Top Summer Home Upgrades: Hot Tub Relaxation and Floor Remodeling Among Popular Choices This Season
Transforming Your Abode: Top Home Renovation Trends for 2025
Amidst the surge of smarter, substantial upgrades, homeowners are prioritizing comfort, functionality, and long-term value, as revealed in Thumbtack's 2025 Spring and Summer Trends Report. With nearly 6 million project requests, this comprehensive report unveils the hottest home projects to tackle this summer.
Personalized Joy-First Projects
Unlike the past focus on resale value, homeowners are now committed to renovations that elevate their happiness, such as:
- Home Gyms: Maintain a healthy lifestyle right at home.
- Built-in Bookcases: Showcase personal style and add functionality.
- Hobby Rooms: A dedicated space for embracing your passions.
Intriguingly, requests for hot tubs have skyrocketed by 135% since 2020, indicating a craving for home-bound relaxation and leisure [2][3].
Investments in Comfort
Upgrades that enhance comfort and functionality are taking precedence, including:
- Interior Painting: A simple yet effective way to refresh your living spaces.
- Replacing Windows: Boost energy efficiency and aesthetic appeal.
- Installing New Floors: Elevate the look and feel of your living spaces.
Experience, Not Just Assets
76% of homeowners are designing for their personal enjoyment, rather than future buyers, resulting in a shift towards creating more personalized experiences [2].
Budget and Generational Preferences
A whopping 31% of homeowners plan to spend over $10,000 on these renovations, indicating a willingness to invest in joy-driven projects [3]. Curiously, millennials show a particular fondness for spending on renovations that bring happiness, regardless of whether they yield a full return on investment [3].
These trends underscore a broader shift in how homeowners view their properties, prioritizing immediate enjoyment and personal fulfillment over solely resale value.
Re-imagined Living Spaces
Instead of comprehensive renovations, Thumbtack discovered that approximately 61% of homeowners are focusing on single or duplicate projects, largely centered around updating key living spaces such as kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms, averaging $7,203 per project.
Focus on Practicality
Durable, low-maintenance materials like luxury vinyl planks and engineered hardwoods are being favored for flooring installations, particularly in high-traffic areas like kitchens, living rooms, and entryways [4].
Enhancing Texture and Aesthetics
Simple tile installations in kitchens and living rooms, averaging $1,524, allow homeowners to add texture, color, and visual appeal to their spaces [4].
Accent Wall Mastery
Accent walls remain a popular summer project, with 47% of wallpaper projects focusing on just a single wall, providing a simple and affordable means to refresh a space [4].
Bathroom Remodels Galore
New bathroom remodels, averaging $5,259, continue to be high demand, with projects typically encompassing complete transformations or specific upgrades.
Summertime Landscaping
Landscaping updates abound in the summer, with homeowners focusing on larger projects or complete outdoor renovations, including:
- Deck and Porch Remodels: Enhance your outdoor living areas.
- Concrete Patio Installations: Create a durable, stylish foundation for outdoor gatherings.
- Gazebo Installations: Add a charming retreat to your backyard.
Backyard Wonders
Spruce up your backyard this summer by installing lush trees, designing a functional sprinkler system, or even setting up an above-ground pool, which has seen a 151% year-over-year increase [4].
Outdoor Spa-Like Retreats
Elevate your outdoor space with hot tub and spa installations, up 125% on average, or consider a sauna or in-ground spa [4].
Playful Family Zones
Families opt for playhouses, swings, and slides, with play equipment installations averaging $437, while sandboxes and monkey bars are declining in popularity.
[1] https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/trends-report-spring-summer-2025/
[2] https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/homeowners-prioritizing-joy-over-resale-value/
[3] https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/generational-preferences-for-home-renovations/
[4] https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/7-home-renovation-trends-out-for-2025/
- The surge in requests for hot tubs suggests a growing preference for home-bound relaxation and leisure, with a 135% increase in demand since 2020 [2][3].
- Thumbtack's 2025 Spring and Summer Trends Report shows that approximately 61% of homeowners are focusing on single or duplicate projects, predominantly in updating key living spaces such as kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms [1].
- In the realm of home design, the use of durable, low-maintenance materials like luxury vinyl planks and engineered hardwoods is gaining popularity, particularly in high-traffic areas like kitchens, living rooms, and entryways [4].
- Homeowners are investing more in enhancing texture and aesthetics, with simple tile installations in kitchens and living rooms averaging $1,524, allowing them to add color, texture, and visual appeal to their spaces [4].
