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27 Pieces for Embracing Dopamine Décor | The Maximalist’s Guide to Homeware
By Sophie Carter - 17th June 2025
It is no surprise to most that our environment greatly affects our emotions and brain chemistry. There's a clear reason why we often feel happiest at home, surrounded by our favourite furniture, colours, and home décor pieces. The science behind home decoration dictates that adding colours, textures, themes, and trinkets that have a clear emphasis on our own personal pleasure is more important for boosting happiness than aiming for fashionable aesthetics. We've shared a wealth of helpful tips, tricks, and fun additions to help boost the oxytocin in your space and allow you to live out your maximalist dreams without doing a full redecoration. After all, everybody loves to live among accessories that spark joy and decorative pieces that give a nod to nostalgia!
What is dopamine décor?
Dopamine décor is a relatively modern interior design trend that focuses on bright shades, exciting textures, bold silhouettes, and brave design and colour combinations. With a heavy emphasis on selecting homeware pieces that reflect your personal style and identity, every aspect of maximalism and dopamine decorating is aimed at boosting serotonin in the owner of the space.
What are some big maximalist home décor trends for 2025?
Playing with prints
When it comes to maximalism, wall art and prints are a great way to add a fun flourish to a space without having to make any permanent changes. If bright colours are your thing, add a large, colourful print to your wall to tie in lots of desired shades. If you're a lover of typography, a bold-type poster with quirky messaging is a lively and unique way to add character.
Celebrating the sea
Come spring/summer, anything remotely nautical is usually a big trend, year-on-year. While 2025 is no exception, sea-themed accessories may take on a softer edge for this season. With a heavy focus on shells, sealife, and oceanic shades, this year's dose of seaside paraphernalia draws on the nostalgia of holiday gift shops and memorabilia, meaning that dopamine hit is still there, it may just take on a softer, more subtle hue.
Floral flourishes
While florals are often embraced in many homeware trends, this year the impact of melding bright bouquets with pastel petals on walls, prints, soft furnishings, and accessories is bigger than ever. The perfect way to add a splash of spring/summer colour, placing florals in your finishings makes it easy to add texture and intrigue to a neutral space.
Embracing eccentricity
Despite being the hardest to execute if you're usually a fan of neutrals, slipping in some eccentric details can make all the difference when it comes to adding a dopamine hit to your space. Consider colour blocking rooms, colour drenching walls, and incorporating bold, vivid wallpapers, wall art, and textures that clash.
Fruit and food fancies
Perhaps the biggest, boldest trend for 2025 is the introduction of fun food and zesty fruit flourishes. From useful kitchen gadgets shaped like vegetables, to stunning colourful home accessories adorned with fancy floral prints, a foodie maximalist will be in their element with this trend.
The perfect pieces for embracing the fruity trend:
How can I add dopamine décor to my kitchen?
The kitchen is a great place to add a dopamine hit to your décor, as it's not a space typically associated with calm or relaxation. Kitchens are often busy and full of life, so why not add a little extra eccentricity to the space for even more fun?
If you're keen to start with wall colour, consider playful pops like lemon yellow, tomato red, or leafy green - all colours that play into a fresh food trend. If your base is a plain white wall and you want to keep it that way, there is no reason why you can't add in a dopamine dose through accessories and utensils. Consider some quirky crockery like this Gurgly Mini Pink Glug Jug for use as either a vase or a vessel for filling with bright utensils. Continuing with the animal theme, this Lobster Cork Bottle Stopper is perfect for sitting on a shelf or adorning the neck of your favourite bottle for a playful pop of colour.
While print or colour clashing is a great maximalist design tool, there's no rule against making everything match in both your kitchen and dining space. If lemons or other vibrant fruits appear across your kitchen, why not add some funky matching place mats or coasters to your dining table? This Set of 4 Ciao Bella Beaded Coasters has texture, colour, and playful print in abundance, making it perfect for your dining space.
If you're the sort of person who loves to have their mug collection proudly on display, you'll want to be sure you're hitting some maximalist style goals when it comes to adding to that collection. For fancy florals and pretty pastels combined, this Retro Floral Yellow and Pink Ceramic Mug is the perfect choice.
One of the best ways to add vibrancy and typography in one easy piece is with a quirky poster. Consider pieces with ties to food or drink for a kitchen - the funnier the better - for a great focal point for guests as they walk into your fun, maximalist kitchen. This Lune Club Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Cheese Unframed A3 Print is ideal for those known for cracking out the cheeseboard at any hosting opportunity.
What can I add to my living room for a maximalist finish?
The lounge or living room is a great place to experiment with tones and textures when creating a maximalist space. Most living rooms are taken up largely by soft-textured furniture like sofas or chairs. This allows for more sharp, bold textures to be easily interspersed, creating a strong juxtaposition, and a wonderful starting point for dopamine décor.
If your walls are one tone, neutral, or largely bare, add several splashes of colour in one hit with a stunning print such as this Garden Flowers A3 Print by Norfolk artist Jenna Crush. Featuring florals in a variety of textures and shades, this print will liven up any wall space and bring the floral trend to life in the heart of your living room.
Another great way to add a natural finish to a bright, maximalist living room, is through flowers themselves. Consider dried flowers as an alternative to fresh, as they tend to be brighter in colour, stronger in texture, and last a whole lot longer. Pop your favourite bunch in our Pink and Yellow Embossed Cherry Ceramic Vase to incorporate both the floral and fruit theme in one hit.
A colourful coffee table book is an inexpensive and simple way to add some intrigue to a space. If you're not looking to make any permanent changes but you'd love to add some detail, this Plant House Book is packed with ideas for increasing the green details in your home. It also has a stunning front cover full of bright shades, making it ideal for becoming a focal point of your coffee table.
For smaller maximalist details, consider candles in pretty jars like this Paddywax Misted Lime Peacock Ceramic Candle, or a quirky candle holder like this Casa Verde Leela Spring Green Glass Candlestick Holder. The green glass will provide depth to a space while also adding a splash of colour, lighting up your room in the perfect cosy yet colourful way.
How can I create a dopamine decorated bedroom?
While many like a calming sleep space, you don't have to stick to pastels or neutrals to make your bedroom cosy and relaxing. A few pops of bright colour can transform a chilled-out space and add delicate doses of your personality without going overboard. Sleep-themed prints like this Nephthys Illustrated Bonne Nuit Ma Cherie A3 Print add a soothing message but in a fun, quirky colour palette, making it stand out on your walls with a playful finish.
Never feel afraid to add flowers or plants to a sleep space, either. Even if you're not opting for a maximalist plant or floral, the textures and tones they add can fill empty space and make it feel much more homely. Our Raspberry Ripple Dried Flower Bouquet is the perfect arrangement for a bedroom, as it's lower maintenance, looks stunning on a bedside or dressing table, and incorporates many shades of pink, which studies show is a colour that can actually aid sleep and instantly improve a person's mood.
For a more faux-flowery finish, consider floral-printed accessories or decorations to add colour, depth, and texture. Our Embroidered Flower Square Travel Jewellery Case in Pink is bright, cheerful, and practical, too. If you're an avid jewellery collector, simply fill the many interior compartments with your favourite pieces and keep them tucked away safely. This cute case will easily add a pop of playful pink to your bedroom when placed on a dressing or bedside table.
How can I embrace dopamine decor in my kid’s bedroom?
Most children adore bright colours, fun textures, and playful motifs, so it'll never be difficult to add these into their sleep space. Once they've reached toddler age or beyond, adding some fun accessories and decorations to their room is a great idea for making the space feel more them. As children's brains are more hard-wired to decorate with their own joy in mind, why not let them take the lead on choosing pieces to accessorise their maximalist bedroom? They're bound to choose some fun pieces that really light up their brains whenever they step into their room.
If they need a helping hand choosing, however, stick to a theme or style you know they love. If they're mad about animals, it'll never be too difficult to decorate their space, as so many children's decor accessories feature cool creatures of some variety. With wall art like this Nephthys Illustrated See You Later Alligator A4 Print or this SimplyExtraJordanary Yee-Haw Cowboy Cheetah A3 Print, you can easily add an animal accessory with a difference. They'll find these prints fun, engaging, and great for livening up a plain wall.
The same goes for mirrors or other wall decorations. You can still add a dopamine touch to a room even if the product doesn't have a lot of colour. A unique mirror such as this Sass & Belle Gold Sunburst Mirror is perfect for reflecting light and bouncing the colour of the room even further. Even better if it's child-height, as they'll love having a little peek at themselves in it, too!
For dino-lovers, accessorising a bedroom with a maximalist spin is easy. Many dinosaur-themed accessories incorporate colour, texture, and fun with ease. Our Yellow Triceratops Dinosaur Planter adds a splash of bright buttercream and can easily be filled with a leafy plant or hardy succulent, making slightly older kids feel like they've got a really special, grown-up space.
Finally, nothing adds character and fun to a room like the joy of Jellycat. Whether used as cushions, shelf accessories or bed decorations, these cuddly, plushy pals are perfect for incorporating fruit, food, animal, or sport themes to a bedroom destined for a child. Check out our collection of cute, Jellycat cuddly toys to find the perfect plush for your little one.
How can I embrace the maximalist homeware trend on a budget?
There are so many ways to add a dash of dopamine décor to your space without breaking the bank. Whether you're shying away from painting walls or adding big-ticket items like furniture because you don't want to go too crazy on maximalism, adding small token accessories is a great way to still partake in the trend.
For the kitchen, consider small details like utensils, drinkware, or tableware for pops of colour and character. This Sass & Belle Chilli Salt and Pepper Shaker Set is small, purse-friendly, and an adorable dose of fun to add to a table. If you're gifting a dopamine-themed item to a friend and want to ensure they're injecting colour into their home at the same time, this Sass & Belle Ceramic Lemon Mug or Lemon Cork Bottle Stopper provides the perfect zesty splash.
Coffee-table accessories or shelf decorations should never be sniffed at, either, as they're a great inexpensive way to add your personality to small pockets of space around your home. If you're an ocean lover, consider a quirky candle like this Sea Urchin Lavender Ceramic Candle for pretty colour, fun texture, and a sensational scent.
As mentioned above, adding some bright flowers or dried florals to a fun vase is ideal for livening a space and adding a touch of intrigue. This Tiny Ceramic House Bud Vase may be small but it's a sweet way of making your house feel more like a home while also adding a pop of colour and fun.
If you're brimming with ideas but you're still unsure where to begin with adding a maximalist touch to your space, consider starting with a neutral base. White or pale pastel walls will be calling out for colourful prints, whimsical wallpaper, or bold and beautiful furtniture pieces. Once you've ticked off the bigger bits, the ideas for smaller pieces will just come to you. The best advice we can give for adding a dash of dopamine to your space is to tear up the interior design rule book, leave rigid design rules behind, and go with the accessories and decorations that truly spark joy. We're confident that we've given enough ideas to get your brain ticking, and we're sure that, like us, once you begin to play with colour and texture, you'll not be able to stop.
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