75 Genius Home Decor Ideas From the Designers We Love

When using multiple colors, patterns, and materials, a room can quickly become overwhelming. Take inspiration from designer Meghan Shadrick who keeps it balanced by using the same textile in multiple places. Here, the floral window treatment print also makes an appearance in the bedding, helping the room’s elements feel more tied together.

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In interior design, balance is crucial. Too much stone could have made this home bar look too cavernous while too much brass leans glam. However, the combination of these two materials creates a personalized and multidimensional area.

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Closets often get no design love, but treating the space as intentionally as you do with the rest of your home can help it feel more cohesive. Plus, a candy-colored dressing area can help boost morale on dreary Monday mornings. Try a playful paint color and jewelry-like hardware like designer MA Allen did here.

Canopy beds are one of the top bedroom trends for 2025, but for those lacking floor space or ceiling height, you can get a similar effect with drapery. Here, the window treatments are wrapped around to adorn the wall behind the bed frame while a valance is added to hide the hardware. The look is cozy, chic, and a great solution for bare walls.

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Banquettes are most commonly seen in breakfast nooks and eat-in kitchens, but in a dining room, the bench seating can make meals feel much more intimate. And if guest numbers fluctuate, a banquette can help squeeze in more loved ones without the need to pull up your office chair.

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In any space with an oddly shaped ceiling, pattern-drenching can help disguise awkward architecture. The trend also makes a major impact. Designer Wendy Labrum also loves the technique for its one-and-done approach.

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Functional storage is key to any chef-worthy kitchen, and while open shelving is great, it doesn’t work for everybody. Having multiple kinds of storage can help keep you organized. Drawers, shelves, and baskets are all used here to keep appliances, accessories, and kitchen tools in their proper places.

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Your first instinct with this floral wallpaper may be to pull out the blue or pink to use as an accent hue throughout the powder room, but we recommend you look deeper. Take inspiration from Serena Dugan who took the deeper greens and browns from the print to highlight on this showstopping sink.

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All-over wallpaper is a beautiful way to incorporate pattern and color, but the maximalist approach is not for everyone. Instead, try applying the print to only one section of the room. Accent walls and alcoves—like this bathtub nook by Lark Interiors—are great places to go bold with pattern without getting overwhelming.

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Rather than flatten the charm of this unique turret, designer Alexander Reid transformed the space into a home library. By installing bookcases on each angle, the small room becomes a cozy gathering spot for the family.

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Bathroom lighting is important, but it should also add to your overall design. Take home decorating inspiration from this Texas residence, where, in the kids’ space, playful geometric shapes add whimsy to a shared bathroom.

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This dining room, designed by Michael Ellison, was a home decorating idea inspired by hospitality and restaurant design. The family can choose to have an intimate meal at a single table or push the two together for a dinner party vibe when entertaining friends.

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Walls and ceilings typically get all the love when designing a home, but don’t forget about your flooring. A simple wash of color over your hardwoods can really revamp the space. The blue tone in this North Carolina home helps to honor the coastal views the home has.

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This Kansas City home boasts stunning, 100-year-old stained-glass windows that should never be covered up with drapery. Instead of window treatments in this home decorating idea, the owners chose to embrace the character-rich details their house offers, only adding to the personality of this bedroom.

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There are certain interior design color palettes that designers return to time and time again—blue and white, greens, and brown tones to name a few. But if neutrals don’t make you happy, don’t use them. Take a home decorating idea from this sunshine yellow mudroom color-drenched head-to-toe in the cheerful hue.

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Layer rugs to keep the texture and coziness going as Apartment Therapy founder Maxwell Ryan did in the bedroom of his Hamptons home. It’ll feel lavish underfoot coming and going. A linen canopy also adds depth and warmth to the neutral color scheme.

“The room doesn’t get a lot of light, so I decided to make it cozy and turned it into an English-style portrait room, which is ridiculous but fun,” says celebrity chef Alex Hitz. What’s cozier than a colorful floor-to-ceiling bookshelf surrounded by seating you can lounge on? Bookshelves that double as a gallery wall. Offsetting your books with artwork creates contrast and adds more personality.

If you have crisp white walls and neutral staples, like a sofa and coffee table, choose one statement item that brings in a punch of colorful energy. It can be anything from a vibrant piece of art on the walls to a bright carpet like the one in this living room designed by Leanne Ford Interiors.

Your green thumb deserves to be in the limelight. Designer Elizabeth Cooper placed a lush citrus tree in the corner of this living room for an extra pop of life and color, then staggered topiaries on the windowsill. It’s the perfect way to invite nature into your living room with quirky indoor plants and trees.

Designer John Fondas turned a shallow closet into an out-of-the-way bar nook with tons of storage by removing the doors and building cabinets and shelves into the walls. The pineapple decor and aquatic touches are perfect for a Palm Beach party house.