Seasonal style: How to refresh your space for S/S 2026
As we move into spring/summer 2026, the changing season invites a fresh perspective on interior living. This season is all about embracing soft, uplifting palettes, tactile materials, and thoughtful design updates that breathe new life into your space without requiring a full overhaul. From subtle styling shifts to statement pieces that reflect emerging trends, refreshing your home for the warmer months is an opportunity to create an environment that feels both revitalised and effortlessly inviting. The KTM design team have collated their top tips to welcome Spring Summer 2026.
Colour Palette
As the days grow longer, the increase in natural light can make interiors that once felt cosy suddenly feel heavy or overly dark. Swapping out the deeper tones of winter for softer, more muted shades, such as Elderflower Yellow, Almond, Pistachio, Coral, and Sky Blue, can instantly lift and rebalance a space.
Refreshing your home for the season doesn’t need to involve a complete redesign. Simple updates, like changing cushion covers to reflect current colour trends, can make a noticeable difference. If you’re unsure how new tones will sit alongside your existing scheme, using a colour wheel is a straightforward way to find combinations that work harmoniously with what you already have.
Textiles and Textures
We’d already reported the trend of “texture-maxxing” (overlaying textures and patterns) in our style for 2026 blog. This is set to continue through the summer months with a view to creating a more lived-in, bohemian look.
Layering prints and textures doesn’t need to be complicated:
Combine different patterns such as ginghams, basket weaves and florals when dressing sofas, beds and outdoor seating areas
Mix up your textiles such as layering rugs and add decorative items in a variety of colours or textures
Use natural materials in bleach colour palettes, such as rattan, ceramics and light woods
Clever Hacks to refresh a space
The changing season usually brings a renewed sense of vigour and activity, with the promise of getting outside more. Enhanced light levels also promote a more energetic lifestyle. There’s a reason “Spring Cleaning” is such a well-established cultural phenomenon.
Reinventing a space in readiness for the lighter days can be as simple as:
Using soft-toned lighting to create a sun-kissed look. Swap out harsh white bulbs for warmer, gold lumen count
Bring the outside in with spring flower arrangements and leafy green plants
Consider changing up your artwork by swapping out prints or by rearranging them into less formal clusters
Warmth, Playfulness and Authenticity
Refreshing your interior for Spring/Summer 2026 centres on creating lived-in, personalised spaces that blend comfort with confidence. The trend of moving away from ultra-minimalism toward "curated clashing" and warm, earthy tones continues, but with a subtle nod to the renewed energy, playfulness and vigour that the warmer weather and lighter evenings bring.
Looking Ahead
At KTM Design, colour is always considered in context: alongside texture, light and materiality. The most successful interiors are those where colour feels intentional, grounded and enduring.