Interior Design Trends 2025: 5 Looks That Will Define the Year

Mixing patterns from across history and the globe, plus a vogue for “head-to-toe” color (rather than judicious “pops” of bold colors as focal points), are allowing designers to craft distinctive and unique living spaces with a strong point of view. And homeowners, it appears, are more and more onboard. “I think there’s been a good shift lately of color usage that’s more sophisticated,” says Lawson. “I think we will see a continued bend toward more-saturated colors used in more ‘full-immersion’ ways.”

Ed O’Donnell, creative director and cofounder of London-based firm Angel O’Donnell, doesn’t hesitate to give advice on this topic: “Pick a color you like and liberally apply it,” he says. “It’s a swift, smart way to give a room character.” His studio likes to color drench using mineral-rich paints for their sustainability and durability. That way, “if you choose to see red, green, or acid yellow everywhere you turn, you’ll always see the very best version of it,” he says.

This allover look doesn’t stop at color. Decking out dining rooms, bedrooms, or other living spaces in single-species florals—or even going all-in on material drenching in the bathroom by applying the same marble to floors, walls, and countertops, even lighting fixtures—can be equally chic. (On that note, the minimalist reign of Calacatta may be coming to an end as designers and clients alike pounce on vivid, unusually-hued marbles. Hear hear!)

Real personality

Rayman Boozer of Apartment48 has long embraced big personality in interiors—such as in this colorful, layered bedroom he designed.

Courtesy of Apartment48

Perhaps it’s a rebellion against the infinite reach of algorithmic marketing, or a certain righteous fed-up-ness with the monotony of corporate hospitality, but uniqueness itself appears to be having a moment as one of the interior design trends for 2025. “I hope to see more rooms with personality,” says Rayman Boozer, founder of New York City–based studio Apartment 48. “We should be mixing patterns and colors to tell stories about the people who live in the spaces we design.”

Gloria Steinem’s New York City apartment

Photo: William Abranowicz / Styling: Mieke ten Have

“I think there is more beauty in interiors that are authentic, and in a world of AI, it is nice for home to feel warm and personal,” says Geremia. “We hope to see more of that authenticity in 2025—real photos of real people, authentic styling, and a unique, personal perspective.” Case in point: Gloria Steinem’s textile-filled town house from AD’s January issue. It features everything from vintage metal kitchen cabinetry to nooks full of museum-worthy artifacts from the Women’s Liberation Movement; in the living room, a box of cassette tapes is shown sitting on designer Pierre Yovanovitch’s “Gloria” chair—it’s a portrait of Steinem, complete with trademark eyeglasses, in furniture form. The tapes were photographed exactly as found.