Interior Design Trends: What’s In and What’s Out in 2025

This article has been contributed by Sonali Ashar, Creative Director and Principal Designer, Sonali Ashar Designs.

As we move through 2025, interior design continues to place emphasis on personalisation, functionality and warmth. The trends of the year are focused on dramatic applications, multi-functional furniture, sustainable materials, playfulness in design and redefining what luxury truly means. Let's explore how these trends will shape the future of interior design.

• Biophilic design: It's safe to say that biophilic design is here to stay. Derived from the word biophilia, which means “a love of the living”, the concept centres around the idea of building a stronger connection with nature. Designs often include large windows that invite in abundant sunlight, wooden floors, indoor gardens, green walls, and nature-inspired decor. The idea is to create an environment that promotes well-being, reduces stress, and enhances productivity, making it perfect for both residential and commercial spaces.
• Maximalism: The era of minimalism is fading, and maximalism is taking over in 2025. Maximalism is all about the intentional clutter, rich textiles, statement art, bold prints and eclectic furniture. From layered rugs with bold geometric patterns to playfully mixing architectural elements and colour-drenching, a trend making a comeback in 2025, maximalism goes big with colour on ceilings, walls, floors, and more. The boldness of maximalism creates spaces that feel alive, fresh, and extremely playful.
• Vintage furniture: Vintage furniture has really never gone out of fashion. However, it is regaining its prominence in 2025. From modular sofas of the ‘60s and ‘70s to intricately woven Moroccan rugs, antique elements offer an undying attraction that seamlessly blends nostalgia with modern-day layout. Curved silhouettes and lacquered finishes are defining functions of this fashion, adding beauty to interiors. Beyond aesthetics, the renewed enthusiasm for antique furniture aligns with a growing dedication to sustainability and fine craftsmanship, making it a considerate choice for the year.

• Dramatic bathrooms: The latest bathroom trends for the year 2025 emphasise on sophistication and functionality. The use of sustainable materials such as bamboo, utilising plants, larger windows or skylights to brighten the space, and even statement lighting like pendant lights, wall sconces, is essential to add a touch of elegance and luxury to the space. Also, choosing the right colours and setting a tone for your bathroom to create an inviting atmosphere, from ocean-inspired hues to earthly neutrals and crisp whites. 

What's out? 

• Switchboards: No longer just a necessity, switchboards are actually a vital part of indoor design. The newer designs are available in sleek modular styles, clever touchscreens, and an array of vibrant colours and finishes. Whether it’s matte black, steel accents, or seamless glass panels, homeowners can now pick out alternatives that complement their décor, even as they provide superior functions like voice management and automation.
• Entrance doors: 2025 is about all thoughtful details and purposes.  Arched or curved doors provide an instant touch of elegance as well as a sophistication to any house. Sliding doors with large window panels provide maximum use of space, and light offering access between the indoors and outdoors and lastly smart doors which include automated blinds, remote-controlled tinting of glass, and an integrated facility security system. These provide privacy and increase the safety of the user's house. The doors in 2025 will be more than just functional elements - The combination of these old and new techniques creates a unique and stunning entrance to the home.
• Ceilings: Ceilings are stepping into the spotlight as striking elements rather than mere overhead structures. From wallpaper ceilings that have risen in popularity in 2025, it’s a budget-friendly design tactic, looks effortlessly chic, and there’s a wide range of prints, from flowers to bold prints. Another classic option is plasterwork, which adds a touch of opulence - an ornate detailing to a ceiling and provides a sense of artistry to a space. Last but not least, Tiled ceilings provide an ultra-glossy reflective finish to a home and make the space seem larger than life while adding glamour to the space and making it more inviting. These trends are set to take the design world by storm and have been gaining popularity across the globe. 

So, whether you are thinking about a complete home revamp or simply remodelling a single room, these trends of 2025 are here to stay and to make your home one-of-a-kind.

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