How to foster Connection in your home
Creating versatile spaces for friends and family to relax, dine and socialise is key to nailing the Connect vibe, making it the ultimate way to invite loved ones to linger for longer.
Lou Petersen, Head of Design Innovation at DFS
“The perfect pieces of furniture for a connected space include corner sofas, modular pieces, and anything with curves that really allows people to gather together. When thinking about styling, my advice would be to really go for textures and interesting fabrics, while keeping the colour palette quite simple.”
How to make Connect your thing
While style does come into play for this vibe, it’s mostly about practicality: creating spaces that encourage relaxing, dining and socialising together. Open plan living and zoning is key, and you should focus on matching each room’s energy to what happens there - but managing how guests will flow from one space to the next is important too. The decor tends to be grounded in neutrals, keeping it warm, comfortable and easy on the eyes, so your loved ones will feel encouraged to linger for longer.
Need some inspiration?
Check out our favourite current interiors trends that fit this vibe to get you started…
Tactile materials, pleasing neutrals and inviting minimalist furniture come to the fore for this trend, creating the perfect backdrop for gathering together. Clever use of lighting, rugs and colour blocking helps to define zones, enabling different social activities can happen simultaneously, but still in harmony.
This trend embodies an eclectic but pared-back look that takes inspiration from diverse colours, patterns and textures from around the world. The colour palette is rooted in earthy tones which are combined with abstract Afrocentric patterns, handwoven textures and hammered metal accents.
Top furniture picks for Connect
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