Interiors

15 Instagram Accounts To Follow For Interior-Design Envy

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From renovations to reclamations, ceramics to curiosities – these are some of the best design-focused Instagram accounts that are sure to send your bookmark folder into overdrive. By OLIVE WAKEFIELD and NATASHA BIRD

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Kelly Wearstler likes to experiment with color, fabrics and eras, often combining sculptural vintage style with cool contemporary lines

Kelly Wearstler

A provocateur of contemporary design, Kelly Wearstler is one of the high priestesses of interiors. The American renegade has reshaped some seriously major spaces with her fearless collision of color, material and invocation of era. Think Brutalist architecture softened by jacquard and velvet, or sculptural vintage finds offsetting slick modern lines. A mainstay of the AD100 (the definitive list of top talents in interior design, architecture, and landscape design) and the creative force behind hotels such as Santa Monica Proper and Four Seasons Anguilla, Wearstler’s Instagram is sure to whet your appetite. Expect art-world references, travel notes, furniture collaborations and behind-the-scenes glimpses of projects that feel cinematic, site-specific and daring. @kellywearstler

Lucinda Chambers

Few people understand the emotional depth of a room quite like Lucinda Chambers. The former Vogue fashion director turned interiors tastemaker approaches decorating with the same instinct she once applied to clothes: intuitive, irreverent and gloriously unruly. On Instagram, her feed is a collage of rambunctious florals, hand-painted furniture, a treasure trove of textures and flea-market treasures. There’s absolutely no beige minimalism here. Instead, lots of color, character and a reminder that good taste is about confidence. @lucindachambers

Former Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers reminds us that interior design is all about confidence – choosing bold florals, hand-painted furniture, textures, treasures and color over minimalism
Stella Weatherall likes to gives a space function – then layers it with texture, interest and personality

Stella Weatherall

Stella Weatherall is a must-follow. Since striking out solo after formative roles at Firmdale Hotels and Flora Soames, her studio has become synonymous with assorted color, confident pattern-clashing and rooms that feel refined while joyfully personal. Her Instagram is a lesson in courageous layering: lacquered trims, unexpected palettes, cleverly reworked layouts and the kind of upholstery that makes you reconsider everything you thought you knew about stripes. Come for the bold visuals, stay for the smart spatial thinking. @stella_weatherall

  • LOUIS POULSEN
    Panthella 160 portable table lamp
    $260.00
  • THE HOUSE OF LYRIA
    Xoroi fringed striped jute-blend throw
    $590.00
  • TEKLA
    Elodie ruffled organic cotton-percale queen duvet cover
    $560.00
  • L'OBJET
    Douro medium porcelain garden vase
    $560.00

Marta de la Rica

Madrid-based designer Marta de la Rica brings an instinctive elegance to spaces defined by color, texture and cultural memory. Her feed reveals interiors enriched with vintage discoveries, artisanal craftsmanship and a confident interplay of proportion and palette. Expect unexpected pairings, artistic compositions and an unmistakable Iberian romanticism for warm, lived-in sophistication. @martadelarica

Be inspired by bursts of color and charming decoration from @martadelarica
Inspired by its founder’s travels and myriad cultural influences, the interiors on @cabanamagazine are the epitome of ‘eclectic-chic’

Cabana

No one does maximalism quite like Cabana. Indeed, founder Martina Mondadori is the high priest of ‘eclectic-chic’, drawing on vintage designs from her travels the world over, to glean her spectacularly singular style. Hit follow on the Cabana account for the maximalist mood-board of dreams – prints on top of prints on top of prints, color explosions and flamboyant fabrics aplenty. And, should you want to recreate any of these looks at home, her line of tableware is the perfect starting point. @cabanamagazine

  • CABANA
    Painted glass bottle
    $730.00
  • CABANA
    Set of two scalloped ceramic dessert plates
    $160.00
  • CABANA
    Botanica set of two embroidered linen and cotton-blend placemats and napkins
    $300.00
  • CABANA
    Demetra large glass bottle
    $250.00

The House of Lyria

Italian artisanal interior textiles company The House of Lyria is a feast for the eyes. Founded by fabrics visionary Riccardo Bruni in the heart of Tuscany’s historic Prato fabric district, the design house transforms humble fibers into extraordinary fabrics by experimental weaving, dyeing and finishing techniques. Lots of lovely linens, tactile wools, irregular weaves and wonderfully weathered finishes that look as though they have already lived 100 lives. @thehouseoflyria

  • THE HOUSE OF LYRIA
    Malghe fringed floral-jacquard wool-blend throw
    $800.00
  • THE HOUSE OF LYRIA
    Sponge floral-jacquard damask cushion
    $465.00
  • THE HOUSE OF LYRIA
    Lucidio striped cotton and wool-blend cushion
    $390.00
  • THE HOUSE OF LYRIA
    Belize fringed striped wool and cashmere-blend throw
    $1,245.00
The House of Lyria’s Instagram feed offers an immersion in materiality, craftsmanship and supremely gorgeous staging
London’s Martin Brudnizki-designed Broadwick Soho is a maximalist dream – flamboyant, vibrant and utterly cool in equal measure

Broadwick Soho

It is always a great thrill when the worlds of interiors and hospitality collide, and the Broadwick Soho hotel is no exception. Iconic interior designer Martin Brudnizki, along with creative director Andrea Gelardin, are the brains behind each flamboyant corner – behold lacquered walls hung with Warhols, leopard-print club chairs and mirrored ceilings, as seen in its opulent Italian eatery, Dear Jackie. Broadwick Soho is an art-deco disco dive that references everything from Studio 54 to Marie Antoinette – and any maximalists-in-the-making should tune in to its vibrant Instagram feed for no end of inspiration. @broadwicksoho

Sean Anderson Design

Memphis-based designer Sean Anderson specializes in intensely atmospheric spaces, with a recognizable signature combining rustic Southern sensibilities with modern edge. His designs are studies in contrast, with weathered antiques sitting alongside patinated surfaces and sharp architectural lines. His recently released debut book, Interior Narratives, explores nine extraordinary homes, from a Georgia retreat to a Tribeca penthouse, each demonstrating his knack for giving rooms both a sense of history and soul. @seanandersondesign

  • LOUISE ROE
    Vinci 01 ceramic vase
    $510.00
  • JOHNSTONS OF ELGIN
    Mountain cashmere-twill throw
    $1,580.00
  • CHRISTOFLE
    Perles silver-plated and wood bowl
    $305.00
  • BRUNELLO CUCINELLI
    Bead-embellished cashmere cushion
    $850.00
Sean Anderson Design combines rustic charm with modern edge to create atmospheric interiors with history and soul
Artists Charlotte and Philip Colbert’s surrealist monochrome living space was designed by @buchanan.studio and delivers idiosyncratic-interior perfection; while a rhubarb-and-custard-colored bathroom has become the studio’s signature aesthetic

Buchanan Studio

You can spot Angus and Charlotte Buchanan’s irreverent designs a mile off. Indeed, their London home almost broke the internet with its rhubarb-and-custard-colored tiled bathroom and walk-in pantry. Having honed their skills working for high-fashion brands, the pair have since brought their eclectic references to residential and commercial clients all over the world. Follow for up-close details of all their suitably singular spaces, including the home of Charlotte and Philip Colbert – a surrealist marvel complete with lobster-shaped hardware and a bespoke velvet-beveled bar – a space guaranteed to delight and surprise. @buchanan.studio

Eagle & Hodges

Creative director Alex Eagle is the design eye behind some of the chicest spots around and, together with her long-term collaborator Sophie Hodges, has fast become the go-to designer for the It-crowd. Tune in for unexpected style quirks, such as chinoiserie paneling paired with abstract art and modernist chairs by Pierre Jeanneret (as seen at their masterpiece-of-a-project Oakley Court), and, of course, the fabulously retro accents at 180 Health Club, which have been shared and re-shared far and wide. @eagle.hodges

@eagle.hodges offers unexpected design details with chic, modernist flair
Dan Fink Studio’s stylish projects offer a versatile and timeless design aesthetic, working with elegant antiques as well as cutting-edge contemporary furnishings

Dan Fink Studio

If your interiors ambitions lean towards the timeless, Dan Fink is a designer worth knowing. The New York-based creative has spent more than 15 years honing an aesthetic that draws on classical architecture, the natural world and the delicate interplay of proportion, texture and form. His rooms balance handsome antiques with contemporary furnishings, sticking to an understated elegance that will certainly stand the test of time. His debut book, Time & Beauty: The Elements of Design, out October 27, offers a more intimate look at his design philosophy. In the meantime, head to his Instagram. @danfinkstudio

Playful eccentricity is @maximilianhurd’s unapologetically maximalist forte
Max Hurd’s distinctive style always includes an eclectic mix of trinkets and vintage finds

Maximilian Hurd

Look no further than designer Max Hurd’s opulent Instagram account for a masterclass in maximalism. The self-confessed dandy has left no corner of his London pad unadorned, with trinkets, objets and supersized artworks dripping from every jewel-toned wall, which he co-designed with long-term collaborator Benedict Foley. Follow him for one big, dazzling smorgasbord of clashing prints and vintage finds that reference everything from Oscar Wilde to Brazilian bordellos. @maximilianhurd

  • LA DOUBLEJ
    Small Pillar gold-plated porcelain vase
    $650.00
  • LA DOUBLEJ
    Large floral-print linen tablecloth
    $490.00
  • LOEWE PERFUMES
    Beetroot scented candle, 350g
    $160.00
  • GINORI 1735
    Antico Doccia porcelain espresso cup
    $110.00

Barlow & Barlow

Barlow & Barlow design studio has a knack for trailblazing a trend – just look at one of its recent projects, Kin House, for proof. The Fermoie fabric-wrapped bath and blush pink, squiggle-tiled bathroom (which recently lit up social media) is just the tip of the iceberg in this vast portfolio of playful designs – all with viral potential. Follow for a masterclass on how to pull off florals, scallops and pelmets without things getting too chintzy. @barlowandbarlow

Marvel at @barlowandbarlow’s surrealist pink bathroom at Kin House and more of the studio’s trailblazing interiors
Sarah Brown Interiors creates quirky yet comfortable spaces that are infused with color, personality and charm

Sarah Brown Interiors

Color enthusiasts, pay close attention. West London-based interior designer Sarah Brown has a talent for creating wonderfully decorative rooms – that happen to also be lovely and livable. Her approach often includes bespoke joinery and a glorious assortment of patterned textiles, artwork and unexpected color combinations. From elegant London townhouses to stylish US homes across the Atlantic, her projects are full of clever details and personality, without ever sacrificing comfort. @sarahbrowninteriors

  • LA DOUBLEJ
    Floral-printed fringed-trimmed cushion
    $330.00
  • TEKLA
    Striped organic cotton-percale queen duvet cover
    $440.00
  • LA DOUBLEJ
    + Beto Val gold-plated porcelain ashtray
    $490.00
  • LA DOUBLEJ
    Set of two gold-plated porcelain espresso cups and saucers
    $200.00

Pieces

This thoroughly eclectic curation of interiors, arts and culture is the antidote to any scroll slump you may find yourself in. From David Hockney’s Crayola-colored LA bungalow to chef Laila Gohar’s airy New York loft, Pieces has collected beautiful rooms around the world and created the ultimate interiors mood board. @pieceslondon_

@pieceslondon_ is a delicious curation of interiors, arts and culture from around the world