Start Fresh With the Top Anticipated Design Styles of 2025
by Evelyn Long
The end of the year is usually a time to reflect on the past and gear up for the future. In this sense, the interior design world brings various trends and ideas yearly to empower homeowners to decorate their homes.
Similarly, 2025 promises to be another year of new approaches, the return of long-forgotten styles and a focus on a fusion of looks and functions.
What’s Coming in 2025?
2024 brought in a plethora of innovative interior design trends and designs. Experts say 2025 will do the same, with some new looks and some making comebacks. Here are the most anticipated themes of the year:
Private Space in Homes
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a wave of curfews, stay-at-home and work-from-home orders. After spending so much time at home, homeowners are increasingly looking to incorporate more private spaces in their houses, such as gyms, wellness areas, office spaces and libraries.
Maximalism
The minimalist concept gained momentum for a few years, but experts say maximalism is making a comeback in 2025, with 15% of experts saying this theme will be popular in the next two years. People want to create a personalized space that reflects their preferences, styles and attitudes.
Building on the “more is more” idea, maximalism challenges the notion that a space should be neutral and decluttered. It favors bold colors, contrasting textures and sentimental pieces.
Outdoor Living Spaces
The integration of outdoor and indoor spaces will also gain traction in 2025. Many want their outdoor spaces to be equally important to their indoor counterparts. From seating to functional spaces, outdoor design improves the home's flow and introduces a cohesive feel.
Sustainable Designs
With the rise in awareness of the effects of climate change, many people want to integrate sustainability and eco-friendliness into their home designs. In 2025, professionals say the focus will be on creating beautiful and spacious areas that prioritize the planet in every aspect. A sustainable design also means the items used are durable and efficient.
Biophilia
Another design that is rising in popularity is the biophilic style, in which nature becomes a crucial part of the decor. Unlike sustainability, biophilic prioritizes plants as its central aspect. It brings natural light, greenery and quality air into the equation.
Many also see biophilic as an organic design that brings harmony between nature, the space and its occupants.
Four Ways to Emulate Those Design Styles in Your Home
Whether moving to your own space or looking to refresh your existing house, you can incorporate these styles into your home. Here are some specific elements where you can integrate the decor styles above:
1. Furniture Choices
For a maximalist theme, go for items that reflect your personality. They could be anything rich in texture and versatile in shape, such as floral-printed armchairs or vintage rugs. You could also incorporate this in the kitchen with colorful, decorative flatware pieces that add character to the room.
In addition, get those vintage window frames you’ve always wanted to accentuate the concept.
Outdoor furniture should always be durable and comfortable and match your chosen aesthetics. Many also look for cozy seating sets to improve comfort. For sustainability, choose toxic-free materials. You can opt for recycled polyester or organic cotton for the sofa cushions. Also, select hemp for shelves and cabinets and jute for knobs.
For the biophilic style, your furniture could be made of anything that reminds you of nature, like bamboo, rattan and wood. You can also combine sustainability and biophilia with a little extra research.
2. Color Palettes
When choosing a color for the maximalist approach, consider bright or contrasting colors. For example, combine a lighter peach tone with a bold red or add a few rich tones to your palette. Outdoors, muted and soft tones can accentuate any hardwood furniture you may have.
For a sustainable approach to your space, opt for dark earth colors with a hint of brown. Remember to choose paints that are free from harmful chemicals. Natural tones, like brown, green and beige, are appropriate for the biophilic style.
3. Decor Choices
The core idea of going maximalist is leaving crumbs of your personality in the decor style. You can add framed photos of milestones scattered throughout the space or showcase your books or vinyl records collections. Hang items of different sizes on the wall or place sentimental trinkets on the mantel.
For an outdoor design, you can add planters, lamps and even swings as decor. For added functionality, you can install a reflexology path as a walkway in your yard. To infuse sustainability style into your home, go for recyclable items. You can also make an afternoon of it with your family to make DIY decor items using things around the house.
If you prefer a biophilic approach, your main decor should be plants. Add rugs and mats made of natural materials to enhance the natural feel. Including mirrors can make a small space look bigger.
4. Lighting
Your lighting can also play a crucial part in highlighting your theme. Your light fixtures could be the area's statement piece for a maximalist accent. Go for bold, big hanging lights to bring the space and content together.
You can optimize your electric usage for outdoor lighting by going for solar-powered ones. You can also vary the fixtures with wall, path, hanging or floor lights.
Want to incorporate eco-friendly lighting into your space? Choose LED bulbs, which use 90% less power and last 25 times longer than their incandescent counterparts. There are also smart lighting systems, including timers and remote sensors, to improve energy savings.
You should focus on natural light or imitate it for the biophilic style. Ensure the space gets enough sunlight via windows or glass walls.
Some people also incorporate their balconies into the decor with plants and seaters. If you do not have a balcony, choose fixtures of natural materials with lighting similar to the sunlight.
Space Accentuation Will Be All the Rage in 2025
Regardless of the theme and style, you can expect approaches that would enhance the aesthetics and functionality of a space to suit and reflect your style, preferences, beliefs and personality.
Evelyn Long is the Editor-in-Chief of Renovated Magazine, where she writes on interior design and home organization content. She is passionate about making home styling easier for all homeowners and renters by writing about home interior trends. Subscribe to renovated.com/subscribe for more posts by Evelyn!
