New Year, New Décor: Home Design Trends for 2025
As we welcome 2025, we're looking at what interior design experts forecast to trend in home design and décor. This year, it's all about creating spaces that reflect individuality and embrace comfort and sustainability as their foundation.
From rich, moody earth tones to dynamic patterns and textures, it's all about creating spaces that feel both personal and timeless.
Moody Earth Tones
Fashion and interior design often influence each other, and 2025 is no exception. This year, trends in both industries are moving toward bold colors and a celebration of individuality.
Rich tones like chocolate, burgundy, indigo, and deep green are expected to dominate color palettes this year. People are shifting away from all-white interiors and moving towards shades that evoke a feeling of coziness and safety.
We’re also seeing darker wood used for ceiling beams, trim, millwork, wall paneling, posts, and cabinetry to add architectural warmth throughout the home. These deeper tones bring depth and a refined richness that elevates the overall feel of a space.
Just like in 2024, brown will continue to have a major moment in 2025. There are many shades to play with, and it can act as a soft neutral or a rich, moody tone. It’s a timeless, grounding color that brings natural warmth and a connection to nature.
Look no further than the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year: Mocha Mousse, an earthy hue that also represents low-key luxury. The mellow brown tone exudes warmth, making it an excellent way to amplify comfort through wallpaper, textiles, and more.
Summerfield Floor Plan, Single Family Homes Collection, Swan Point Community, Issue, Maryland
Stunning Ceilings & Textured Walls
Plain, flat surfaces are a thing of the past. In 2025, blank spaces are being elevated into dynamic focal points through the use of wallpaper, wood paneling, and decorative finishes. Simply painting or adding texture creates depth and character and can highlight architectural features like molding, coffered design, or beams.
Smaller spaces, such as a powder room, entryway, or hallway, are perfect for experimenting with bold ceiling features. These areas can handle dramatic colors or patterns without being overwhelming. Be strategic with your color choice and choose a hue or pattern that complements the wall color; subtle color variations create dimension, while a bolder contrast adds drama.
Artisan One Floor Plan, Artisan Portfolio, Barefoot Lakes Community, Firestone, Colorado
Much like the ceiling, the walls in our homes are getting a character upgrade. Transforming plain walls with plaster, wallpaper, limewash, or eye-catching wood paneling adds dimension and appeal to any size space in homes of all styles.
Solstice Floor Plan, Mariposa Collection, Blossom Rock Community, Apache Junction, Arizona
Patterns
Playful patterns continue to trend as homeowners seek to create unique home designs. Colorful painted murals, patterned wallpaper, and wallpapered ceilings are among the top expected design elements. Organic patterns and motifs, bold, large-scale prints, and florals rank among the most popular choices among homeowners.
Mixing patterns is more of a timeless design approach than a trend, but it has been gaining momentum in recent years. Thoughtfully combining patterns creates a visually interesting space that feels cohesive rather than chaotic. The key is maintaining balance with a consistent color scheme, allowing stripes, florals, and geometrics to coexist beautifully. Consider using a large-scale pattern as the main focus and smaller patterns as accents to create harmony.
Palermo Floor Plan, Estate Collection, Rockland Park Community, Calgary, Alberta
Decorative Light Fixtures
Lighting brings everything together and sets the tone in a way few other elements can. It’s not just a functional piece; lighting is becoming a key design feature that transforms a room’s ambiance. This year, there’s a growing appetite for more striking light fixtures to serve as the centerpiece of a space.
People want to live with furniture and objects that spark joy and add brightness – decorative lighting does this quite literally. Contemporary fixtures, from oversized pendants to sculptural lamps, double as works of art.
Architectural lighting in the form of sconces, chandeliers, and sculptural floor lamps will replace purely functional lighting. Using layers, like task, accent, and ambient lighting, brings dimension and warmth, allowing rooms to shift in mood throughout the day.
Azure Floor Plan, Highland Sage Collection, Alamar Community, Avondale, Arizona
Organic Design and Natural Formations
Organic design continues to be popular, but in 2025, this trend will evolve with unique materials and shapes inspired by natural formations. For example, lighting designs that take on the shape of cascading waterfalls, water droplets, or budding flowers.
Natural materials like stone, jute rope, and coconut shells are increasing in popularity this year. Not only do these materials offer a connection to nature, but a distinctiveness that appeals to the desire for one-of-a-kind pieces. Wood grains, natural variations of stone, or the rough edges of a shell create unique designs while bringing the calm tranquility of nature indoors.
Oxford Floor Plan, Laned Homes Collection, Starling Community, Calgary, Alberta
Arches and Curves
Arches and curves have been steadily growing in popularity over the last few years, and 2025 will see even more. We're seeing a continued departure from rigid lines and the use of softer, more organic architectural curves in rounded tables, kitchen island tops, barrel chairs, and arched alcoves.
Curved furniture continues to increase in popularity. This year, we’ll see more furniture with softened lines and curves, such as kidney-shaped sofas, arched-top bookcases, and capsule-shaped coffee tables, to help promote a soft, calm energy that makes for a welcoming space.
Columbia Floor Plan, Urban Courtyard Homes Collection, Easton Park Community, Austin, Texas
Wellness
A growing emphasis on health and well-being has shifted interior design to consider a homeowner’s mind, body, and overall wellness. Homeowners are craving elements that nourish, rejuvenate, and calm the body.
Dedicated wellness spaces are becoming essential parts of the home, with home gyms, meditation rooms, and spa-like bathrooms all becoming increasingly popular.
Elements like natural light, indoor plants, and calming colors are being used throughout the home to promote feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation.
Palermo Floor Plan, Estate Collection, Rockland Park Community, Calgary, Alberta
Color-Drenched Rooms
While there’s a time and place for muted pastels, bold, saturated colors are making a comeback in 2025. Color-drenched rooms use a single hue in varying shades to create a cohesive and impactful look. This trend is perfect for those who like playful interiors, want to make a statement, or infuse their spaces with a chic personality.
The use of rich jewel tones such as emerald green, sapphire blue, and amethyst purple evokes a sense of luxury and opulence. If you’re not ready to make such a bold statement, go monochrome with pastels, or use neutral accents to balance intensity and avoid overwhelming the space.
Sustainability
Sustainability remains at the forefront of interior design this year, with homeowners seeking to create beautiful spaces that are also kind to the planet. Some even say it's no longer a trend but a permanent consideration. Homeowners are increasingly aware of the value existing pieces have and the waste created by discarding them.
The last few years have seen a shift away from fast-furniture towards more sustainable, quality products, and 2025 will continue the push towards zero-impact pieces.
Mix an antique chest with a more modern bed for a transitional-traditional look. Go consignment shopping or antiquing for unique décor such as frames, vases, and mirrors. Search for a one-of-a-kind piece made from old-world wood with a moody grain of deep tones like mahogany, rosewood, or walnut.
Smart Home Integration
As technology continues to evolve, interior design is shifting from purely aesthetic concerns to more functional, tech-driven solutions. In 2025, smart home technology will no longer be a convenience but a fundamental aspect of how homes are designed and experienced.
Smart home technology will become even more seamlessly integrated into the home. A shift towards discreet tech means these devices will be incorporated in a way that they blend effortlessly with the décor. Hidden speakers, wireless charging furniture, and voice-controlled lighting are just a few solutions.
Blending design, functionality, and state-of-the-art technology will create homes that are more connected, comfortable, efficient, and personalized than ever before.
Declan Floor Plan, Single Family Homes Collection, Wendell Falls Community, Wendell, North Carolina
The 2025 home design trends celebrate a balance of bold creativity and thoughtful comfort. As you refresh your home for the new year, let these ideas guide you to create spaces that are both stylish and authentically you.
When you’re ready to find the best place to call home and make it uniquely yours, we’re here to help! Connect with our team to learn more. We’ll be expecting you!
