathroom. Treat yourself to an elegant teapotsand matching filled with hot tea whilst you bathe and a luxurious soft for a warm embrace after your bath.
Theo teapot, Sand
Theo mug with coaster, Sand
Cork bowl M 29 cm, natural
Bring your favorite book, a cup of hot tea and put on a moisturising face mask in the bath - because you're worth it! Place your teacup on a practical Normann block table that you can move wherever you want.
7. GREEN-ON-GREEN IN THE HOME
This autumn's interior design trends for 2021 offer several exciting new ideas to renew your home. One of this autumn’s most on trend colours is a wonderful rich green. Here, nature is a great source of inspiration. Everything from and vase to mugs and glassesoffer something in this colour scheme that will be sure to arouse your desire. A close affinity to nature is reflected in the interior design trends for autumn 2021, drawing on rustic elements and the plant kingdom key to recreating this trend in your own home.
Match green tone-on-tone, one of the top autumn trend colours for 2021. Decorate the traditional String Shelf with details in dark green tones for a stylish look.
8. THE READING CORNER
Is there anything better than curling up in a hidden nook in the home and discovering the joys of a good book? No home is complete without a reading corner. After a busy summer be sure to carve out some time for yourself this autumn. Invest in an elegant side table or a new lamp for some soft atmospheric lighting and create a reading corner for the cosiest interior design trend of autumn 2021.
Pick out a portable table lamp such as Meridian from Ferm Living and dream away with a good book.
9. CHECKERED INTERIOR
The chess checkered trend takes its inspiration from games of chess games, the joy of playing and finding fellowship with your loved ones this fall. Lexington and Ferm Living are two popular brands that have embraced this trend with both blankets and pillows, simple additions to any interior that allow you to embrace checks this autumn.
10. CONNECT IN THE KITCHEN
As the seasons change so do our taste buds, if summer is for salads, then autumn is for warming stews. Take care of yourself in the kitchen this autumn, invest in beautiful porcelain and smart utensils and find joy in the kitchen. This interior design trend for autumn 2021 is about finding a connection in the kitchen. Cooking together with loved ones is valuable for both your body and soul.
Oli storage jar, Clear
Ripple carafe, smoked grey
Ripple verrines serving glass 14 cl 4-pack, Smoked grey
Chess cutting board round, small Ø30 cm
Flow bowl 9 cm, black
A SNEAK PEEK AT 2022...
...transparent interior design is a trend that is starting to sneak in this autumn but it is here to stay. Transparent lighting and furnishings reflect light and create an open and inviting atmosphere in the home.
Are you curious about what the top trends will be next year? Take a look at 13 Interior design trends for 2022 here!
Whether you choose to jump on the trend for rattan & jute, pick out some transparent details or embrace rich autumnal colours this season, we are convinced that your home will be a little cosier and trendier this autumn and is sure to become a place of calm, full of self-care!
Text: Linnéa Axelson
Styling: Angeliqa Daldorph, Arijana Kapic, Ellinor Johansson, Lina Öhlund, Lukas Kunwaryanto
Photo: Angeliqa Daldorph, Blomus, Broste Copenhagen, Ferm Living, Marimekko, Menu, NORR11, String, Tell Me More, Verpan, Woud
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