The Interior Design Trends Worth Keeping for 2027, and How to Try Each One

Five trends on my radar for 2027, and the one piece I'd start with for each so you can try it without redoing the room.

The interior design trends I'm watching as we head toward 2027 are personality through shape, the ripple effect of burl, faux bois, and moiré, warmer colorways, Western influence, and gathering spaces that aren't built around the TV. You don’t need to redo a room to try any of them.
 

I think trends are fun. I love watching themes show up in fashion every season, and it’s the same for me with interiors. What I don’t love is the pressure to chase them. Your home doesn’t need to change every time something new starts showing up.
 

With High Point Market over, I want to share what I’ve been noticing, both from our summer markets and from what keeps crossing my desk. My rule with trends is pretty simple: embrace the ones you love, just don’t go nuts in one area.
 

So rather than telling you to redo a room around any of these, I’m going to show you what I’m watching and where I’d start if you want to bring a little of it home.
 

Personality through shape

Paint and wallpaper have always been the fastest way to make a home yours. Now we’re seeing that personality show up in form, too: sculptural coffee tables, curvy mirrors, ottomans with an unexpected silhouette, and lighting, glass, and ceramics that feel a little bit like art.
 

How to try sculptural furniture at home

Pick one piece and let it carry the shape. A sculptural coffee table or a curvy mirror over a console can change how the whole room reads while the sofa and chairs around it stay exactly as they are. If a bigger piece feels like too much, start with a lamp or ceramic vessel with some movement.

The ripple effect: burl, faux bois, and moiré

Put these three side by side, and you'll see they all use patterns similarly. Burl is the real thing, the swirling knot in the wood itself. Faux bois is the painted version, grain done by hand on a wall or a piece of furniture, and I've seen several pieces from suppliers recently with this pattern. Moiré is that same ripple in fabric, the watered look you see on silk.
 

What connects all three is the movement in the pattern. Burl has it naturally in the wood, faux bois recreates it, and moiré brings it into fabric. That ripple adds interest without needing a lot of color or pattern around it. You’ll see it on everything from walls and cabinetry to lamps and upholstery. It’s one of the oldest tricks, just turned up louder. Go graphic with black and cream or warmer with rich browns, depending on what works with the room you already have.
 

How to try this look at home

You don’t have to commit a whole wall to this. Try a burl side table, a lamp with a burl base, or a pair of moiré pillows. Any one of them brings that ripple into the room without changing everything around it. Or, if you love the look in a bigger dose, try a faux bois or moiré-inspired wallpaper in a smaller space like a powder room or entry. Start with the version you love and see where it takes you.

Warmer colorways

Oxblood, ochre, rust, dusty rose, mauve. We’ve been watching interiors move toward warmer, richer color all year, and I don’t think it’s slowing down. These shades have depth without being overly bright, and they work especially well with the woods, stone, and warm neutrals many of us already have in our homes.
 

How to bring a warm color palette into your home

Color is one of the easiest ways to try this without changing the whole room. Bring in oxblood, ochre, rust, dusty rose, or mauve through a pillow, piece of art, lamp, or even a throw. If you want more, go bigger with an upholstered chair, a painted piece of furniture, or color on the walls. Bring in as little or as much as feels right for your home.

Western, one or two pieces at a time

With Yellowstone and Round Top becoming more mainstream, it’s not surprising to see Western influences making their way into interiors. Think fringe, suede, leather, rustic wood, and hides, faux or real. It’s less about creating a Western-themed room and more about bringing in some of the materials and textures that give the look its warmth.
 

How to try modern Western decor at home

One or two of these in a room can add that Western influence without taking over. A leather chair, a suede pillow, a fringed textile, or a rustic wood piece can sit alongside what you already own and bring in warmth and texture. We’re also seeing an increase in requests for homes grounded in this look, which has been really fun to watch. The idea isn’t to make the room Western. It’s to bring in a little of what you love about the look.

Gathering spaces that aren't built around the TV

Not every gathering space has to be built around the TV. I’m seeing more rooms make space for other ways of spending time together: a game table for cards or mahjong, two chairs pulled up by the fire, or a smaller conversation area within a larger room. These little spots give people somewhere to sit, talk, play a game, or have a drink without needing the whole room to revolve around one focal point.
 

And you don’t necessarily need a separate room to create one. Sometimes it’s simply looking at an unused corner or an open area of a larger room and giving it a reason to be used.

How to try this look at home

You don’t need a separate room to create a place for people to gather. Two chairs angled toward each other with a small table between them can turn an unused corner into a conversation spot. A game table at the end of a family room gives you a place for cards or mahjong, but it can just as easily become the spot for coffee, a puzzle, homework, or whatever else is happening that day.

And the TV doesn’t have to go anywhere. The idea is simply to give the room another place, and another reason, for people to gather.

What I'll be watching for at High Point

High Point will give us our next look at where these trends are heading. Want a head start? Here’s what we noticed at the summer markets.
 

And after High Point, we’ll come back to these five and see what held, what surprised us, and what we’re most excited to bring home.