Let’s Get Graphically Creative
If there’s one thing we know and love about home design trends for 2024, it’s that your creative flair can run free.
Stark white kitchens, bathrooms and laundries are out. Personality is in! Homeowners are feeling more confident than ever to lightly brush the surface of trends while injecting their own spark into home design.
A popular way to make your own statement is with patterns, graphics and bold colours.
Come on, let’s get graphically creative!
Repeated Patterns
Dots, dashes, even animal prints on a full wall are now both possible and popular.
One to love is the checkerboard design. This is a versatile pattern that works in so many styles: vintage, formal, indie, French country… its history dates to ancient Egyptian temples and Roman architecture, which just goes to show how timeless a look it is. There’s no doubt that a checkerboard floor will elevate your room. Why not try it on walls or ceilings instead?
Whatever repeated pattern takes your fancy, playing around with different colours and hues will really make your style uniquely you.
Mosaic Tiles
Creative tiling makes a huge statement. Mosaics are definitely on point and any tile shop will impress you with a huge range of options. Herringbone, kit kat, fan fish, hexagon, subway, lantern, penny round… these all work on floors and walls. The hot tip from tilers is to make sure your floor mosaics are a durable floor tile so they can withstand foot traffic and furniture.
Adding a tactile element like fluting or gentle ripples is another stunning option for graphically creative tiles.
Custom Wallpaper
This! Graphic prints on wallpapers are blowing our minds! Just about anything you imagine can be transferred onto custom wallpaper these days. Print your own abstract design or use your family photos. Literally do whatever you want!
Create a feature wall or wrap a whole room in your personalised wallpaper. We love seeing custom wallpaper in laundries to give that typically ho-hum space a fabulous lift.
Wall Art
Whether painted or printed, wall art gives you so much creative licence. It could be a mural or pattern painted directly on your wall, a wall decal or sticker, or hanging artwork. Use art anywhere in the home, including the bathroom. It can really tie the whole space together and give you something to admire every time you walk into a room.
Bold Colours
When home design timidly started to buck the all-white trend of the 20-teens the colours of choice tended to be soft hues. Bold colours were typically reserved for accessory features. But then we noticed people getting braver. Colour can dramatically change the feel of the room, usually bringing it a warmth and homeliness that neutrals just fall short of.
What we’re trying to say is whether you’re using tiles, wallpaper, paint or artworks, you don’t have to keep it subtle – unless of course you want to.
For more inspiration, check out our insight into the trending colours for kitchens bathrooms and laundries .
In fact, our whole catalogue has taken on a new level of colour with vanities, basins, sinks and tapware now coming in an unbelievable range of colours that will compliment your creative graphical style.
It Doesn’t Have To Cost An Arm And A Leg
As you can see, getting graphically creative can be a quick fix for tired interiors that doesn’t have to break the bank. It can be a simple DIY task. Or you can go all in with feature tiles and whole room makeovers. Either way, today’s design trends are inviting you to inject your personality into your home design, especially in kitchens, bathrooms and laundries.
At Tradelink, we have thousands of products in all shapes and colours to complement your style. Shop the look you love for things like vanities, basins, baths, sinks, kitchen tapware and bathroom tapware. Filter by colour to see some of our most creative options.
Also try our Style Sourcebook Moodboard to visualise your dream space.
If you want to really see how colours and shapes work together, get inspiration from our showroom displays and seek face-to-face advice from our showroom consultants. Visit a Tradelink store near you.