Here at Home Beautiful, we’re always celebrating the fresh and inspired looks that interior lovers are embracing right now. At the same time, we also honour and bid farewell to the trends that have sadly left public favour as each year comes to a close. But one of our favourite duties is keeping an eye on the horizon, eagerly anticipating the styles that are set to make a splash in the months, and years, to come. As such, it’s time to reveal the 2025 Home Beautiful Style Forecast. Spoiler alert: the future looks bright.
Whether you keep your finger hot on the pulse of trends or have a specific style you’re married to, this style forecast can help to inspire and inform. “As with the people who live there, a home should be constantly evolving, whether that’s to embrace trends or seasons or life stages,” shares Editor-In-Chief Elle Lovelock. “At Home Beautiful, we relish in showing you the looks that are popular now and forecasting what’s coming tomorrow, so that you can pick and choose what works for your own home and style. I truly believe you should decorate in any way you like, to express your personality and create an environment that makes you feel good. This year’s trends touch on just those sentiments. Comfort, nature, simplicity and time: enduring trends, indeed.”
Now that we’ve sufficiently piqued your curiousity for our style forecast, it’s time to introduce the looks. Read on for all of our predictions and ideas on how to refresh your place with them, whether you’re looking to do a quick update or inform a large renovation.Welcome to Home Beautiful‘s 2025 Style Forecast!
The style forecast is brought to you by Choices Flooring.
Interior design trends 2025
Trend 1: Renaissance red
First up in our style forecast in 2025 is an invitation to be brave with ‘Renaissance red‘. Embolden your space with an an enveloping regal red, complete with gilded accents and pops of contrasting white for a modern approach to stately style. As Elle describes, “Renaissance red embraces the use of rich colour and adds equal measures of comfort and sophistication.”
Create balance by matching the specific shade of red to undertones in timber flooring. “This doesn’t necessarily mean matching the undertones, but rather finding a tone that enhances the red without clashing,” says Nicole Canty, product manager at Choices Flooring. “Consider incorporating accent colours that complement both the red and timber, such as gold, or brass.”
Trend 2: Check mate
Another incoming interior design trend for 2025 is ‘Check mate’. Add a playful twist to a timeless black and white palette by layering chequered patterns and introducing a grounding, yet modern, pop of dusty blue to the monochrome space. “Check mate appeals to our want for simplicity amidst all the chaos,” describes Elle.
Helping to bridge the gap between the two shade extremes are timber floorboards. “Grey-washed or naturally grey-toned woods provide a middle ground between black and white, adding depth without introducing strong colour,” says Nicole Canty, product manager at Choices Flooring.
Trend 3: Dream weave
One of the most textured inclusions in the style forecast for 2025 is ‘Dream weave’. Create an endless summer in your interiors and alfresco areas by weaving wicker finds, braided texture and layers of weathered charm into your decor.
both Kmart. (Photography: Alana Landsberry / Styling: Lucy Gough)
Soft flooring provides variation. “Carpets featuring a combination of high and low pile are trending,” shares Nicole Canty, product manager at Choices Flooring. “This technique creates a textured surface that adds depth and dimension to a room, often resulting in a more luxurious feel.” As for timber flooring, feel free to mix and match the hues of woven pieces, but try to keep them within the same colour family – blonde with honey, whitewashed with grey-hued and espresso with chocolate.
Trend 4: Kitchen garden
Finally, in this style forecast we predict the ‘Kitchen garden’ interior design trend will be blossoming its way into 2025. Embrace the garden of earthly delights, creating a sense of abundance and natural beauty throughout your home with botanical motifs and arrangements of fresh greenery. “Kitchen garden reflects on our post-Covid world where nature and our wellbeing are more important than ever,” explains Elle.
$119/set of 4, Maison Balzac. Leaf dish, stylist’s own. (Photography: Alana Landsberry / Styling: Lucy Gough)
There’s nothing quite as calming or revitalising as the inherent beauty of our natural world. From fresh flowers to red-speckled leaves and bundles of ripe fruit and vegetables, the gifts found in our gardens are one of life’s simplest pleasures. Kitchen garden decor understands this, taking timeless botanicals and adding them to our decor, in a move that is as sustainable as it is stylish. “It is a trend but it’s also just a nice way to style what you already have,” explains Lucy Gough, HB stylist, of the effortless appeal.
This article originally appeared on Home Beautiful and is republished here with permission.
