Learn how to add layers of moodiness and warmth through lighting and home decor with the castle core trend.
Castle Core
This Season’s Most Enchanting Design Trend
This season, interiors are taking a bold, romantic turn with Castle Core, a trend rooted in medieval grandeur, layered textures, and a sense of timeless permanence. Think heavy stone, velvet drapes, wrought iron, candlelight, and warm flickers of gold, translated into modern living with sophistication and restraint. At its heart, Castle Core isn’t about living in a literal fortress. It’s about capturing the drama, mood, and coziness of heritage architecture and reinterpreting it for today’s homes.
Castle Core in Lighting
Lighting is where Castle Core truly comes alive. This aesthetic thrives on atmosphere: moody pools of illumination, dramatic silhouettes, and fixtures that double as sculptural statements. At EL Design, our curated brands offer Castle Core interpretations that blend history with modern artistry.
DCW Éditions
DCW Éditions’ In the Tube fixtures, with their bold cylindrical forms and golden mesh interiors, recall the mysterious glow of castle corridors while feeling strikingly modern.
Marset
Marset’s Ginger Collection reimagines medieval torchlight through pressed wood and metal shades, creating pools of warmth that feel inviting and grounded.
Tom Dixon
Tom Dixon brings the flair of the UK with reflective finishes in collections like Melt, echoing the grandeur of gilded halls.
Louis Poulsen
Louis Poulsen’s VL Ring Crown chandeliers bring regal symmetry with a contemporary polish, perfect for dining rooms that call for quiet drama.
Santa & Cole
Santa & Cole’s Cirio Collection, modular by nature, mimics the rhythm of candlelit chapels, warm, inviting, and endlessly customizable.
Castle Core in Home Decor
Beyond lighting, Castle Core shows up in richly textured upholstery, statement-making furniture, and accent pieces that ground a room with historical weight. Arterior's velvet-clad sofas and iconic lounge chairs are available in an array of rich jewel tones and warm earthy shades. Audo Copenhagen’s Interconnect Candle Holder is a Castle Core dream piece. It’s sculptural, bold, and dramatic, almost like modern-day candelabra art.
Arteriors
Arterior's Turner Sofa and Lovell chair are available in an array of rich jewel tones and warm earthy shades.
Audo Copenhagen
Audo Copenhagen’s Interconnect Candle Holder is a Castle Core dream piece. It’s sculptural, bold, and dramatic, almost like modern-day candelabra art.
Bringing the Trend Home
Castle Core doesn’t require a turret or stone walls. It’s about embracing layered mood, introducing warm, golden light, sculptural fixtures, and furniture that feels both timeless and dramatic. Whether through a statement chandelier over a dining table or a velvet chair set against a moody wall, Castle Core lets you create a home that feels rooted, romantic, and ready for fall.
At EL Design, our award-winning showroom is curated to help you interpret this trend for your own projects. Step inside, explore, and let the glow of Castle Core inspire your next masterpiece.