Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Mid-Century Living Room Holds the Secret to Fall's Coziest Trend – A Fresh Way to Add Texture
Step inside the couple's Beverly Hills home, where texture is by far the loudest voice – and experts say it's gaining popularity this season
What's one guaranteed way to make your home feel more luxurious? Add texture. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's Beverly Hills home is the perfect demonstration of just how much impact this seemingly small detail can create in a space.
The couple's mid-century modern living room is the brainchild of designer Jake Arnold, combining curved silhouettes, natural materials, and sumptuous fabrics for a cocooning finish. It's stunning. By combining materials that 'shouldn't go together (velvet, brass, marble, linen, boucle, and slubby cotton) Jake creates a space that is full of visual interest.
Furthermore, Chrissy and John's rich look is only growing in popularity in Autumn/Winter 2026. Deemed a 'texture scheme' or 'texturemaxxing,' by interior designers, it's one of the biggest focuses of interior trends this season. Luckily, it's easy to apply the look in any home.
The popularity of the look ties in with the larger shift towards nostalgia in modern interiors.
Laura Rich, interior designer at Furniturebox, explains: 'We’re consuming a lot in our everyday lives, with digital fatigue, stress and burnout, and general over-consumption where we feel exhausted and in need of some real escape from everything.'
'With the cost of living crisis adding another layer, we need our homes to be a real safe space where we can actually relax and feel at home,' she continues. 'The autumn/winter interior design trends are all about emotional safety, whether it’s in nostalgic elements, comfortable colours, texturemaxxing, tactile and natural materials; we’re amalgamating everything that brings us comfort in our lives.'
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No matter your budget, adding texture is one of the lowest-lift ways to elevate your home. Loosely inspired by Chrissy and John's home, here are our editors' picks of furnishings to tap into the 'texturemaxxing' trend.
This marble and brass lamp looks like a designer piece, but it's quietly hiding at T.J. Maxx. The elevated materials and casually luxurious shape give it real presence.
With a classic roll-arm silhouette, this slipcover sofa is so convenient for busy households but it also comes in a range of fabrics from chenille to velvet and boucle, so you can lean into your texture of choice. I love using a velvet sofa against hard natural materials for a true luxe look.
Boucle is an easy choice for adding depth to a room if you're apprehensive about texture. This spherical cushion brings extra interest with its alluring curves.
Handwoven from jute and wool with a deep pile, this rug will bring a comforting texture under-foot. The color palette is relatively neutral, so its a great pick if you want to go light on color but big on impact.
Crafted from premium magnesium oxide, this table is both sturdy and lightweight, making it a practical choice for everyday living. Its smooth surface features a refined faux marble finish that commands attention.
The green hue and glossy finish are the perfect final touch for a textural living room. Less-functional shaped pieces like this lend an intentional and elevated feel to any space.
So, what's the best way to tap into this trend? As Chrissy and John's living room demonstrates, this look is really about incorporating just as many textures as possible. You want everything in the room to be made of something different.
Laura states: 'Touchable, sensory fabrics like wool, faux fur, bouclé, and velvet, we can expect to see everywhere. They look and feel warm, and we’ll see nature‑inspired animal and forest motifs everywhere. We can expect to see these natural textures, botanicals, carved wood, and artisan textiles layered in the home, but done so intentionally.'
Layering is the name of the game, and it doesn't show any signs of slowing.
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