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Dopamine decor - it’s the interior design trend that’s on everyone lips (and in everyone’s home for that matter). The trend calls upon vibrant colours, eclectic prints, tactile textures and heaps of nostalgia to create a space that fills us with happiness.
Here we discuss everything you need to know about the home trend of the year, and how to incorporate it into your home.
Dopamine Décor is a feel-good interior trend. It plays with colour, texture and patterns that bring you joy and add a touch of childhood nostalgia to any room. Led by the individual, there’s no set rules for what is should or shouldn’t look like.
Dopamine Décor is unique to the individual, which makes it difficult to define. For some, floral accents and vibrant pops of pink may take centre stage; meanwhile for others, it could be a space defined blues, greens and ornate accessories. Let your imagination run away with itself. Think fish-shaped vases from Guggle Jug, Pantone coffee cups or brightly coloured books from Assouline.
Ultimately, it’s about making the space interesting through either colour, composition or texture or a mix of some or all. The overarching aim of the Dopamine Décor trend is rebel against the status quo and embrace contradictions.
When deciding on how to make the trend work for you, first, consider your colour palette. Draw together a list of your favourite shades and begin to pick out accents and accessories that feature those colours. Clashing patterns and prints are encouraged, but be mindful to keep things cohesive, too. Striking the balance between fun and fussy can be tricky, so it’s best to go with your gut - if it feels like too much, then it probably is.
It goes without saying that not everyone is in favour of bright statement walls and vast colourful accents - but this doesn’t mean that you can’t adopt the Dopamine Décor trend in a way that suits you. If you prefer a pared back aesthetic, lean on smaller decorations and if you’d rather, slightly subtler shades. The likes of YiaYia and Friends are here to illuminate your kitchen shelves with a subtle pop of colour, meanwhile the pretty mugs of Pantone promise to make every cup of tea that little bit brighter.
Lovers of all things bright and beautiful certainly won’t struggle to embrace this movement. A chance to let your creative juices flow, the colourful creations of Gluggle Jug and Vaisselle promise to supercharge your home with serotonin, whilst Klimchi’s bobbled vessels will induce visual and textural interest.
Whilst it’s great to go against the grain and create your own design rules, there are of course a bunch of interior design movements to look out for in 2024, including the revival of terra cotta tiles, all things artisanal and a fusion of curvy silhouettes met with straight edges.
Textural accents - including walls - are enjoying a moment in the spotlight and all things bouclé are still very much ‘in.’ Great news for aged interior lovers, Victorian-inspired decor is due to make a return and when it comes to lighting, high tech fixtures are set to be all the rage.
