According to 1stDibs’ sixth annual Interior Design Trends Survey, the trend we are most likely to see make a comeback in 2023 are pastels and chintz. Of the survey’s 880 participating interior designers, 28% forecasted that of the past seven decades, the 1980s are the era that will inspire 2023.
“If there’s one constant about the design industry, it is that it’s always changing. What we consider ‘good design’ is reliably influenced by a range of sources, from fashion to environmental concerns, pop culture to social media, and more,” said Anthony Barzilay Freund, editorial director and trends expert at 1stDibs. “By conducting this survey, we can quantify the designers’ feedback and better understand their recommendations for creating beautiful spaces that not only dazzle and amaze, but also contribute to living in a better world.”
An Antoinette Poisson paper covers the dining room walls in Eva Chen’s Litchfield County home. Apparatus’ Large Arrow light fixture hangs above an O&G table and chairs.
In the living room of this charming Connecticut island getaway, windows and doors open to a wide porch. The back-to-back sofas have been upholstered in mattress ticking. Mark Epstein Designs made the fringed pillows using the reverse side of a chintz from Rose Cumming. The lamps have patinated bronze bases.
Decorator Bella Mancini’s daughter’s bedroom is highlighted by splashy Josef Frank florals on the headboard and curtain—a modern update on Mancini’s own childhood bedroom, she says, “where chintz draperies matched the bedskirt.” Tour the rest of Mancini’s chic Dumbo flat here.
A vintage Cowtan & Tout chintz figures prominently in the living room’s drapes, fauteuils, and accent pillows. For her Southampton home, the homeowner followed her gut instinct. “I just said to myself, ‘I’m going chintz,’” she says. “It belongs here. The beautiful, lovely floral and pastel colors will never go out of style.”
In the living room, interior designer Lili Hart introduced a floral chintz on the sofa and drapes in hushed pinks and blues, and repeated the restrained palette on pillows and accessories throughout the room. The custom sofa wears a Lee Jofa linen. An inlaid box from Bojay rests on a rectangular coffee table from Brunschwig & Fils. See more of the home here.
An archway by Greenfield Mill frames the master bedroom sitting area. “The owners loved their chintz curtains with gathered valances from their London home, so we had them refitted for the master bedroom,” says Tricia Foley. Tour the rest of the renovated 1940s Greenwich home here.
In this home’s formal living room, a pair of floral chintz sofas and a set of 19th-century lap desks turned into end tables reinforce the elegance of the country manor. The sofa and drapes are fashioned from Lee Jofa fabrics; the Chinese Chippendale coffee table is through Nininger & Co.; and the custom fireplace tiles are from Solar Antique Tiles.
In this Litchfield County home’s living room, a Michael Smith chintz covers a club chair, and curtain panels are in a Rogers & Goffigon floral. A velvet sofa sports custom throw pillows with Rose Tarlow and Chelsea Textiles fabrics and Samuel & Sons trim.
