For the past few years, the majority of the people’s homes have been leaning into the Pinterest-friendly creamy whites and soft beiges.  

Resale-safe, emotionally neutral. Cottagecore, but make it cautious.  

And while it photographs beautifully, a lot of people are quietly bored in their own living rooms. And they no longer want to decorate for a hypothetical buyer five years from now.  

They want to decorate for themselves. They want to decorate to reflect their desired mood on a random Tuesday night. Calm. Energized. Grounded. Inspired. At home. 

That’s where personality comes back in: color, texture, weird pieces, strong opinions…homes that feel lived in, not staged.  

Celebrity homes are interesting here—exactly because they’re unapologetic. These interiors commit. They choose a mood and go all in.  

So, here are our top 5 celebrity home picks to give you permission to stop playing it safe and start treating your home like a forever space that’s allowed to have a vibe. 

1. Bohemian Industrial Loft — Inspired by Vanessa Carlton 

Industrial lofts can feel cold, but Vanessa Carlton’s SoHo loft proves they don’t have to.  

Housed in a converted factory, the space starts with classic industrial bones: soaring ceilings, oversized windows, and that unmistakable New York rawness.  

However, the real warmth comes from what’s layered into it. 

The standout move is the reclaimed shelves. Not decorative, but real wood with history, mounted against an industrial backdrop.  

Such a piece turns storage into a statement and softens the factory shell without erasing it. Books, ceramics, art—everything looks better when it’s sitting on something that feels earned. 

This is why bohemian industrial lofts work so well. You keep the grit, but you humanize it. Steel and concrete get balanced by wood, texture, and things that look collected over time.  

2. High-Color Maximalism — Inspired by Lily Allen 

Minimalism tells you to edit. Lily Allen’s home does the opposite.  

And somehow, it works. Her Carroll Gardens brownstone is layered, colorful, and deliberately busy. It was designed to feel like it was inherited from a wildly stylish Italian grandmother. (The kind with opinions.) 

Every surface participates: 

• Wallpaper talks to upholstery.  

• Rugs argue with curtains.  

• Florals sit next to stripes, and no one apologizes.  

It’s controlled confidence. Each pattern is bold, yet grounded by traditional shapes and classic references. 

However, it’s color that does all the heavy lifting here. Deep reds, greens, and warm neutrals make rooms feel intimate, not overwhelming.  

Even the bathroom reads like a sitting room. Because why shouldn’t it? 

3. Organic Midcentury Modern — Inspired by Dakota Johnson 

Midcentury modern homes can feel like museums, but Dakota Johnson’s doesn’t.  

Yes, the architecture is pure midcentury—low lines, walls of glass, strong indoor-outdoor flow—but the mood is warm, almost cocooned. More treehouse than showpiece. 

Wood is everywhere. On walls. On ceilings. In furniture that looks touched. So, it immediately softens the concrete and glass and makes the house feel lived in.  

Then come the layers. Vintage chairs, worn rugs, collected lamps, and small objects that feel found rather than bought all at once. 

If you’re hearing this and thinking to yourself, “But…nothing matches,” that’s the point. 

Clean midcentury shapes are balanced with bohemian looseness, so the space doesn’t feel precious or frozen in time. 

This is modernism without the stiffness.  

4. Monastic Minimalism — Inspired by Kim Kardashian 

Most minimalism is meant to be cozy. Kim Kardashian’s minimalism is meant to be quiet.  

That’s why this mogul’s home feels closer to a gallery or a monastery than a traditional house.  

Color is almost removed. Everything lives in whites, creams, and soft stone tones. Walls blur into floors. Furniture blends into architecture.  

There’s space everywhere, on purpose. The absence of objects becomes the design feature. 

This style works because of discipline and extreme editing. If something doesn’t earn its place, it’s gone.  

If you like this interior design trend, the good news is that you don’t need a mansion to apply it. Try it in one room. 

Limit the palette to two tones, hide visual clutter, and choose one oversized, simple piece instead of five small ones. It’ll make your place feel immediately calmer. 

5. Memphis Postmodern Pop — Inspired by Karl Lagerfeld 

A huge jump from Kim’s monastic minimalism is Karl Lagerfeld’s Monte Carlo apartment. 

Now that was a visual statement. Loud, graphic, and unapologetically Memphis. In a world obsessed with good taste, this space chose provocation, showing that Karl didn’t decorate to be liked.  

In Memphis Postmodern Pop, color comes first. Primary hues, pastels, and hard contrasts.  

Furniture looks more like sculpture than seating, and cabinets stack geometric shapes—cones, blocks, cylinders—as if they’re daring you to take them seriously.  

Materials feel synthetic on purpose. Glossy lacquer. Plastic. Laminate. Nothing natural or cozy. 

And yet, it works, because the chaos is intentional.  

This trend is creeping back for the same reason. People are tired of safe interiors.  

If you are too, you don’t need to go full Memphis to borrow the energy. Again, try one piece: 

• A graphic side table.  

• A boldly patterned lamp.  

• Something playful in a room that takes itself too seriously.  

Let it interrupt the calm.