Latest home design trends, drawing inspiration from the catwalks of 2025 fashion shows
In a striking departure from neutral palettes, the fashion and interior design worlds embraced rich jewel tones and bold animal prints in 2024, with the trend continuing to thrive in 2025.
The resurgence of jewel tones in 2024 fashion saw the spotlight on vibrant hues such as emerald greens, sapphire blues, ruby reds, and amethyst purples. These jewel tones were characterized by their saturation, lushness, and unapologetic boldness, making a bold statement on the runways of Paris, Milan, and New York. Designers often paired these vibrant colours with metallics like brass and gold for a glamorous contrast or balanced them with deep walnut and mahogany woods.
The fashion industry's love affair with jewel tones extended to the interiors scene in 2025. In keeping with the trend, interiors are embracing the same rich jewel-tone palette, with velvet sofas, sapphire-blue cabinetry, and ruby-red and emerald-green area rugs becoming common.
Animal prints, such as leopard, zebra, snake, and cow, also made a significant impact in 2024 fashion, exuding a primal, rebellious energy and carrying a sense of confidence, daring, and sometimes danger. In 2025, this trend is translating to interiors, with designers using animal prints strategically to create moments of drama, such as zebra-striped rugs and leopard-print accent chairs.
The interiors scene in 2025 is also marked by a shift towards quiet luxury, characterized by calm, timeless, and sophisticated spaces with a focus on high-quality materials. Boucle sofas are common in 2025 interiors, due to their tactile nature, while linen drapes and leather upholstery contribute to the calm and enduring feel of the spaces. Sheer curtains are layered to create soft, diffused light, and fringe is appearing on lampshades and wallpaper borders.
Oversized furniture, such as curved sofas and dramatic armchairs, are popular as statement pieces in 2025 interiors. Large pendant lights are often the focal point of dining spaces, and rectangular marble serving trays and solid wood furniture are popular due to their high-quality materials.
Despite the focus on bold patterns and rich colours, designers are careful to balance these elements with natural textures and clean architectural lines. Key designers influencing 2025 interior design trends include Lindye Galloway of Lindye Galloway Studio, Rob Blood (founder of Lark Hotels), and Megan Kennedy (director at Elder & Ash and Lark Hotels creative director), who emphasized Scandinavian minimalism and harmonious design with natural materials and soft color palettes. Major firms like Perkins&Will and A+I also shaped trends through high-profile projects in 2024.
In 2025 fashion, statement coats with dramatic collars, sweeping lengths, and oversized shapes were popular, serving as a practical way to embrace drama, as they were often the first thing people saw in colder months. The statement coat trend continues in 2025 interiors, with oversized furniture that is dramatic, modern, and powerful.
In conclusion, the fashion and interior design worlds are embracing bold, vibrant colours and patterns in 2024 and 2025. From rich jewel tones and animal prints to quiet luxury and oversized furniture, these trends are shaping the way we dress and decorate our spaces.