Incorporating 2025’s design trends into your home depends on your budget and goals — whether you’re upgrading for resale, rental appeal, or personal enjoyment. Updating your home doesn’t have to be costly or take a lot of effort. Adding new accessories, changing the furniture arrangement, or replacing a light fixture can make a space feel refreshed. Here are some of 2025’s popular trends and tips for adding them to your space.
1. Biophilic Design
Biophilic design simply means incorporating natural elements, like plants, natural wood, stone, and clay, to create an ambience of warmth. Bringing this trend into your living spaces can be easy and inexpensive.
Tips for your home:
Add potted plants or a vertical garden in living spaces.
When purchasing new accessories and decor, opt for wood, stone, clay, and other natural materials.
Swap heavy window treatments for sheer or natural fabric to maximize daylight.
Choose natural materials for flooring and countertops during remodels.
2. Wellness Spaces
Home wellness spaces are becoming a must-have feature for modern living. Whether it’s a meditation nook, a spa-inspired bathroom, or a full home gym, these areas are designed to promote relaxation, mental clarity, and physical health.
Tips for your home:
Add a rainfall shower head in your bathroom and a heated towel rack for a spa-like experience.
Dedicate a space for movement, whether it’s a yoga mat, free weights, or a full home gym.
Consider an air purifier, circadian lighting, and blackout curtains for better sleep and relaxation.
Rechargeable lamps are the perfect way to add ambient lighting to a space without nearby outlets.
3. Muted and Earthy Color Palettes
For a modern and cozy vibe in your living spaces, look no further than a fresh color palette of earthy tones and muted colors – think terracotta, taupe, and soft olive green, and eggplant. Repainting walls is one way to introduce a new color scheme, but for a less permanent change focus on textiles, artwork, and accessories.
Colors of the Year:
Benjamin Moore Color of the Year – Cinnamon Slate
Sherwin Williams Color Capsule of the Year – Sunbleached, Grounded, Bosc Pear, and more
Behr Color of the Year: Rumors
4. Sustainable & Energy-Efficient Features
Sustainability continues to be a focus of home design. Over time, these features will reduce energy costs and make your home more attractive to buyers. Even small investments, like switching to all LED light bulbs, can make a significant difference in your energy consumption.
Tips for your home:
Upgrade to energy-efficient appliances and LED lighting.
Integrate smart thermostats and consider adding solar panels to your roof.
Install smart plugs and power strips to cut phantom energy drain from unused electronics
Use recycled or sustainable materials, such as bamboo flooring, reclaimed wood, and eco-friendly insulation.
5. Texture, Patterns, and Mixed Metals
2025 is all about texture and visual interest. Mixing metals and layering textures gives a space depth, warmth, and a lived-in vibe. Fans of more minimalist designs can layer textiles in a monochromatic color scheme to achieve a layered look.
Tips for your home:
Mix metal tones in your bathroom and kitchen by updating cabinet hardware.
Use pillow covers to experiment with patterns and textures.
Look for handmade accessories, such as embroidery or pottery.
Pair opposing textures, like a knit throw on a leather sofa.
Incorporating 2025’s design trends can be as simple or as extensive as you choose. The most important aspects of any home are comfort, enjoyment, and livability. Trends change, but one thing remains the same – at Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate, our agents are ready to give you advice on smart home updates or help you find a new home to make your own.
