Maximalist Aesthetic
What thoughts come to mind when you hear the word “maximalism” in the context of interior design? Many associate maximalism with going overboard, matching the unmatchable or simply cluttering your home with unnecessary design elements. However, maximalism, just like any other interior design style, has its rules. For instance, many designers recommend sticking to the rule of four. This means that combining just 4 bold design elements should be enough to make a statement.
Think about jade green glossy paint meeting the pastel floral wallpaper halfway; the leopard-patterned plush sofa and black and white tile on the floor. Or a living room with neutral walls and a rich-colored couch with pillows in different shades and with patterns on them, accompanied by a crystal chandelier and zebra-patterned chairs for the sitting area. It’s not too much, but it still brings a variety of textures, patterns and colors of your choice.
Patterns and Textures
Plain and simple patterns and textures are in the process of receding into the historical distance. Instead, modern interior design trends offer consumers choices from bright and multi-layer solutions. Forget about the rules and start creating—you are welcome to make unusual color mixes and pattern combinations. The same goes for textures; don’t be afraid to mix different materials. For example, the mixture of rough and smooth textures will add depth to your interior design. A single design may include steel, wood, and mesh elements.
Curved Furnishings
Breathing a sigh of relief, we can say “Rounded furniture is still in!” Why wouldn’t it be? Cozy, comfortable and inviting, you just don’t want to let curved furnishings go. And there’s even scientific reasoning for that: our brains subconsciously associate sharp edges with danger, invoking more stress in home inhabitants. So, it’s not just about trends. The curved furniture obviously looks good, but what’s more important is that it instantly makes you feel less anxious in your own home, while making your space look more inviting and peaceful for your guests.
While some interior design choices help your well being, there are also ones that do the opposite. Learn more in our article about decor mistakes that affect your mental health.
Kitchen Update
Just like the other rooms in a house, kitchen design is moving away from sleek perfectionism and coldness. In 2025, we are expecting a rise in cottage-core and English country style kitchens. Unlike the contemporary kitchens, such styles create a warm feel to the kitchen. They look like the food is actually being cooked there.
The notable element of both cottage-core kitchens and English country style kitchens is wood ceiling beams, wooden cabinets, large range alcoves, natural materials for countertops and myriad plants and fresh herbs woven into the interior design.
’70s Are Still In
History repeats itself; that’s for sure. So, there is nothing weird and surprising in the fact that the ’70s style returned to power from 2022–2024. Recent Google Trends data prove it may not be out in 2025. The aforementioned rounded furniture, the preference of vibrant and warm shades—these features are only the smallest part of what you can do to adopt one of the interior design trends of 2025.
The favorite color of a bygone epoch is brown. A variety of smooth chocolate shades will be a great choice here. But don’t just stick exactly to the ’70s interior design style. Mix it with other styles or incorporate its element into your current home design—stay unique!
Another Retro Comeback—Art Deco
This sophisticated style originated in the 1920s and goes in and out of style. And every time it’s in, its bold geometry, sleek finishes and luxurious decorations delight the eye of every aesthete. Art deco brings soft furnishings, chic lighting and retro home decor. In terms of the color palette, we are undoubtedly talking rich and luscious shades of green, blue, red and brown. And don’t forget about stunning metals that can be incorporated into furnishings, decor or statement lighting in shades of silver, gold and rose gold.
Dive into the world of art deco, its history and the atmosphere of the roaring ‘20s in our article dedicated to this style.
Jewel Tones
We are still recovering from years of white and gray’s cold reign in interior design and shifting toward embracing warm and earthy colors. We have already mentioned the deep and juicy brown shades and the rich classics of art deco, but what are the other options?
Jewel tones are making their way into the list of interior design trends 2025. Take a look at Benjamin Moore’s hidden sapphire blue, Prussian blue, jade green, dark burgundy or etruscan wall paints to get inspiration for your own interior.
Merging Indoors and Outdoors
Ever since COVID, we have witnessed people striving to spend more time outdoors—preferably drenched in sunlight, breathing fresh air and listening to the warm wind frolicing over the grass and trees. Hence, the desire to create more of these spaces inside of one’s home. Interior design trends 2025 embrace a smooth, subtle transition from indoors to outdoors that can result in outdoor kitchens, cozy sitting areas, home wellness spaces, etc.
If you live in a smaller space, you can turn your interior into an oasis with the help of biophilic design. It helps to connect your house with nature through light, air, fire, natural shapes and materials, biomimicry and more. You can read more about it in our article on biophilic design.
Sustainable Materials
Speaking of biophilic design, one of the ways that you can bring more nature in is through our next interior design trend on the list, which is sustainability. Centering environmental consciousness, sustainability has been on the rise for quite some time and has led to a surge in an eco-friendly approach in architecture and interior design.
Choose materials such as wood, bamboo, cork, cotton, linen and vegan leather, as well as reclaimed and recycled materials for your furniture, textures and home decor. It will help you connect to nature indoors, which is good for your health and peace of mind.
Wabi-Sabi and Japandi
The modern world constantly promotes the idea of perfection in everything through social media. Wabi-sabi and Japandi are styles that challenge perfectionism in interior design. The Wabi-sabi approach is based on the idea of living a simpler life, finding balance, appreciating the beauty of nature and celebrating imperfections. Wabi-sabi teaches that age and the resulting damage that it brings should be respected instead of being scorned. So, if you own something that is not new, but is incredibly precious to your heart, don’t hesitate to integrate it into your interior design in 2025.
The Japandi interior style includes a lot of wabi-sabi elements; however, this style adds a Scandinavian hygge aesthetic and philosophy to the Japanese style and world view. Both celebrating natural materials and textures, these styles blend perfectly together.