With a community of over 70 million homeowners and home design enthusiasts and more than 3 million residential construction and design professionals, Houzz has unique insights into how people are designing their homes – here are the design platform's 2025 trend predictions.
1 – Colourful Bathroom Suites
Swapping white sanitaryware for colour and texture is a trend that’s been quietly building over the past year and looks set to take centre stage in 2025. Green, a prominent colour at the Autumn 2024 fashion weeks, is taking a bigger presence in bathrooms, alongside shades of brown, pink and blue for vanities, tubs and basins. Various cheerful hues of teal, mint and lilac were also on display at this year’s Decorex interior design show, and bathroom designers on Houzz continue to show how to give these retro-style colours a modern twist.
2 – Plaster Pink Kitchens
While green, blue and grey kitchens remain popular, another trend has steadily been emerging in the photos uploaded to Houzz – that of warm, plaster pink cabinetry. A gentle counterbalance to bolder designs, this shade – somewhere between a soft pink and a chalky plaster tone – is warm and soothing. This versatile colour can stand alone when combined with pale wood and white, but it also pairs beautifully with dark green, a colour that continues to be popular in kitchens.
3 – Obscured Display
One-third of kitchen renovators choose semi-custom or custom cupboards, according to the 2024 Houzz UK Kitchen Trends Report. One rapidly growing trend in personalised kitchen cupboards are smoked, frosted or reeded glass doors, allowing homeowners to display crockery, glassware and even pantry food items behind softly obscured glass. While this cupboard door style demands careful curation and a tidy approach to storage, it’s lauded for bringing character and personality to a kitchen.
‘Intentional clutter’ is also a trend that's seeing an increase. This is not a euphemism for messy interiors – it's a term that is more about a home that feels lived in and authentic, where surfaces such as shelves, a tray or a sideboard are filled with quirky items and walls are covered with a gallery of favourite pictures that all tell the story of the homeowner without feeling too carefully staged.
4 – Tucked Away Utility Spaces
Tucked away utility rooms are a growing trend on Houzz, as homeowners look for clever ways to squeeze practicality and purpose out of under-used areas. From washing machine cupboards at the top of stairs to laundry zones in bathrooms, this is a trend that looks set to grow in 2025, as homeowners search for smart ways to optimise smaller properties.
5 – Richly detailed wallpaper
Delicately patterned wallpapers with a nod to the past are likely to become more prominent in 2025, with intricately detailed maps, botanical prints and chinoiserie patterns cropping up in wallpapers on Houzz. A nostalgic celebration of pattern could also be seen at Decorex this year, with designers showcasing textiles and wallcoverings with naturalistic illustrations, many with a nod to Victorian designs. Patterned upholstery is also seeing a surge in interest on the site.
The re-emergence of detailed patterns on wallcoverings and an attention to craftsmanship both point to a growing revival of folklore and folk traditions in 2025. From folk motifs on wallpapers to a desire to understand the story behind an object, the importance of finding a thread back to the past could be seen at many of the design shows this year, as well as in photos uploaded to Houzz.
