It’s the time of year where we’re all looking forward to what’s next. Trend predictions are huge at this time of year, and we’ve already seen a number of top colour picks for 2025.
Now, advice is rolling in on what will be big in home design in the coming year.
US home design and decor planning app Houzz has shared the styles it is picking to be big, based on its community of users and home professionals.
While our style Down Under differs in a number of ways from our North American and European counterparts, we certainly encounter similar trends, particularly as many suppliers originate in those regions.
So if you’re looking to update your living spaces, kitchens, bathrooms or outdoors and are seeking ideas, here are the trends Houzz says will make their mark in 2025.
1. English-Style Kitchens
That English country style is providing a classic feel to cooking spaces. From cabinets in rich woods and historical paint colours like moody blues and deep greens to natural countertop materials like soapstone and butcher’s block, as well as large range alcoves, wood ceiling beams and collected looks that appear pieced together over time.
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2. Rounded Furniture Forms
Smooth and rounded edges are turning up everywhere in home and design from trade shows to retailers, and that won’t change in 2025. Circular coffee and dining tables with cylindrical legs, bulbous sofas and accent chairs, and oblong mirrors are big and stem from a growing interest in organic modern style. This uses natural, organic materials, colours and shapes in a modern way.
3. Arches
Some of us have just finished ridding our homes of the 70s arches that were big in living spaces, but according to Houzz they are back. Used to add a touch of playfulness and help soften harsh angles to arches are being used in doorways, windows, niches, cabinets and millwork details. Other uses are elaborately arched mirrors, headboards with ogee or trefoil profiles and chairs with similarly scalloped silhouettes.
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4. Shower Rooms
Light and airy showers featuring frameless glass enclosures remain popular but to provide more privacy and address steam and condensation, many are opting for a shower room. This style of shower has a glass door leading into a fully enclosed space that creates an intimate, spa-like look and feel. A large but more sealed-in design allows for steam and sauna functions and aromatherapy and chromotherapy.
5. Range Alcoves
An extension of the aforementioned English-style influence on kitchens, rather than one air-extractor space directly over your cooktop, the range is set within a recessed alcove or niche area, sometimes arched, and often flanked by countertops and side walls.
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6. Woven and Mesh Cabinet Fronts
Woven and mesh details add texture and visual interest and natural woven materials soften hard edges and provide a warm counterpoint to cold surfaces. Woven textures are also being included on bathroom vanities, as well as on furniture and window treatments.
7. Narrow Wet Rooms
This combines a separate shower and tub in one contained space. While typically seen in spacious, airy layouts, wet rooms are increasingly being adopted for smaller, narrow spaces. Placing a tub at the back of a long room, with a separate shower in front, gives homeowners with tight spaces a wet room arrangement.
8. Wood-Infused Architectural Warmth
Sleek minimalist spaces are chic but “warmth” is still a priority for many. Warm neutral palettes, earthy tones and organic colours, as well as wood elements used as ceiling beams, trim, millwork, wall paneling, posts and cabinetry helps adds warmth to different spaces in the home.
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9. Layers of Colour, Pattern and Texture
Maximal decor has been brining back the fun to interiors and that vibe will remain. It doesn’t have be be overwhelming however. It simply celebrates abundance and allows homeowners to furnish their homes with pieces that reflect their personalities. Think grooved wall and ceiling paneling in a bold colour, woven materials and patterned everything — drapery, furniture, rugs and pillows.
10. Multiple Outdoor Cooking Options
Of course a BBQ space is so important in New Zealand and Australia but the report shares homeowners are embracing other outdoor cooking methods as well, including pizza ovens, smokers, ceramic kamado-style barbecues and Argentinian-style gaucho grills that use wood or charcoal.
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