Interior Design Trends for 2025

Blending contemporary aesthetics with the quintessential Australian lifestyle, 2025’s design trends focus on light, space, and a deep connection to nature. In response to cost-of-living pressures, new home builds are adopting smart, cost-effective solutions that balance functionality and individuality. The result is homes that are not only stylish and accessible but also tailored to meet a variety of budgets.

Interior design in 2025 is defined by a commitment to sustainability, the integration of modern technology, and a renewed embrace of natural, comforting aesthetics. These elements come together to create spaces that are both practical and inviting, with designs that reflect a harmonious blend of innovation and timeless appeal.

Here’s what is trending as the hottest tips for interior design for new homes for 2025:

Open & Practical Kitchen Design

Open and practical kitchen layouts will continue to reign supreme, especially in the context of kitchen design trends in 2025. Australian kitchens are at the forefront of this trend, seamlessly integrating with living and dining areas. This emphasis on functionality, social interaction, and seamless flow between spaces is set to define the kitchens of the future.

Biophilic Design

Another noteworthy trend in living rooms in 2025 is biophilic design, which focuses on bringing nature indoors. Bringing nature indoors has been a growing trend over the last few years. Incorporating elements like built form of joinery planter boxes for indoor plants, natural wood finishes for room definitions such as floor to ceiling battens, rounded curved walls, environmental features indoors, such as corridors and breezeways and large windows creates a soothing and harmonious lifestyle oriented environment, promoting a sense of well-being and connection with nature.

Theming Colours

Generally speaking, earthy browns, dark green, and dark blue are expected to dominate kitchen colour palettes. These natural and calming tones create a harmonious and inviting atmosphere. In turn, the selected colour palettes for the wet areas then influence the active and quiet zones of the home. Selection of primary and secondary accent colour palettes creates a greater sense of stability and calmness within the home.

The colour palette for 2025 will strike a balance between soothing neutrals and energetic accents. Soft greys and warm ivories remain popular for creating a calm backdrop, while bright pops of colour inject energy and personality into the space.

As the kitchen is known as the heart of the home, it is where most interior designers who are keen to achieve a modern theme will introduce strong contrasting, deep, rich colours. Expect to see shades like green, burnt ceramic red, dark coral pink, mustard, and copper-coloured metals. Black is still trendy, along with dark brown hues of walnut and oak.

Kitchens in dark tones like black, anthracite, and grey have been on-trend for the past few years and will continue to be popular. Traditional white kitchens won’t disappear; off-white tones, including the new “greige” (a blend of grey and beige), are particularly sought after.

Custom Cabinetry

Custom-built cabinets are set to be a cornerstone of new design trends in 2025, offering homeowners the opportunity to maximise storage space and tailor the design to their specific needs. Whether it’s box seats under huge fixed glass windows, built-in benches within kitchen nooks for café-style corners, mud rooms, walk through butlers pantries direct from garage to kitchen, pull-out drawers as floating cabinetry in the dining room, built-in fireplaces, drop-off zones for kids; down to built-in spice racks, or hidden bins within the kitchen; all custom cabinetry promises both functionality and organisation, but now more importantly offers cost efficiencies for personalising the liveability of the new homes.

Artistic Splashbacks

In 2025, kitchen splashbacks are becoming bold design statements, combining functionality with striking aesthetics. Geometric patterns bring structure and dynamism, while textured glass tiles add depth and reflect light, enhancing the sense of space. Marble veining continues to be a favourite, offering timeless elegance through natural or high-quality alternative materials.

These designs embrace contrast and texture, with options ranging from high-gloss and matte pairings to vibrant jewel tones and custom artistic prints. Beyond their beauty, modern splashbacks are built for durability, using materials like tempered glass and engineered quartz to ensure resilience and easy maintenance. This year’s trends invite homeowners to transform their kitchens into creative and practical showcases.

Quality Materials

There will be a noticeable shift towards utilising high-quality, sustainable materials as key focal points. Look out for an increase in the use of stone, wood, and metal surfaces. Their natural textures and tones bring a sense of warmth and character to the kitchen environment and in turn flow impressively throughout the home.

These materials not only elevate aesthetics but also contribute to durability and longevity. Overall, this emphasis on sustainable materials reflects a growing awareness and appreciation for eco-conscious design practices in the modern kitchen landscape.

Door Styles

Shaker style doors featured a minimalist design with flat central panels, surrounded by a raised, rectangular frame. This style seamlessly blends with traditional, modern, or transitional interior décor. They have never really gone out of style since first appearing popular decades ago. Alternatively, flat-panel doors offer a clean, uncluttered appearance and are more cost-effective than shaker doors. Both styles have their merits, and the choice between shaker doors and flat-panel doors ultimately depends on your personal style and preferences.

Bold Hardware: Infuse contemporary colours and finishes from the front door through to cabinet hardware in the laundry. Choose bold, modern handles or knobs to create a focal point without overwhelming the entire cabinetry.

Dulux Colour Forecast 2025

The Dulux Colour Forecast 2025 unveils three exquisite palettes— Still, Recollect, and Emerge—each carefully curated to inspire warmth, nurture, and positivity in residential spaces. These palettes emphasise colours with warm, brown undertones, creating environments that feel both comforting and uplifting. These colours adapt beautifully to any architectural style, empowering homeowners to refresh their interiors with confidence and embrace an on-trend positive transformation.

Pantone Colour of the Year 2025

The Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 further complements these themes, offering a bold, defining hue that encapsulates the spirit of the year. This warming, rich brown hue exudes a sense of comfort and indulgence, reminiscent of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee. Whether paired with complementary neutrals or vibrant pops of colour, Mocha Mousse invites a sense of coziness and timeless elegance into every space. This selection aligns seamlessly with broader design trends for 2025, where warm tones and natural influences dominate, helping homeowners create interiors that feel both grounded and inviting.