- Wellness will be the baseline for how homes are designed.
- Emotional alignment and personal individuality will override stylistic rules.
- Nature-inspired colourways will dominate palettes for the home.
Engel & Völkers has released the brand’s 2026 Home Design Trends Guide, revealing this year’s trends in home design evolving toward an increased focus on physical and emotional wellness, colour palettes inspired by natural surroundings, and the home as the ultimate expression of individuality.
“In 2026, the expectations of the home extend beyond aesthetics,” said Jennifer Adams, Engel & Völkers lifestyle and design expert. “Homeowners are making deliberate choices about how their homes support their health, emotional wellbeing, and realities of everyday life. These choices will be reflected in everything from material selection and layout to colour, light, and how spaces are used. Wellness has become foundational. Natural light, air quality and materials that support comfort are no longer considered a luxury, but rather essential elements of home life. At the same time, uniformity is also giving way to individuality, and perfection to authenticity.”
What are the biggest home design trends of 2026?
- Wellness. In 2026, wellness design features are no longer considered a luxury or an upgrade. Materials and design that support clean air, water, living and natural light are the new baseline for how homes are designed and lived in. Similarly, multi-use spaces in the home will increasingly incorporate fitness and recovery areas, red light therapy, cold plunges and saunas.
- Spaces that reflect natural harmony and alignment. Design elements are moving away from strict stylistic rules and a uniform neutral aesthetic. Colours and materials will be chosen to promote emotional wellbeing and reflect natural surroundings.
- Colour palettes centred around warm earth, cool seaside, and garden green tones. Warm earth interiors prioritize comfort, ritual, and a sense of grounding. Cool seaside-inspired colourways reflect a desire for calm and clarity in a digital world, offering a restorative and airy interior. Garden greens bring the outside in, reflecting a growing desire to incorporate the grounding and healing effects of nature into everyday life.
- Individuality. Personal expression will shape the design direction of modern homes. Collected pieces, heirlooms, and artisanally-crafted objects that give homes a personal and layered feel will replace bland decor and generic aesthetics.
- What this means for the future of home design. Consumers are prioritizing their physical, emotional and mental wellbeing in their most sacred space: the home. This translates into calming, nature-inspired hues and materials as well as a desire for homes to feel like their owners in terms of decor and a unique design fingerprint. Home design is trending toward lived in, layered spaces that foster comfort, calm and holistic wellness.
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About Engel & Völkers
Engel & Völkers is a global luxury real estate brand. Founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 1977, Engel & Völkers draws on its rich European history to deliver a fresh approach to luxury real estate in the Americas with a focus on creating a personalized client experience at every stage of the home buying or selling process for today’s savvy homeowner. The Engel & Völkers Network currently operates approximately 300 shop locations with approximately 6,000 real estate advisors in the Americas, contributing to the global network of over 16,000 real estate professionals in more than 30 countries, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services, including real estate and yachting. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its network of advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and platforms; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings, and market data. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated. For more information, visit www.evrealestate.com.
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