Eclectic interior
Eclectic living is all about deliberately combining styles, eras and materials. A vintage find can sit alongside modern art, while a classic piece of furniture can be paired with a bold colour. This interior style feels personal, creative and lively, yet remains balanced when colour, repetition and carefully chosen materials create a sense of cohesion.
Colour palettes for an eclectic interior
Colour connects furniture, art, accessories and patterns that would not naturally belong together in an eclectic interior. With these three palettes, you can opt for soft and personal, colourful and expressive, or dark and artistic, while repetition keeps the overall look from feeling cluttered.
Soft & personal foundation
Old White – Cinque Terre – Shabby Pink – Namibian Sand
Old White creates a calm, warm backdrop that allows vintage accessories, art and textiles to stand out beautifully. Cinque Terre adds a muted, natural base to furniture or wall surfaces. Shabby Pink brings a friendly accent to cushions, vases or flowers. Namibian Sand ties together wood, baskets and natural fabrics to create a soft, eclectic atmosphere.
Expressive & colourful
Venetian Green – Goethe Yellow – Santorini Blue – Old White
Venetian Green creates a deep foundation that beautifully showcases art, books, ceramics and vintage frames. Goethe Yellow brings light, optimism and creative energy. Santorini Blue adds a fresh contrast in cushions, pots or accessories. Old White keeps the overall look light and airy, allowing the bold colours to remain expressive without becoming overpowering.
Gedurfd, artistiek & gelaagd
Cornwall Black – Medici Red – Black Lily – Gold
Cornwall Black geeft dit palet een krachtige, grafische basis voor wanden, meubels of lijsten. Medici Red brengt warmte, drama en historische diepte. Black Lily voegt een fluweelachtige paarse laag toe in textiel of accessoires. Gold geeft licht en verbindt schilderijlijsten, lampen en vintage details tot een rijk geheel.
Home accessories for an eclectic interior
Home accessories make an eclectic interior feel personal. Choose pots and vases, retro wallpaper, cushions, curtains, art, books, ceramics, vintage objects and special finds with a story. Rather than filling the space with lots of individual decorations, create a few strong compositions. Repeat one colour at least three times throughout the room, for example in a cushion, a vase and a work of art. This creates freedom while maintaining a sense of cohesion.
Ramanda’s tip
Create an eclectic interior at home
An eclectic interior gains strength from contrasts between materials. Combine retro wallpaper with understated curtains, velvet with linen, glossy ceramics with weathered wood and matt Decoration Paint with metal or gold details.
Cushions can introduce colour and pattern, but let the curtains bring calm when the wallpaper is already bold. Work with different light sources: a table lamp, floor lamp, wall lamp and focused lighting on art. Warm light helps different colours, pots, vases, books and furniture come together as one cohesive whole.
Shop the eclectic style
Create your eclectic interior with retro wallpaper, cushions, curtains, pots, vases, Decoration Paint and vintage accessories. Combine old with new and understated with bold. Choose products that complement one another through colour, shape or material, so your interior feels effortless rather than overly styled — and truly personal.
Retro wallpaper
Instantly adds pattern, colour and character to an eclectic interior and can be used as an eye-catching feature on one wall, in an alcove or as a framed panel.
Cushions
Bring repeated colour, softness and comfort into the space and effortlessly connect art, wallpaper and accessories.Cushions