The 2026 new year ushers in a fresh wave of design thinking. Some interior design trends feel entirely new, while others re-emerge with renewed appreciation. What ties them together is a deeper focus on emotion, craftsmanship, and connection. To help guide the year’s most influential shifts, King Living Senior Designer, Alinta Lim, shares her insights. With her refined approach to materiality and intuitive understanding of how people truly live, Alinta offers practical inspiration to bring each trend to life.
1. Slow living interiors – Interiors in 2026 are shifting toward spaces that hold meaning, encourage comfort, and support moments of restoration. In a world that often feels hurried, slow living offers an invitation to pause. “Slow living is about creating a home that supports your wellbeing,” Alina explains. “It is the softness of natural light, the comfort of a chair you return to each evening, the beauty found in simple rituals.”
| How to bring it home: Slow living starts with choosing pieces that genuinely feel right for you. The textures you’re drawn to, the colors that calm you, and the comfort that supports your everyday rituals. With over 200 King Living fabric and leather options, you can tailor each design to suit your personal palette. And because true comfort is essential, King Living offers different seating comfort levels across our sofas, so you can create a space that feels restorative, intentional, and completely your own. |
2. Bold indigo and calming whites – Indigo is emerging as a signature color for 2026. Deep, calming, and atmospheric, the hue strikes a balance between serenity and strength. Alinta says, “Indigo has emotional depth. It feels like dusk captured in color, which brings a sense of stillness into a room. It layers beautifully with textured neutrals and organic finishes and can ground a space while still feeling soulful and expressive.” Named the Pantone Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer marks a return to serenity in the home. In interiors, this kind of elevated white acts as a natural diffuser, brightening the room while creating a soothing backdrop that supports rest, clarity, and mindful living. It’s a color that quietens visual noise and helps cultivate a sense of calm in busy, multi-purpose spaces.
| How to bring it home: All King Living made-to-order designs feature removable covers, making it effortless to introduce trending hues into your home. With over 200 premium fabric and leather options, you can select a palette that feels fresh yet timeless. If you already own a King Living design, you can order a new replacement cover in a current color trend to refresh your space without replacing your furniture. |
3. Art Deco – Art Deco returns to 2026 interiors with a renewed sense of style, transformed for contemporary living. Rather than overt opulence, this revival feels sculptural, precise, and confident. Expect lacquered finishes, brass inlays, marble accents,s and refined geometric patterns. “The new Art Deco is all about discipline. A single detail, like a brass line or a symmetrical profile, can shift the entire tone of a room.” Alinta shares: “Recent global showcases highlight a more architectural and modern interpretation of the style.”
| How to bring it home: To channel the modern Art Deco mood, choose pieces defined by clean lines, sculptural form, and luxe materials. The Eto Marble Coffee Table or the Crescent Table add instant elegance with marble tops and refined profiles. Pair with structured seating and subtle metallic or lacquered accents to complete the look. |
4. Organic materials – A continued gentle shift toward organic finishes defines interiors in 2026. Homes are being shaped with tactile materials that soften the senses and create a sense of calm. Alinta says: “Organic materials bring quiet poetry to a space. Matte stone, textured ceramics and woven fibers invite you to slow down. They make the home feel human. A rug with natural materials is beautiful to feel underfoot each day.”
| How to bring it home – Introduce organic texture through pieces that feel grounding and understated. Many King Living rugs are crafted from 100% New Zealand wool to add natural softness underfoot and instantly warm a space. Try the Bruny Rug and Grampians Rug for subtle texture and a refined neutral palette that pairs effortlessly with matte stone, ceramics and woven accents, bringing the calm, tactile essence of the trend into your home. |
5. Curves and sculptural forms – Rounded silhouettes continue to reign in 2026, offering softness where angles once dominated. “Curves invite flow and create a natural sense of harmony,” Alinta shares. “Curved furniture holds emotion. It feels welcoming, almost protective, and it guides movement in a way that feels effortless.”
| How to bring it home: The curvaceous Aura Island Sofa is ideal for bringing a sense of flow. Inspired by floating island forms, it looks beautiful from every angle. Pair the design with the rounded Issho Side Table and the Aura Ottoman for a cohesive sculptural landscape. |
6. Sustainable design and materials – Sustainability continues to shape the way we design, buy, and live in 2026. Homes are becoming more considered, driven by long-term thinking rather than fast trends, which means well-made furniture designed to last is key. “Sustainability is also emotional.” Alinta explains. “When a piece of furniture is designed to last, you form a relationship with it. It becomes part of your story and a backdrop to your everyday life.”
| How to bring it home: Choose investment pieces designed to last. All King Living made-to-order sofas feature steel frames, removable covers, and modular construction to ensure they can be refreshed, repaired and reconfigured over time. Opt for sustainable fibres in your fabric and rug selections, and if you already own a King Living design, extend its life through King Care with replacement covers, ensuring your furniture evolves with you rather than being replaced. |
7. Timber elements – Designers are embracing timber in 2026 as an expressive medium that brings grounding energy into the home. From rich walnut and softer natural oak to reclaimed furniture with a story, the focus is on tactility and warmth. Alinta says: “Timber has presence. When used well, it brings a quiet honesty to a home. The grain, the weight, even the warmth under your hand reminds you that nature can be the most inspiring and grounding influence we have.” “Design festivals in 2025 showed a strong celebration of wood in raw, textured, and beautifully imperfect forms, which shows an increased influence is set to come in 2026.”
| How to bring it home: Anchor your space with one key timber piece, such as a dining table or sideboard, and let its grain and tone set the mood. King Living designs like the Heritage Extension Dining Table or Danielli Entertainment Sideboard offer a choice of beautiful timber finishes, making it easy to match light oaks or richer walnuts to your style. Add smaller timber accents around the room to create a warm, cohesive look. |
8. Biophilic design – Biophilic design continues to evolve, deepening the relationship between home and nature. The goal is not simply to bring greenery indoors, but to create environments with natural materials that feel alive, breathable, and connected. Alinta says: “When you allow nature into your home, even in subtle ways, the whole energy shifts. Light feels brighter. The air feels clearer. It creates a sense of calm that is difficult to manufacture.”
| How to bring it home: Embrace natural materials and calming textures that mirror the outdoors. Opt for King Living designs in nature-inspired colorways and choose curved and organic forms. Layer in greenery, natural light and gentle color palettes to create a space that feels connected, restorative and alive. |
9. Color drenching – One of the boldest trends continuing into 2026 is color drenching. The approach involves saturating a room in a single hue or tonal family to create a deeply immersive visual experience. “Color drenching wraps you in atmosphere,” Alinta explains. “When the walls, ceiling, and furniture share a tonal language, the room becomes a world of its own.”
| How to bring it home: All made-to-order King Living sofas make color drenching effortless, thanks to fully removable covers and a library of over 200 fabric and leather options. If you desire a tone-on-tone look or a full room saturated in a single hue, you can tailor your sofa to match your palette or refresh an existing King Living design by ordering new replacement sofa covers in your chosen color. |
Design your home with intention in 2026 – The year ahead invites us to create homes that feel deeply personal. Homes that respond to how we move, rest and connect. A sculptural sofa that elevates your daily rituals, sustainable materials that grow with you, or colors that set the tone for your mood, each offer a way to enrich your space with trends and meaning. At King Living, every design is crafted to support this journey. Modular forms adapt over time, premium fabrics invite touch, and timeless materials ensure each piece remains part of your home for years to come.
About King Living
Since 1977, King Living has been a pioneer in Australian furniture design and innovation. Exclusively designed in-house, the brand’s award-winning furniture is expertly crafted for a lifetime of comfort. Established in Sydney, Australia, King Living operates globally in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and China. As a vertically integrated company, every detail is managed in-house, from design and manufacturing to delivery and aftercare. King Living designs are a lifetime investment in personal comfort and wellbeing, offering superior quality and performance that outlasts ordinary furniture. Each piece is designed from the inside out, featuring a signature King Steel Frame with 25 year warranty for lasting support
