Top interior style trends to look out for in 2025 and how to achieve them
Written by Mehran Charania
As each new year comes around, we are presented with an opportunity for a fresh start. January is often seen as the month for new beginnings, with many of us using this time to clear out the old and plan for the year ahead.
In fact, January is the perfect time to think about redecorating and giving your home a bit of a refresh. But with endless possibilities and choices to transform your space, choosing the right styles, patterns and tones for your home, can be more complex than you think.
To help cut through the noise and provide guidance, we take a look at some of the top interior style trends set to be all the range in 2025.
Earthy tones and warmer colour pallets
2025 will see the continuation of warm tones throughout our homes, as predicted by leading UK home décor company, Lick. Think beiges, taupe, stones and clay. The integration of these colours, paired with textured and natural materials like wood and linen, bring an organic feel into the home.
Forest colours, such as deep greens, are also expected to continue gaining traction and popularity, according to research by We And The Colour. The use of green can have ample benefits for not only breathing life into a room, but is proven to create a sense of calm, as found by NueroLaunch, making it the perfect foundation for creating serenity in the home.
One adaptation of this trend, which is also set to be popular in 2025, is colour drenching. Colour drenching is where you completely cover the room in your chosen colour, and paint from skirting boards to ceilings. This can transform the feel of a room, making it seem bigger and stand out from the usual painted walls.
Minimalism and decluttering
As we go into the new year many people are choosing to implement the minimalist aesthetic into their homes. Offering serenity through simplicity, minimalism is all about elevating a space by reducing the clutter and colours that can frown a room. Minimalism embraces intention, making sure that each of your belongings serve a purpose to you. The benefits can include reduced anxiety, increased focus and a greater sense of well-being.
To achieve the minimalistic design, as seen in many celebrity homes, you will need to declutter and remove items you no longer need. However, if you want to achieve this without parting with belongings that you will need, self storage can be a useful alternative. Self storage allows you to declutter your space, whilst hanging onto some of the larger items or seasonal belongings that you still need in your life.
It’s a great tool for creating the perfect, tranquil space, without having to part with necessary items. In fact, the Self Storage Association (SSA) found that the most popular reason that people choose to store, is due to decluttering and wanting to create more space in the home. January is Get organised Month, also referred to as GO Month, which priorities clearing out and reorganising. With health at the forefront of our minds, the new year is the perfect time to start working from the inside out to improvement our mental wellbeing.
Bringing the outside in
An already popular interior trend that is continuing to ‘grow’ is house plants. Decorating with plants, also referred to as biophilic design, emphasises the connection between humans and nature and is a great way to bring life to your interiors.
Branching off from the natural colour pallet trend, introducing nature and plants to the home continues to be a favourable choice for decorating a room. There’s nothing quite like greenery to brighten up your living space as well as adding natural sources of colour. Additionally, the benefits of indoor plants on our health are well documented.
Multiple studies show how house plants benefit to lower stress levels, including The Journal of Physiological Anthropology that found how interacting with indoor plants may directly reduce psychological and physical stress.
Whether it’s a fern on a desk or a trailing vine by a window, embracing greenery in our homes can be a simple yet transformative step towards nurturing our mental well-being in 2025.
Sustainability
In general, people are choosing to be more sustainable within their everyday lives from buying second hand, to shopping at environmentally conscious businesses – and interior trends are no different. More people are now turning to sustainable materials like reclaimed wood and recycled materials to decorate their homes.
In the midst of the cost of living and climate crisis, reusing items is becoming the logical and budget-friendly choice. 39% of Brits are upcycling more, as found by Right Green, with furniture being the item of choice. Vintage upcycling and discovering bespoke pieces are becoming increasingly ‘trendy’, with #Upcycling currently sat on a staggering 8.6 billion views on TikTok, as found by Google.
It’s the perfect combination of being cost-effective, giving a new lease of life to old furniture and being on-trend whilst doing so. Why not opt for an upcycling project instead of purchasing new furniture or choose décor that has already been repurposed? Not only does this make the item one of a kinds, but also goes a long way in doing your bit for the environment.
Going into 2025…
As the new year approaches, now is a great time to plan for the year ahead, and what better place to start than the home.
2025 is set to be the year of serenity, with home interiors expected to incorporate earthy tones, greenery, sustainability and minimalism. While simple enough to achieve, these trends can completely transform a space and provide a vibrant, simple, fresh feeling into the home for the new year.
So, whether it’s colour-drenching in neutrals, decluttering or implementing more greenery: don’t miss out on your chance to embrace serenity and make 2025 your year of home interior bliss.
About the author
Mehran Charania, Director of Ready Steady Store
Established in 2005, Ready Steady Store is one of the fastest growing self storage providers with cost effective storage units located in the Midlands, and South, North and East of England.