2025’s most coveted luxury interior design trends: bold colour to quiet luxury
Are you looking to inject your home with a touch of refined elegance? You might be remodelling a Georgian terrace or fine-tuning a modern build. Whatever your interior design goal, here’s a practical guide to the most compelling styles shaping homes in 2025 – from the boldness of immersive colour drenching to sculptural lighting, biophilic design, and the allure of ‘quiet luxury’.
One shade sensation: The rise of colour-drenched rooms
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Colour drenching used to be reserved for the adventurous, but now everyone is painting walls, ceilings, and trim in a single hue. And no wonder. It’s a simple way to achieve a cocooning atmosphere that’s both intimate and dramatic. In 2025, earthy tones are stealing the spotlight: imagine being surrounded by the depth and warmth of oxblood, moss green, or burnt caramel. These shades work especially well in spaces with natural light and also provide a dose of colour therapy that can lift your mood or calm you down. Not sure how to start? You can balance out the boldness with neutral soft furnishings (beige and grey work well) or break up the intensity with contrasting textures. And colour drenching works in all room sizes, whether you want to open up a compact bedroom with a bright shade, or make a spacious lounge feel cosier with a richer hue.
Fixtures with flair: Lighting as art
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Gone are the days when lighting simply lit up a room. Today, sculptural fixtures double as art pieces. Think oversized chandeliers, curved brass pendants, and glass orbs. These additions are functional and serve as eye-catching focal points – especially in dining areas or entryways into the house. Use materials like sculpted metal, tinted glass, and polished brass to create elegant contrasts in minimal or richly layered spaces.
Living luxury: Nature’s place in interior style
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More than just a green trend, biophilic design is a long-standing movement firmly rooted in wellness. There’s a real tranquil, grounding effect when natural materials like stone and reclaimed wood are incorporated alongside indoor plants or living walls with plants and greenery (also known as ‘green walls’). In particular, new build homes incorporate green design elements with open layouts and expansive windows that blur the boundaries between inside and out as they fill rooms with daylight and fresh air. Whether it’s a greenery-framed view from a country home or a city flat with a living wall, natural elements add softness and serenity.
Quiet luxury: Less flash, more finesse
The ‘quiet luxury’ trend is about sophisticated elegance rather than loud trends. Look for craftsmanship and quality rather than showing how much money you spent on a piece. The style leans on neutral palettes like beige or grey, tactile fabrics, and timeless silhouettes. Think soft velvet armchairs in muted greys, dark stained wood bookshelves, and hand-finished ceramics.
Luxury that lasts
These luxury interior trends for 2025 are not just aesthetic upgrades, but are a sign of evolving values around craftsmanship, nature, and the need for calm and quiet. By blending beauty with functionality, and personality with classic taste, you can transform your home into a real sanctuary.