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With 2025 in full swing, the year’s hottest interior design trends are already making waves. Experts are highlighting bold, fresh ideas — like eye-catching wallpapered ceilings and cutting-edge technology — that promise to elevate your home space and redefine your style. We spoke with several interior design experts to uncover the most popular trends of the year and share the best ways to incorporate them into your space.

Rounded Furniture

Challie Stillman, vice president of creative at Resource Furniture, an eco-friendly distributor of sustainable goods and an authority on high-end, space-saving furniture, sees 2025 continuing the trend toward soft and rounded furniture designs.

“Curved lines and organic shapes are in high demand. They add warmth and make spaces feel more inviting,” Stillman says. “Rectangular designs are timeless classics that will always have a place, especially for those who want a clean, structured look.”

Stillman says another growing trend is optimizing your space and tailoring it to your needs with multifunctional pieces.

“If you love to entertain, you might look for a modular sofa that can be reconfigured to seat more people comfortably without taking over the room,” she explains. “Think designs that fit seamlessly into different lifestyles and help homeowners achieve more functionality in any given space, like wall beds and expanding tables. The key is finding furniture that’s both practical and perfectly customized to your needs and aesthetic.”

Smart Home Technology

From mirrors to air quality monitors, the future of smart home technology is here to stay. This wave of innovation is accompanied by a growing trend: discreet home tech elements that seamlessly integrate with sophisticated design.

Jon Mann, broker and associate at the Jills Zeder Group in Miami, notes the demand for smart home technology is increasing across both the high-end luxury market and the mid-tier segment.

“Josh.ai is becoming very popular - it’s similar to Alexa, as a voice-controlled home automation system, but with much higher-level data encryption protocols to safeguard private information,” he explains. “In addition, we’re seeing keyless front door entry with fingerprint readers that you can also unlock with your voice. This is great for properties that have caretakers or workers coming and going and allows homeowners to monitor access.”

With energy costs rising, Mann says there’s a renewed focus on tech that provides 24-hour energy monitoring and appliance tracking to help lower power bills and prevent water leaks before they start.

“Of course, the rise of intelligent thermostats, such as the Nest, gives homeowners the ability to control the temperature of their house from anywhere, along with the added benefit of reducing their energy bill,” says Mann.

Home automation systems such as Crestron or Control 4 allow you to control or monitor your entire home from your phone. Features include timers for indoor and outdoor lighting, creating schedules for window treatments (such as opening or closing when you rise or go to sleep), viewing your security camera or unlocking your front door from anywhere.

Textured Walls And Ceilings

In 2025, interior designers are redefining ceilings as “the fifth wall,” transforming them with wallpaper to bring added depth and personality to rooms.

“Wallpaper on ceilings can envelop a room in a print, creating a cozy, maximalist vibe,” says Elizabeth Rees, founder of Chasing Paper, a premium wallcoverings company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “No matter what print you choose, wallpaper can effortlessly elevate the design.”

If your walls are currently a blank canvas, Jodi Finer, creative director of Fabricut’s boutique textile brand S. Harris in Tulsa, Oklahoma, suggests giving them a makeover using wallpaper. Textured wallcoverings with intricate patterns and rich tones are in for 2025 and can instantly transform a room.

“I’m excited about this year’s patterns including patchwork, transitional florals, small scale geometrics and novelty yarns,” she says. “We’re also starting to incorporate all different types of luxurious feature wallcoverings, including linen, embroidery and most recently, velvet.”

Wellness Spaces

Promoting overall good health at home is gaining traction, with wellness spaces set to become a defining trend this year. More homeowners are dedicating areas in their homes to meditation, relaxation and self-care, creating personal sanctuaries that support mental and physical health.

These wellness spaces can take on many forms — from saunas to cold plunges to exercise rooms and meditation corners.

“We’re already seeing a surge in popularity of the traditional Scandinavian wellness practice of sauna and cold plunge,” says Meghann Van Dorn, director of architectural design at The Architectural Team (TAT), an architecture, planning and interior design firm in Chelsea, Massachusetts. “In addition, there are more aesthetically pleasing plunge pool options hitting the market along with accompanying home saunas to complete the circle of practice.”

Another home wellness trend that Van Dorn sees expanding is the sports simulator, allowing for practice, entertainment and fitness without leaving your home.

“Especially now that they offer multiple sports including golf, tennis, pickleball, squash and even yoga, these simulators pack quite the multigenerational punch in a relatively small footprint,” she says.

Aging In Place

As more Americans are choosing to remain permanently in their own homes, there’s a growing trend for aging-in-place design considerations. A recent survey conducted by the American Institute of Architects found an increase in aging-in-place design considerations, with homeowners hiring interior designers to install upgrades to make their homes more accessible.

Some of the more popular projects include replacing bathtubs with curbless showers and installing slip-resistant flooring.

Grab bars that prevent slips and falls in bathrooms are also having a moment. The newest grab bars don’t look like their institutional counterparts from years past. Today’s models feature brass finishes, oil-rubbed bronze and inconspicuous designs such as decorative, high-end grab bars that double as tissue paper holders, towel racks and shelving units.

Mann says many of the new smart home tech innovations can also help older homeowners save money.

“Smart breaker technology that checks your power breakers from your phone, allows you to monitor your home energy usage and helps to cut costs and improves energy efficiency in the home,” he says. “And water sensors or smart leak detectors such as Vivint or Phyn track the temperature and humidity in your home and set triggers and alerts if there are leaks or unusually high moisture.”

Sustainability

Stillman says sustainability is top of mind for many consumers today, with furniture pieces made from natural, reclaimed and recycled materials.

“People are increasingly aware of the environmental impact of their choices, and there’s a strong demand for materials and products that are responsibly sourced and built to last,” Stillman says. “At Resource Furniture, we’re proud to offer pieces crafted with durability and environmental impact in mind. Our wall beds, for example, are constructed using composite wood panels made of over 90% recycled wood and plastic and adhere to the strictest international environmental standards.”

Bringing the Outdoors Inside

Bringing The Outdoors Inside

Interior design experts say biophilic design, which involves incorporating natural elements of the outdoors into your home, is a popular trend as well. This includes adding plants and botanical-inspired designs to interiors, as well as nature-inspired color palettes such as greens, blues and browns.

Wallpaper trends will also expand on biophilic design, Rees says, fostering a connection with nature throughout the home.

“We’ll see a lot more lush, oversized florals and intricate botanical wallpaper prints, as an evolution of flower patterns in the home,” she says. “There’s also a resurgence in celebrating a handcrafted global aesthetic, prints that mimic traditional handmade techniques, with block printing or hand-painted murals.”

Living walls, also known as vertical gardens, continue to grow in popularity and are prominently featured in 2025 home designs. These installations add a natural touch to interiors, while improving indoor air quality.

Maximalist Design

A leading interior design trend this year focuses on showcasing your personality through your home. To achieve this look, combine pieces from different eras, styles and cultures to create a curated space that reflects your individuality and experiences.

“While minimalist design has ruled for some time, we anticipate 2025 bringing a resurgence of maximalism — layered, eclectic interiors filled with personal items, bold patterns and artful collections,” Rees says. “This trend focuses on curating spaces that reflect individual personality and interests.”

Bold, Saturated Colors

Bold Saturated Colors

Those who love bright, bold colors will be happy to learn that 2025 is all about cinematic scenes and maximalist patterns.

Rich, vibrant color schemes and prints will be injected into spaces as a ‘dopamine hit,’ evoking feelings of happiness and positivity in the home,” Rees explains. “Deep, dark tones like navy, emerald and charcoal are being used to create dramatic, intimate spaces and paired with gold or brass accents for an elevated space.”

Multifunctional Furniture

Look for multifunctional and hidden furniture solutions to become increasingly popular as homeowners aim to optimize their living spaces.

“We’re anticipating a surge in multi-functional furniture — pieces that serve dual purposes, like wall beds and desks, that can transform spaces,” Stillman says. “The need for home office setups remains strong, but there’s also a demand for pieces that can flex between work and leisure.”

Stillman notes the multifunctional furniture trend is driven by a desire to create flexible, adaptable spaces that support all aspects of life at home, including hosting and entertaining.

“The idea of creating versatile, adaptable environments is key for many households,” she says. “Transforming pieces like wall beds and hidden elements like foldaway bars and flip-down desks allow people to maximize the potential of their space without compromising on style, making them a practical yet design-forward choice for 2025.”