With the departure of minimalism, Maximalism is making a comeback stronger than ever this year. This is connected to the rise of yearning for individuality and desire for personal style. If you believe in the motto “more is more”, then maximalist design is for you. The bold colors, mixed textures, patterns, and objects, will make your personal style shines through the room. If you enjoy experimenting with your decor, then maximalist is for you. You should try incorporating these next ideas into your house. This style lets you express your personality through your favorite colors, patterns, and decorative touches.
A Pop of Hue
Maximalist design uses bold, vibrant, and diverse colors. Maximalism mixes unexpected color combos while contrasting and layering the colors together. You can use the color wheel to help guide your color palette and find complementary colors. For instance, you can use white paint as a base mixed with bright and softer color tones, giving your room a more curated and cohesive look. Another way is to use one color and its shades for a monochromatic look, like pairing two different tones of green together. Additionally, you can use dark natural colors to create a darker room vibe, like combining slate gray, muted gold, and deep indigo. Another popular color palette is jewel tones to create a richer and warmer space.
Pattern Play
Maximalist design loves mixing patterns. Some of the most used patterns are floral, geometric, and striped patterns. Like having striped tiles in your kitchen or bathroom.
Additionally, you can also use wallpapers with floral or geometric patterns, which you can find in Wally’s, Tarek ElSallab, and Rolla. If you like drawing, consider drawing a mural on your wall, which adds creativity and character to the room. Likewise, you can incorporate Arab-inspired styles, which are well-known for their geometric patterns and vibrant colors, seen in mosaic and arabesque art. This adds to the scale of the room’s architecture and decorative surfaces. Moreover, you can enhance the space with patterned rugs, cushions, and throw blankets. Rugs with Arabic ornamental lining and fun, intricate patterns fit the maximalist design aesthetic, as well as adding culture and personality to the space. You can find similar rugs and cushions on Hendi Mandala, Kiliim, and Ricrac.
Tactile Temptations
Adding Texture helps pull the room together, giving you a tactile and visual experience. Incorporating textures in the room can be done by mixing rough and smooth surfaces. Like mixing a smooth floor with a fluffy or rough rug, or mixing velvet couches with woven chairs or linen curtains. You can find them in Cartela Fabrics and Mokhmal. As well as mixing glossy and matte surfaces, glass or metal, with wood or leather. You can experiment with different textured glass, such as fluted, rain, arctic, or stained glass, for a more elevated touch to your space.
Shaping Up Your Space
Maximalism uses different shapes and sizes of furniture and decorations. You can add shapes of sofas, which you can pair with various shapes of chairs or ottomans, giving the room an abstract sense. Multiple abstract and regular-shaped furniture in Surur, Decohousewares, and Kabbani Furniture. You can decorate with Islamic art and Arabic calligraphy frames, both contain patterns and vibrant colors that give your room culture and vibrance. You can find frames like these in Manzzeli and Enarat. Additionally, you can fill the wall with frames of diverse shapes and sizes, adding a dynamic layering to the space. Lastly, you can decorate your space with shelves, filling it with your favorite knick-knacks and books, lining books around the stairs, or placing small antique objects on tables to add charm throughout your home.