When it comes to inspirations for our homes, social media has quickly climbed to the top spot, constantly bustling with trends and ideas that can serve as a baseline for all manner of design choices and styles. Of these social medias, one stands out amongst it’s peers as the go to place for interior design ideas, and that’s Tiktok. The app needs no introduction, and since it first made it’s way into our smartphones during lockdown it’s popularity has only gone up, gathering momentum as one of the worlds busiest platforms.
It’s no surprise then, that when looking for inspiration on how to style our homes, Tiktok has an abundance of interior design related content ready and waiting. We run through some of the biggest trends on the app today, and how they can be channeled in your own home.
Curved Furniture
In contrast to the straight, rigid furniture we often see in traditional rooms and living spaces, this trend has been gathering steam, focusing on developing welcoming, aesthetically pleasing spaces that encourage social interaction and conversation. On TikTok, users are sharing how these organic, rounded forms soften the feel of a space, create intimacy, and even improve flow in open-plan layouts. This trend is a perfect example of how subtle design choices and differences can make all the difference to a room, and these sofas evoke a sense of luxury and comfort that flat lines just can’t match.
If you’re looking to buy into the curved furniture trend with a defining centrepiece for your lviign room, think about combining it with another interesting trend we’ve seen gaining popularity, which is oversized furniture. Representing comfort to the max, a large, curvaceous sofa taking up a large space in the living room is not only a bold style choice, but an irresistible invitation when it comes to the days when you simply want to unwind and destress.
Biophilic Design
Although Biophilic design isn’t a new trend, the inclusion of natural decorations and elements in the home has certainly hit big with Tiktok audiences and users alike. Being around green, natural features has well documented benefits for our mental health, so really it is no surprise that this design style is finding a wide fan base on the social media app. Not only is Biophilic design good for your health, but it also provides an eye-grabbing dash of colour, brightening up an otherwise subtle colour-scheme without the need to invest in a lengthy or time-consuming paint job.
TikTok creators are moving beyond potted plants in every corner and embracing more sophisticated green elements like sculptural indoor trees (such as olive and fiddle leaf figs), vertical garden walls, and well-placed greenery that enhances natural lighting and airflow. The current Biophilic trend focuses on harmony and restraint, with a “less is more” approach that elevates the presence of nature instead of overwhelming the space.
Bookshelf Wealth
Although Bookshelves themselves are nothing new, the interior design space on Tiktok has repositioned these pieces of furniture from a necessary utility to a centerpiece all by themselves. Rather than simply being used to tidy up clutter and nothing more, this trend sees a focus on making sure your bookshelf has a personality of it’s own, adorning it with decorations, including photos and ornaments, and of course carefully curating its payload of books for not only safe keeping, but also serving as a statement about you and your tastes. The look is inspired by lived-in European apartments and academic libraries, where every item tells a story. TikTok creators are showcasing collections that reflect personality—be it stacks of vintage novels, framed photos, or mismatched pottery, resonating with those who view the home as an evolving expression of identity, not a showroom.
If you’re someone who’s tastes lie in the more theatrical, another trend that combines well with an emphasis on your bookshelf is Dark Academia. A unique style that has quickly gathered a cult following on the app, Dark Academia as an aesthetic seeks to replicate the gloomy, gothic vibe often found in fantasy media, specifically around places of learning. If this style sounds something right down your alley, there’s no shortage of inspiration on Tiktok on how to turn your bookshelf into an eye-grabbing, haunting centrepiece.
