Spring interior design trends for 2026

The light, golden browns that have dominated interiors for the past few years – the caramels, biscuits and coffees – are getting deeper. Richer, chocolatier shades are coming to the fore.

Paint brands are leading the conversation. Farrow & Ball point to heritage tones like Broccoli Brown and Salon Drab. Benjamin Moore’s new hero shade Silhouette is described as an alluring mix of rich espresso with subtle notes of charcoal. If 2025 was caffè latte, 2026 is heading firmly towards espresso.

Terracotta and burnt orange are part of this story too, as are the earthy tones ochres and caramels that pair so naturally with natural materials – timber, linen, ceramics. The overall effect is interiors that feel warm, considered and deeply personal.

“On first glance a brown radiator might not seem all that appealing, but in the right finish and texture the same radiator can transform completely between spaces – particularly if it highlights a colour in the wallpaper detail.”

Caroline Duggan, Managing Director, The Radiator Centre

Blue has been building quietly for a while, but 2026 feels like the year it makes an entrance. Not the greeny sky blues we’ve been enjoying for the past few seasons – something deeper, moodier and more saturated.

Dulux named a trio of blues as their colour family of the year, ranging from the bold cobalt Free Groove through to the dark, inky Slow Swing. Mylands chose Burlington Arcade, a rich teal, as their colour of the year. The message is consistent: blue is back.

Teal sits in a particularly interesting place – it bridges the blue and green families, which makes it versatile in a way that a straight navy or cobalt isn’t. It pairs beautifully with the warm browns and natural materials trending alongside it, and it can read as both calm and characterful depending on how it’s used.

“We’ve seen an increase in customers coming into the showroom with moodboards featuring deep, rich blues – not just in living rooms but bathrooms and kitchens too. There’s a real appetite for something more opulent. The Tuba radiator is a great option here, with a brilliant range of blues and teals to choose from, and the flexibility to complement or contrast whatever else is going on in the room.”

Caroline Duggan, Managing Director, The Radiator Centre.

Metal has always had a place in interiors, but what’s changing is how it’s being used. The shift is away from metals as purely decorative details – a tap finish, a door handle – and towards metal as a central material. Sculptural and tactile.

Bronze is at the heart of this. Its rich, warm tones work across a wide range of schemes, and unlike shinier metals, it develops character over time. A patina finish – aged, textured, beautifully irregular – feels much more in keeping with the current appetite for interiors that look lived-in and personal rather than showroom-perfect.

The same instinct is showing up in radiator design. A beautifully finished radiator in an aged bronze or patina effect does more than heat a room – it adds the kind of texture and presence that you’d look for in a piece of furniture or a carefully chosen object.

If there’s one thread running through interiors in 2026, it’s a move towards the understated. Less contrast, less pattern, more warmth added through texture and material. Hues are getting moodier, fabrics plainer, and the overall feeling is of spaces that have been put together slowly and thoughtfully rather than decorated all at once.

Natural linens, plain upholstery in tonal shades. Carefully chosen antiques alongside modern furniture with clean lines. Wood – particularly darker, characterful pieces with real grain and patina – is very much part of this story. It’s a look that resists trends precisely because it’s built around things that feel personal and lasting.

For radiators, this is actually an interesting moment. A space that’s deliberately quiet and tonal gives a well-designed radiator real room to be appreciated – whether it sits seamlessly within the wall colour, or becomes a considered object in its own right.