Online design platform Houzz has tallied the search insights from its users, and says it has identified the biggest rising UK design trends of 2026, which includes moveable kitchen islands, appliance garages and traditional-style bedrooms.
Houzz collected its data by examining the year-on-year search growth for specific terms from users on its platform between January to March 2025 and the same period in 2026.
According to Houzz, which boasts more than 70,000 users, the biggest search increase in its UK Houzz Emerging Trends Report for 2026 was for “moveable kitchen island”, which has seen an astounding year-on-year rise of 838%.
In fact, some of the biggest search increases were for other design ideas related to kitchen zoning and layout planning, with “appliance garage” seeing an increase of 452%, “freestanding kitchen” growing by 271%, and searches for “kitchen bar” increasing by 167% as well.
Searches for “walk-in pantry” were also up by 63%, according to Houzz, with “kitchen coffee bar” searches also rising by 29% year-on-year.
Houzz also says it has seen significant increases in topics related to spatial optimisation. Searches for “under stairs pantry” are said to have increased by 275% this year, with “hidden utility” also up by 193%, and searches for “under stairs bar” rising by 174%.
Looking at bathroom design, Houzz says that user searches for “accessible bathroom” have risen by 408% compared with 2025. Specifically, “shower with seat” searches are up by 84%, “walk-in shower” searches rose by 37%, and searches for “wet room” also increased by a modest 19%.
Houzz also noticed a rise in wellness-inspired design elements, with searches for “meditation room” up by 330%. Other wellness related searches that saw a significant boost include “bathroom sauna” (up 113%), “garden sauna” (106%), “steam room” (94%) and “outdoor shower” (83%).
In bedrooms, Houzz says it has also observed a notable rise in period or classical style designs. Searches for “traditional bedroom” have risen by a surprising 307% since 2025, with “period bathroom” requests also up by 291%, and searches for “modern shaker kitchen” also seeing a year-on-year increase of 56%.
Outside of the KBB design space, Houzz also highlighted a notable increase in user searches for reading retreats within the home. Astoundingly, searches for “alcove bookcase” rose by 760% between 2025 and 2026, with “small library” searches also rising by 317%.
