2025 Interior Design Trends: What’s In and What’s Out?

Whether you’re simply a homeowner or a seasoned interior design professional, you’ve no doubt noticed that design trends come and go all the time. This can make taking on a custom home renovation project challenging, especially when you’re trying to make changes that are likely to stay relevant for a long time.

With 2025 quickly coming to a close, there have been some significant shifts in design preferences worth noting. Some of these are driving changes in traditional home renovation project scopes, encouraging homeowners to make more intentional and personal changes to their properties. These not only drive better market values, but also help them get more usability from each room in their home.

Below, we’ll cover what interior design trends are in and which are out for the remainder of 2025.

What’s In? 

More Focus on Wellness

While visual elements are often a crucial component of interior design, there is a growing focus on how these designs impact personal well-being. Homes should be designed as a personal sanctuary for residents that positively impact them on a deeper, emotional level.

Because of this fact, there is growing interest among property owners to create wellness spaces throughout their homes. These wellness spaces can come in the form of meditation rooms, renovated bathrooms with spa-like features, in-home gardens, or personal yoga studios.

In addition to these components, leveraging layered textures and adjustable lighting features helps create more restorative home environments that engage multiple senses simultaneously.

Warmer Color Palettes

For the most part, white and gray color palettes have always been a good default option for homes. However, while these neutral tones are still commonly used, there has been a shift by many to move toward warmer, more inviting colors for their homes.

For example, many newer homes now include a wider range of earthy tones, including various browns, jewel tones, and softer yellows. There has also been a move away from harsh angles and straight lines in hallways and living spaces, with a preference for soft curves in furniture pieces and more inviting silhouettes in architectural designs.

Handcrafted Furniture

Over the years, there has been a global push for making more sustainable living choices. Part of this initiative has been to move away from purchasing what’s known as “fast furniture,” or furniture that is mass-produced and doesn’t tend to last very long.

Instead of placing additional pressure on the environment to continuously increase demand for manufactured furniture pieces, there is a growing interest in more artisanal and handcrafted items for the home. These pieces not only tell a more unique story for homeowners, but also help to reduce the carbon footprint often associated with non-renewable furniture production.

Multipurpose Spaces

As housing markets change, especially in highly populated areas, available square footage in a home often comes at a premium. Because of this, there is a higher priority being placed on homes with multipurpose spaces. Instead of needing to have separate, dedicated rooms, open floor plans with modular designs are now quite common.

For example, instead of designing a dedicated office space, more homeowners are choosing smarter furniture options and floor plans to allow them to create dining areas, home offices, or even workout spaces, all from one room. By choosing easily movable or stackable furniture, spaces can be more easily reconfigured as needed to support a more dynamic and adaptable lifestyle.

What’s Out?

Sterile Uniformity

Although highly uniform interior designs may have their place in more commercial settings, these designs are now considered too sterile and not overly welcoming in residential homes. Having high-contrast black-and-white designs was popular in homes at one point, but has all but been abandoned in 2025.

Instead of trying to create overly neutral design themes, more property buyers are looking for homes that feel comfortable and lived-in. This is great news for homeowners planning showings, and means they don’t need to struggle with creating perfect staging scenarios the way they used to. They can now focus more on simply making their home feel more inviting and genuine.

Matchy-Matchy Styles

For many years, a common interior design strategy was to follow a “matchy-matchy” approach. This meant that all the hardware and fixtures should match a specific theme throughout the home—another form of uniformity. However, with uniform styles starting to be abandoned, matchy-matchy approaches are becoming less relevant.

The trend today is to create a curated mix of different materials or finishes that complement each other while still being unique. For example, homeowners can combine different finishes like brushed brass with natural wood tones or matte colors. This creates interesting layers and delivers a much more unique aesthetic in areas like kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms.

Impractical Designs

There are many homes that have highly unique and memorable design layouts. However, while these designs may look great on the cover of a magazine, actually living in these homes and using those spaces can be highly impractical. This is especially the case when it comes to design elements that demand a high level of maintenance on behalf of the homeowner.

For example, while having a variety of open shelves might seem like a great way to introduce additional storage into a home, it can also create an unwanted source of clutter. These shelves can also be difficult to dust and clean regularly. Now, there is more focus placed on striking the right balance between form, function, and practicality.

Keeping Home Designs Relevant

In the end, the most enduring designs are the ones that put authenticity, personal well-being, and your own story first. By letting go of sterile, impractical trends, you can build a home that’s not just stylish but also truly functional and meaningful. 

Remember, the best home design spaces are those that genuinely reflect the people who live in them. Keeping this in mind during your next home renovation will ensure you’re making changes that not only stand the test of time but also help to increase the value of your property down the road.

Author Information

Author Name: Rebecca Denis

Author Bio:

Rebecca Denis, Head of Design at Revive Real Estate, is an accomplished and highly creative interior designer with over ten years of experience in the industry. With a passion for transforming spaces and a keen eye for detail, she has successfully completed numerous projects ranging from commercial spaces to custom show homes.

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