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something unexpected

we are, perhaps quite understandably, a bit wary of an interiors trend that surfaces from social media. However, there’s a recent export from TikTok that seems like it may be impossible to ignore in the design landscape.

You may have already heard of the ‘unexpected red theory’ – a term coined by TikTok user Taylor Simon to describe the concept that a seemingly random injection of red into a room will make it look more elevated. It’s not an entirely new concept, but it seems to have coincided with a mood in design

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