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Forget playing it safe! Your home should be a source of joy and contentment, confidently filled with vibrant colour, playful shapes, bold patterns, and whatever best expresses your personality while making your interior space feel welcoming. This is the story behind Spirited. Find out how to bring this lively, maximalist look home through paint, accessories, statement furniture, and more.
Our world is excitingly diverse, and we should feel free to express ourselves boldly and honestly through our homes. This is the core value of the Spirited interior design trend.
“The central theme of this trend is about empowerment for all and taking the opportunity to be much more vocal and individualistic in your beliefs, expression of self, and style,” explains Jane Wright, Bunnings design and trend manager. “Homes are evolving into playgrounds of expressive style, as people counterbalance the seriousness of the world with mood-boosting escapism.”
A hallmark of the Spirited décor style is a confident use of colour. This includes using different shades of the same colour, colour drenching (painting multiple surfaces in one space the same colour) or unexpected pops of brightness. Embracing vibrancy is a refreshing way to express your personal style in your home, both indoors and out.
While colour can be a bold design tool, when used in this way the aesthetic isn't messy. Rather, this confident palette of complementary swatches is combined with strong lines, simple yet joyful shapes, and strikingly stylish geometric detail. Overall, the look is clean and considered, allowing individual pieces and accessories the space to shine.
This décor trend is ideal for retro-lovers. Spirited is driven by nostalgia for simpler times, using time-tested aesthetics as a source of comfort. This can include anything from vintage, moulded, plastic furniture, to elegant art deco-inspired wallpaper.
“A colourful fusion of styles and periods, Spirited takes up-to-date ideas and pairs them with traditional and mid-century influences and uniquely crafted touches to create a dynamic and refreshing aesthetic,” explains Mindy Mason, Bunnings design and trend specialist. “This direction is all about mixing and matching styles and eras to create fresh interiors that celebrate the past, present and future.”
Ageless and classic, black and white monochrome sits as a punchy microtrend to the Spirited look. Consider using eye-catching geometric patterns and strong, contemporary shapes as accents or within soft furnishings, tiles, bed linen and covers, and furniture pieces to add both sparkle and personality to your space.
A Spirited home should feel warm and welcoming. The core hues reflect that, with toasty shades like deep burgundy, ginger, tobacco, milk chocolate, and muddy coral.
For a modern and sophisticated deep red, consider Dulux ‘Deep Garnet’ or Taubmans ‘Apple a Day’ or cocoon yourself in a spicy and orange-based brown, like Taubmans ‘Spiced Cider’ or Dulux ‘Cinnamon Sand’.
A well-placed shot of blue balances out the warmth of these colours. A bright, petrol blue accent works well – try Dulux ‘Sea Paint’. Or use a pale grey-blue as a neutral – try Dulux ‘Blue Ballerina’ or Taubmans ‘Shades of Evening’.
Choose your own adventure with colour! Aim to surprise and inspire by painting an alcove or the inside of a shelving unit in an eye-catching shade, or give colour drenching a go by painting walls, ceilings, and architraves in the same shade.
Floor rugs are a great, inexpensive way to inject bold colour and pattern into a room – checks and stripes deliver a newness that will last many years,” adds Jane.
Inside, look for playful shapes and shiny lacquered finishes in furniture and accessories for a dash of retro inspiration. Don't forget to continue the design trend outside as well. “You could also inject fun into outdoor rooms with colourful powder-coated furniture and bold terrazzo,” Jane adds.
Other unexpected places to include a splash of Spirited style and colour include pet zones – pet accessories are often a left field source of lively colour, playful patterns, and are a low-risk way to experiment with your décor and style.
Looking to brighten up your bedroom? We’ve got the inside scoop on how to create an on-trend and colourful wave-edged headboard.
Asbestos, lead-based paints and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber are health hazards you need to look out for when renovating older homes. These substances can easily be disturbed when renovating and exposure to them can cause a range of life-threatening diseases and conditions including cancer. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer or visit our Health & Safety page.
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