You’ll want rooms that feel unapologetically vivid yet curated, where jewel-toned sofas meet oversized botanicals and layered rugs add tactile warmth. Think bold wallpapered accent walls, mixed-scale patterns, and a repainted vintage piece for instant personality. Subtle anchors—like a single neutral or gilded mirror—keep the look coherent. Stick around to see 27 practical ways to bring that spirited, spring-forward maximalism into your home.
Embrace Jewel-Toned Upholstery for Sofas and Chairs
Swap out beige for bold: upholster sofas and chairs in jewel tones—emerald, sapphire, amethyst, and ruby—to anchor a maximalist spring scheme with instant polish.
You’ll pick velvet upholstery for tactile depth, mixing jewel palettes across seating and cushions.
Don’t be shy: contrast glossy brass legs, sculptural throws, and layered textures so your room feels liberated, confident, and vividly yours.
Layer Large-Scale Floral Wallpaper on an Accent Wall
Create a Saturated Monochrome Living Room
Lean into a single, saturated hue and let it do the heavy lifting: paint walls, ceiling, and trim in a deep, confident color, then echo that tone across upholstery, rugs, and accessories for a cohesive, immersive look.
You’ll curate bold monochrome art, layer metallics and textured throws, and use tonal lighting to sculpt mood. Embrace fearless color for a liberated, gallery-like living room.
Mix Large, Medium, and Small Patterns on Textiles
Start by layering patterns at different scales so your eye always has somewhere to land: pair a bold, large-scale motif on a statement sofa with medium-repeat cushions and small, detailed throws or pillows to create rhythm without chaos.
You’ll play scale contrast and motif repetition to guide focus, mixing textures and spirited colors so your space feels adventurous, curated, and free.
Add a Statement Vintage Piece Repainted in Bold Color
After you’ve balanced pattern scales, bring in a single vintage piece repainted in a bold hue to anchor the room and amplify the maximalist mood. You’ll pick an iconic vintage silhouette, strip and prep it, then finish in high-gloss bold lacquer for impact. It becomes a liberated focal point, mixing history with modern audacity and letting your space feel unapologetically joyful.
Use Metallic Brass and Gilt Accents for Luxe Punctuation
Introduce metallic brass and gilt accents to punctuate your maximalist scheme with instant luxe — they catch the eye, warm the palette, and tie disparate patterns together.
You’ll slip brass trimmings onto mirrors, shelves, and textiles for subtle shine, then craft gilt vignettes with frames, trays, and objet d’art.
Keep compositions playful yet curated so your space feels free, bold, and polished.
Hang a Sculptural Statement Chandelier as a Focal Jewel
Evoking both art and architecture, a sculptural statement chandelier anchors your maximalist room like a jeweled crown — you’ll want something that reads as sculpture from every angle and throws light like theater.
Choose sculptural lighting that doubles as a focal jewel, mixing bold color, unexpected materials, and layered bulbs. You’ll command the room and invite playful, liberated gatherings beneath it.
Wallpaper the Ceiling With a Vibrant Botanical Print
Flip the script on conventional decor and paper your ceiling with a bold botanical print to crown the room in unexpected drama. You’ll embrace a tropical mural overhead, expanding the view and inviting joy.
Mix large-scale leaves with delicate ceiling stencils for texture, pair with liberated furnishings, and choose vivid inks so your ceiling feels like a liberated canopy — daring, lush, and utterly you.
Combine Deep Plums With Soft Pastels for High Contrast
When you pair deep plum with soft pastels, you get a striking, modern tension that feels both luxurious and unexpectedly fresh.
You’ll use Plum Pastel accents—velvet cushions, art, a statement rug—against airy mint, blush, and lemon. These Contrast Pairings let you play bold without constraint: layer textures, anchor with metallics, and let color-blocked vignettes sing confident, liberated style.
Arrange Tall Plant Groupings for Vertical Drama
After you’ve balanced deep plum with soft pastels, bring the eye upward by grouping tall plants to add instant vertical drama and sculptural rhythm to the room. You’ll create a vertical terrarium vibe with staggered heights, dramatic pots, and trailing vines.
Place bold specimens near windows or craft a stairwell oasis to amplify scale, movement, and carefree, liberated energy.
Layer Rugs of Different Sizes and Patterns
Layering rugs lets you anchor a maximalist room while dialing up texture and pattern without overwhelming the space.
You’ll mix a bold top rug with a patterned underlay, play with scale, and embrace offset borders to keep things lively.
Choose contrasting colors and textures, stagger placement for movement, and let the layered rugs define cozy zones that feel bold and free.
Build a Curated Gallery Wall With Eclectic Frames
Rugs set the stage, but your walls are where personality truly sings—so gather an eclectic mix of frames and make a gallery wall that looks curated rather than contrived.
You’ll mix vintage wood, glossy metals and pieces with foil matting, arrange them in an intentional asymmetrical layout, and balance bold art, prints and found objects so each element feels free, fearless and visually alive.
Style Open Shelving With Themed Collections
When you style open shelving, think of each shelf as a mini-installation tied together by a clear theme—botanical, coastal, vintage apothecary—so every grouping reads as intentional rather than tossed-on. Curate themed ceramics, artful books, woven baskets and sculptural plants to create seasonal vignettes that shift with your mood. Mix heights, negative space and bold color to keep displays free, lively and unapologetically you.
Introduce Colored Glass Pendants and Lamps
Brighten up a room with colored glass pendants and lamps that act like wearable jewelry for your space—tinted mouths of light that give instant mood and sculptural interest.
You’ll hang tinted pendants in clusters, mixing heights and hues for bold silhouettes. Pair with artisanal blown lamps on consoles to cast warm pools of color, creating a liberated, gallery-like atmosphere you actually want to live in.
Create a Maximalist Tablescape With Pattern Stacking
You’ve layered pillows to build texture and attitude—now bring that same fearless eye to the table by stacking patterns like a pro. Embrace Pattern Play with bold napkins, mismatched plates and graphic chargers; keep colors cohesive.
Anchor the look with Layered Centerpieces—stacked vases, sculptural fruit bowls, contrasting runners—so every place setting feels like a liberated, curated moment.
Use Curved and Organic Furniture Silhouettes
When you mix sinuous silhouettes into a maximalist room, the space instantly softens and feels more intentional—think rounded sofas, pebble-shaped coffee tables, and chairs with embracing, organic backs.
You’ll gravitate toward curved silhouettes and organic forms that invite lounging, puncture angular clutter, and let bold color play freely. Choose sculptural pieces that feel liberated, tactile, and unapologetically joyful.
Display Oversized Faux Floral Arrangements Permanently
Bring oversized faux florals into permanent view and watch a maximalist room bloom year-round—these larger-than-life stems anchor color, scale, and texture without the upkeep of fresh flowers.
You’ll lean into permanent stemwork and oversized greenery to craft bold focal points, tucking them into sculptural vases, wall mounts, or ceiling installations.
They’re effortless, rebellious, and liberating décor that keeps the room vivid.
Zone an Open Plan With Mismatched Seating Areas
Break your open plan into purposeful pockets that read like curated vignettes—mix a plush velvet settee with a rattan daybed, tuck a sculptural armchair under a pendant, and anchor each zone with its own rug and lighting so the mismatched pieces feel intentional, not chaotic.
Guide traffic flow with staggered seating, use bold visual anchors, and let eclectic contrasts create liberated, photographed-ready moments.
Incorporate Upcycled and Artisanal Heirloom Objects
After you’ve carved the room into lived-in vignettes, anchor each pocket with upcycled and artisanal heirlooms that tell a story—think a weathered teak trunk repurposed as a coffee table, hand-stitched textiles draped over the rattan daybed, or a blown-glass lamp rescued from a flea market. You’ll mix heirloom mosaics and upcycled tapestries, curate tactile finds, and let bold patterns breathe.
Anchor Bold Schemes With One Grounded Neutral Element
While bold prints, saturated hues, and layered textures make a maximalist room sing, you’ll want a single grounded neutral to stop the energy from running wild — a linen sofa, a matte plaster wall, or a wide-plank oak floor will do the job.
Choose one grounding greige or anchoring charcoal anchor piece to balance exuberant color, letting your fearless patterns breathe without feeling chaotic.
Add Small Accent Lights and Candles for Intimacy
Once you’ve grounded the room with a greige sofa or charcoal plaster wall, soften that high-voltage aesthetic by layering small accent lights and candles that sculpt the mood. You’ll add soft luminaires—table sconces, stringed micro-pendants—and arrange candle clusters on trays and books. Mix metallic holders and amber glass for warmth, letting light carve textures and invite relaxed, liberated evenings.
Paint Built-Ins or Shelves in a Saturated Hue
Push color into the architecture—paint your built-ins or shelves in a saturated hue to give the room instant couture-level attitude. You’ll pick a high gloss finish for punch, letting saturated pigment bounce light and frame objects.
Use contrast backs or a hidden spice trim to surprise the eye. It’s bold, freeing, and instantly elevates everyday storage into art that speaks.
Use Botanical Prints in Soft Furnishings and Curtains
After you’ve painted built-ins in a daring hue, soften the room’s edges with botanical prints on cushions, throws, and curtains to balance bold architecture with organic rhythm. You’ll mix a tropical motif with elegant botanical toile for contrast, pairing oversized palms and delicate florals.
Layer prints confidently, pick lively palettes, and let curtains frame windows like flourishing canvases that free your space.
Rotate Seasonal Textiles for Fresh Spring Updates
When you swap heavy winter linens for lighter, brighter textiles, your room instantly breathes—so rotate throws, rugs, and pillow covers seasonally to refresh mood and scale. Embrace bold patterns and airy fabrics; rotate throws into focal spots, swap curtains for sheer, color-popping panels, and mix lively prints confidently.
You’ll create a liberated, curated vibe that feels fresh each spring.
Layer Textures—Woven Fibers, Terracotta, and Wood
Layer in woven fibers, terracotta, and warm woods to give your spring maximalist scheme depth and tactile drama. You’ll love Woven contrasts—bamboo rugs, rope baskets, chunky throws—paired with Terracotta textures like matte planters and hand-scored pots. Mix polished wood surfaces and raw grain for balance. The result feels bold, free, and intentionally layered, inviting touch and effortless, sunlit energy.
Curate a Color-Packed Entryway to Set the Tone
Move the tactile energy from woven fibers and terracotta into your entryway by staging a color-packed welcome that announces your style the moment the door opens.
You’ll pick a bold color palette, layer an eclectic rug, sculptural planter, and a graphic welcome mat.
Keep sightlines lively but intentional, choosing pieces that feel free, adventurous, and unmistakably yours—an instant mood setter.