By Team Homes | Friday, 05 May 2023

'Dopamine decor' is the latest interior design trend on TikTok it's all about bright colors, fun patterns, and adorable trinkets

Bright colors, clashing patterns, and full-on maximalism are just a few of the defining features spotted within the latest interior design trend making its rounds on TikTok. Known as "dopamine decor," this interior design style is different from the various minimalist styles that have been popular in recent decades. The key element behind dopamine decor is filling the house with anything colorful and fun that sparks joy, even if it all clashes aesthetically.

TikTok creator and interior designer Laura Hall, known as @thehexagonalhouse on the platform, posted a video that shows her applying the design to her home, gathering over 37,000 views. Bright colors covered every surface of the interior, wallpapers with intricate floral patterns lined the walls, and vintage furniture filled the rooms there is not a single dull corner in the house.

"It might not be for everyone but adding color to my home brings me so much joy a real hit of dopamine," reads the caption on her video, and many users have left supportive comments gushing over the design.

"I can't wait to have my own space to decorate all colorfully like this" read a comment. "I love every bit of it. So cozy," read another. Several other TikTokers have also begun sharing their dopamine decors. TikToker @foreveryoursbetty shared a video of her rendition, which gathered over 20,000 likes.

Dopamine decor can seem over-the-top to some, especially since quiet, minimalist designs like mid-century modern and Japandi have been dominating the industry for years.

But the seemingly random design style actually has a hidden thoughtful element to it. "Dopamine decor is all about your home making you feel good, surrounding yourself with feel-good colors and objects," Hall told.

"For me, it's about adding color, collecting things like vintage ceramics, adding quirky items around the place, lots of joyful color and pattern," the 38-year-old said. Hall shared that she has always decorated her home this way, but it's only recently that she got a name for it

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