There's nothing like winter to make your interiors feel dull and boring. You're stuck inside for months, there's little sunlight, and every available surface probably has a bulky throw covering it.

Much like a spring clean, taking a careful look at your interiors and introducing some subtle changes can make a big difference to how you feel at home.

If you're keen to give your home a refresh before the warmer months, we spoke to Shona McElroy, principal at Smac Studio, about the hottest trends emerging in the world of interiors.

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What lies beneath

When it comes to styling our homes, we carefully consider what we put on the walls, we curate every available surface, but often the last place we look is down.

For McElroy, introducing bold patterns onto your floors is the way to go.

"Patterned floors are bringing a strong, interesting vibe to entrances and kitchens," she says.

If you need more convincing, McElroy feels so strongly about this trend that she's released her own rug collection filled with rich, bold patterns.

Think straight

Curves have been all the rage for years now, but McElroy thinks we're going to see a turn towards geometry in interiors.

"There's a move towards clean lines and geometric shapes in kitchen islands and internal spaces like walls and ceilings," she says. "There's a minimalist, Barcelona pavilion feel around."

Livin' in the '70s

Every few years a certain decade return for a resurgence, and this time it's the 1970s.

"Cool elements of '70s design are back, including glass bricks, sunken conversation pits and dark walnut in joinery," McElroy says.

Stay on theme

Rather than carefully curated colour palettes, McElroy is seeing people styling with an overarching theme or colour in mind.

"We're seeing all-encompassing themes in homes, for example a whole room done in shades of white from walls to furniture," she says.

Make it shine

Matte surfaces have dominated interiors for years, but now it's time for hi-gloss to make its shiny and much-anticipated return.

"Hi-gloss is making a mark in both timber and colour," McElroy says. "There's a fair bit of shiny aquamarine Yves Klein Blue around."

Not a mismatch

Forget about matchy-matchy metals, McElroy is seeing a rise in different types of metals being used together.

"Mismatching metals in hardware, such as taps and handles, is gaining traction," she says. "This could be teaming chrome and brass or opting for a different combination."