bookshelf wealth noun [U]
/ˌbʊk.ʃelf ˈwelθ/
an interior design trend where someone has bookshelves in their home that are filled with books and other objects they genuinely love, rather than displaying these things in order to look clever or stylish

There’s a brand new trend popping up on TikTok known as “bookshelf wealth” – but according to design professionals, it’s not a trend at all. Many interior design experts have suggested that “bookshelf wealth” actually encourages the opposite of trend-led behaviour. Bookshelf wealth is all about playing the long game when it comes to filling your home up with beautiful pieces that you really treasure, that mean something to you, and that you’ve collected over the years.
[idealhome.co.uk, 29 January 2024]

beautility noun [U]
UK /bjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti/ US /bjuːˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
a way of decorating and furnishing your home so that everything in it looks practical and useful as well as beautiful, with no extra or unnecessary decoration

Beautility, aka “beautiful utility”, is precisely what the (house) doctor ordered for 2024. Forget adding a floral flounce to the couch and scrap the scalloped edges on everything from lampshades to rugs, because beautility is the functional, absolutely no-frills aesthetic we all need right now.
[The Sunday Times, 31 December 2023]

loud luxury noun [U]
UK /ˌlaʊd ˈlʌk.ʃᵊr.i/ US /ˌlaʊd ˈlʌk.ʃɚ.i/
a style of dressing or decorating your home where your clothes, furniture etc. attract a lot of attention and look very expensive

The meat of loud luxury is in the details and has been all over the Spring 2024 runways. It’s in the bright colors of the Chanel show. It’s in the crazy intense silhouettes from the Rahul Mishra show. It’s in the metals and golds, and jewels in the Ronald van der Kemp collection. Loud luxury is everywhere you look.
[scadmanor.com, 7 February 2024]

See also quiet luxury

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