It may be the quiet achiever of the social media realm, but with an active user base of 250 million users pinning 175 billion ideas across three billion boards, Pinterest is one of the most influential visual platforms on the planet. 

One of the happier corners of the internet in an increasingly darker cyber landscape, the platform draws its viewers down the rabbithole, enticing its them to harness inspiration, ideas, dreams, creativity and self-improvement.

Annually, the site releases their 100 trends for the upcoming year covering lifestyle areas including travel, health, hobbies, food, home, beauty, style and parenting. The data is pulled from its user base and looks at both new and accelerating trends—in other words, the ideas and 'inspo' its 250 million users are viewing the most. Pinterest's 100 is a guide to what we want to be seeing, doing, wearing and eating in 2019. 

Below we take a look at some of the Home ideas that are expected to be popular amongst its users this year, and for the full list head to Pinterest....just be careful not to fall down that Pinterest rabbit hole...

Keen as mustard
Bright and bold, be brave and go huge with a massive mustard yellow wall or for the less adventurous, try pops of the sunny hue throughout your home (Searches for mustard yellow +45%)

It's getting hot in here

If it seemed like every room on The Block had a fireplace, there's a reason for it. From ornate period fireplaces to the sleek and contemporary, our yearning for a crackling fire is heating up (Searches for contemporary fireplace +763%)

Havin' a yarn
You can probably thank the boho style for macrame wall hangings and planters and this year, we'll be getting all wrapped up in yarn art (Searches for textile art +1718%)

Geo joy

If you’re angling for a wall refresh, try painting colorful geometric shapes. (Searches for geometric paint +225%) 

#tinspo
Give your room some vintage style: from backsplashes to wallpaper, tin is in! (Searches for tin interiors +563%)

Cactus ain't cactus
Easy to maintain for even the most enthusiastic plant killers out there, celebrate any occasion with well-composed succulents. (Searches for cactus arrangements +235%)

How does your garden grow?
Popular with apartment/balcony dwellers, the vertical garden garden has been gaining traction since the whole plant hobby thing exploded a few years back. So if you're running out of room on the ground/floor/shelves, the only way is up.... (Searches for vertical gardens +287%)

The Great Cover-up

It's the best of both worlds: the texture of timber and the beauty of vintage tiles. If your floorboards are looking a bit ratty but you can't bear to rip them out (or install a whole new floor), give them a fresh new look with some mosaic tile stencils (Searches for painted floor tiles +1276%)

The bold and the beautiful

We've been huge fans of big, bold printed wallpaper for a minute now,  but as we see more and more stunning examples, we just need to take the next step and actually do it ourselves. (Searches for bold print wallpaper +401%)

It's only natural
All the perks of a swimming pool, and none of that chlorine eye-sting. And how gorgeous are they? (Searches for natural swimming pools +262%)

All images via Pinterest