As designer Megan Molten says, “Who would have ever thought pink and blue toilets would be cool again?” Molten is happily embracing this trend and recently ordered a black wall-mounted toilet for her pool house. “It looks modern and sleek,” she says. For Molten, colorful fixtures shine brightest when paired with a wallpaper in a corresponding color, so don’t be afraid to get a little matchy-matchy in 2024.

Designer Katie Labourdette-Martinez, the founder of Hearth Homes Interiors, has noticed an uptick in bold colors and graphic patterns. She herself even incorporated an eye-catching black and white pattern in the contemporary bathroom on display here. Isy Runsewe, the founder of Isy’s Interiors, agrees loud hues and prints are here to stay. “This year we saw a lot of bold playfulness with color — from the inescapable, pink-manicured grip the Barbie movie had on just about everything to the more frequent use of hot yellow-oranges and electric reds,” she says. Runsewe has been particularly mesmerized by Gen Z purple over the past several months. She says, “These vibrant lilac-purples, like Pantone’s Veri Peri, are a welcome, fresh addition to the typical colors we’ve seen in interiors.” Even designers who don’t typically use intense hues are excited by this development. “While I love a good neutral, rich, saturated colors are always a favorite because of the drama and depth they bring to a space,” says designer Molly Torres Portnof, the founder of DATE Interiors. 

Hayslett has also been pleasantly surprised to see decorative window treatments get more attention this past year. “They are making their way back into our lives with flair, interest, and some traditional elements that we haven’t seen in a long time, such as modern patterns and interesting trims like pom-poms and fringe on them,” she notes.