Creature Comforts
There’s a lot of home design trends out there for 2025. I don’t love all of them, but I think the basic theme this year is comfort. How to make your living space enhance your mental health and overall energy. I feel as though there are a lot of individuals out there, especially after Covid, that are finding home to be the best and only place they want to be. Having a home that lends itself to providing such responsibility requires some important aspects.
The big trend I’ve been seeing all over socials is color drenching. It’s everywhere. Color drenching is the technique of taking one color for an entire room. From the trim to the ceiling to the doors—all one color. I like this trend honestly. There is something so elegant about it, you basically are creating an entire mood with one color so pick it well. I of course, enjoy a moodier tone for this, but this trend will work for the most sunshiniest spaces to the most romantic ones.
In addition to color drenching, there is also the technique of color blocking seeing itself off the runway and into our homes. Using complementary or analogous hues to don walls while pairing up furniture will provide energy and nice color pops that will enhance the space. Think of an entire room based on a film you love, Wes Anderson works really well for this.
Since comfort is the main theme this year, I don’t think there is any real defined movement this year. I agree that more natural textures are going to be used, same with the continued hues of neutral tones. But I think overall, the real trend is making your home work for you. Since I open a million doors a year for people to ingest the insides of seller’s homes, I’m quite bored. The greige and the very homogenized look of renovated homes has becomes so passe to me. It’s tired. What I do like seeing is a home that has some character, warm and inviting. I love to see more thoughtful design. For example, it’s 2025 people, can we get USB equipped outlets in bedrooms? Here are a few other thoughts I have:
Versatile Rooms: Sometimes known as the “flex” room. I love a room that has a theme or a purpose, one that can be interchangeable. I hate a room that is prone to fixed decor. Ask yourself, if how would I rearrange the furniture in here to refresh? How many places can I move a television? What is this room’s purpose—is it to drink brandy and play chess in or does it lend itself to video games and sport?
Black Doors and Trim: I never get tired of seeing this. It’s classy and elegant. Spruce them up by adding vintage hardware.
A Quiet Space: Whether it’s a reading nook or a mediation room, I’d rather see this than a craft room.
Pet Spaces: I love a home that has a stairwell or a dormer kennel area.
Textured Walls and Ceilings: I never tire of wainscoting or coffered ceilings, i just adds depth to a room and I’ve been seeing a lot more of it recently.
Hidden Microwaves/Appliances: I’m a big fan of this option. I love not being able to see the mixer, the toaster, and the microwave taking up space on a kitchen counter. They are frequently used, but find a way to have them hidden from plain sight.
Have an Intimate Dining Area: I want to see more dining areas that are prone to romantic and family dinners. Warm it up a bit with a nice lighting fixture, add a rug, choose cozy furniture. Add a tablecloth—I never see a tablecloth any more, but it can add character to your dining space.
Romanticize Your Bedroom: I’ve never seen so many boring bedrooms in my life. Add some lush to it with dramatic drapes and don’t be afraid of the dark, use deep reds or greens. Add vintage mirrors and furniture. Create a dressing closet with walk-ins, equipped with body length mirrors, and for all that is decor holy, get rid of the wire shelving.
Have fun with your Powder Room: this is one ro in the house you can create in an interesting way.
Bathrooms: Find stately hardware. Take out the 90’s vanity and add a pedestal or suspended sink. Get rid of those hideous vessel sinks. If you don’t have a double vanity and can fit one, do so. When you want to sell, this adds value!
Richer Stains or Painted Floors: I love seeing richer hardwoods in place of the bright, greyish/ashy look. If you are going for laminates, try playing with patterns, I love a herringbone look.
Plants and Flowers: I’m horrible at plants, but I love what they do to a space. Adding fresh flowers to a coffee or dining table really adds some natural beauty. Add air purifying plants like snake plants to your area.
Add a Secret Door: Instead of having an open doorway, add one with shelving you can utilize for books, art, or artistic knicknacks
Small Closets: I see this in old homes all the time, it basically becomes a junk storage closet, but try transforming it into a mudroom or even a beverage station
Mood Lighting: play around with adding light fixtures that fit the room and supply them with bulbs that create an ambience. Also, add dimmers to your lights around the house. Add fun colored bulbs to certain spaces, works great in alcove-like areas.
The Outdoor/Indoor Flow: I do love this trend for 2025. It makes your outdoor area seamless with indoors, like a fresher extension of your living area. Make it cozy, if you can add a movie watching scenario—ding, ding! I want to feel like I can take a restful nap outside, but on inside comforts.
It doesn’t take a whole lot of resources to add comfort to your home. Think about the things that relax you. Is it a bubble bath, is it the bedding adorning your sleep area, or is it adding furniture that invites you to lounge? No matter the trends, figure out what makes home to you and hone in on that. You may never want to leave!
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