The 11 Living Room Design Trends That Will Define 2025
Introduction: The Core Vision for 2025 Living Rooms
As we venture further into 2025, our homes – and more specifically our living rooms – are evolving from spaces of relaxation into multi-dimensional havens of warmth, personality, and purpose. Clear this year: think texture, depth, and character. Or, think natural textured materials + hybrid living room functionality + colourful and decorative flat surfaces, all complemented with an energetic, lived-in feel.
Goal? Comfort and style! That means choosing multi-functional furnishing, layouts which ground a space and interiors that convey cozy warmth. Whether you lean toward earthen colours or bold curves, trends this year emphasize making space as much about how it feels as how it looks.
So let’s explore five key 2025 living room design trends that will shape our interiors over the year.
The 11 Living Room Design Trends for 2025
1. Layered Lighting
Forget the overhead “big light” — in 2025, illumination takes on a softer, more thoughtful role.Layering, layering, layering! This is the intention, combining task lights (think reading lamps), ambient lights (provided by soft ceiling spots), and decorative accent lighting (like wall sconces or lamps with sculptural forms). Hopefully, we can achieve a space that offers coziness, dimension and ambiance.
“Layering lighting will become more popular, especially in living rooms,” says Lena Gierasinska from Barker and Stonehouse. And it makes sense — lighting has the power to change how a room feels entirely.
2. Curved Furniture
Hard lines are out, gentle forms are in. From round-edged coffee tables to voluptuous sofas, curves are shaping the modern living room.This flowing, organic language provides an easy atmosphere and invites flow and movement.
Curved forms allow relaxation for more than a stylistic reason. They can enhance the visual flow within the space as a whole, turning your lounge into the sanctuary you’ll never want to leave.
3. Beautiful Green
Bold, saturated colours are experiencing a resurgence in our interiors in 2025. Leading the colours is forest green, with rich midnight blue and aubergine close behind. Green is a bold foreground colour, thanks to its inviting, calming and natural qualities.
Whether you introduce green to your space through paint, soft furnishings or a statement piece of furniture, the end result is an energised space that is both refreshing and calming. Green is a lifting colour that is understated, and acknowledges our alignment to sustainable and natural living.
4. A Moment for the Side Table
Sometimes overlooked, the side table is coming of age! Searches for ‘side table’ have risen by 45% for Habitat.co.uk, and it is easy to see why! Side tables have function and style! Perfect for holding that morning coffee, showcasing that precious vase, or acting as the perfect temporary platform for your laptop during an impromptu Zoom chat – what’s not to love?!
Being portable is another advantage for side tables as they are perfect for tighter spaces and more fluid use. So, don’t be surprised if in 2025 your side table becomes your most used piece of furniture!
5. Low-Slung Seating
Comfort rules supreme and floor hugging seating is right on trend for 2023. Low-rise chairs and sofas create a relaxed vibe, help define open-plan spaces and promote lounging.
Designers mention some favourites, including the Ligne Roset Togo sofa, the Dusk Manhattan velvet sofa, and the Swoon Nygard 2-seater. With a lower seat height and softer lines, these pieces feel like an invitation to sink into them.
6. Natural Materials & Organic Textures
Jute, rattan, wool, bamboo are no longer just accents anymore, but becoming a staple in living room design. These materials are becoming ingrained into rugs and pouffes, lampshades, and statement furniture.
As part of this love affair with nature that can incorporate peace and serenity, and nature-inspired with homewares that bring the outside in, it really is all about embracing natural materials and making your living space more tactile. Whether it is an oak frame armchair you choose, or a soft, woven rug underfoot, these materials bring soul and authenticity to your home.
7. Eclectic Spaces
“Playfulism” meets maximalism in 2025, encouraging us to break free from cookie-cutter interiors. Think mixed patterns, plush textures, sculptural décor, and vibrant colours—all coexisting with joyful confidence.
The key is curation: your living room should reflect you. Let it feel collected, not chaotic. A vintage armchair here, a bold velvet cushion there—each piece should feel intentional, creating a personal and dynamic story.
8. Curate Old and New
Blending eras is a growing passion for decorators.Vintage finds (maybe a mid-century cabinet or an antique mirror) add personality and history to a vignette, especially when balanced with newer pieces.
This “intentional clutter” is not chaos, it is context. Shelves with old books, recent ceramics, and family photographs framed all tell a layered narrative that is visually stimulating and personal.
9. Dark Woods
While light oak has dominated the last few years, the richer tones of walnut and mango wood are definitely back in 2025. The density of their own woods and levels of veining add weight and grounding to any living room.
“Walnut and mango wood offer a sophisticated quality that complements both luxe and mid-century aesthetics,” says Andrew Tanner of Habitat.
Georgia Metcalfe of French Bedroom adds that pairing dark wood with brass details creates an atmosphere of “timeless elegance” and warmth.
10. Media Walls for Storage
As new builds often lack chimney breasts and alcoves, media walls are stepping in—not just for the TV and fireplace, but as multi-functional, built-in storage solutions.
“These designs are endlessly customisable,” says Joanna Humphreys from Direct Fireplaces.
Integrated shelving, hidden drawers, or even display nooks mean your media wall can hide cables and clutter while becoming a focal point.
11. Earthy Browns
Brown is having a renaissance. Long overlooked in favour of grey and beige, it now stands tall as 2025’s “new neutral.” Warm, rich, and deeply grounding, brown tones create a soothing palette that works across styles.
“Brown works within both traditional and contemporary settings,” explains Lena Gierasinska.
“Layering different shades,” Shelley Cochrane of Furniture Village says, “creates a neat and relaxed, cohesive look – perfect for the updated minimalist aesthetic that is so popular today.”
Conclusion: Designing for Comfort, Character, and Connection
The living room environment of 2025 isn’t just about what’s trendy—it’s about creating your unmistakable space, whatever that will be. Whether it’s expressed through earthy tones, layering vintage with modern, or simply choosing that curved sofa that embraces your zone, the emphasis in 2025 is authenticity, comfort and expression.
From the practical layers of lighting and media walls, to the sensory rich textures of natural and saturated colors, the trends are a guide to developing a room that nourishes your style and soul. Given our lives continue to blur the boundaries of work, rest and play, living spaces must accommodate that evolution and become flexible, warm, and welcoming in the right ways. So as you curate your space this year, embrace the trend—not to become a trend—rather adapt them to tell your journey. Because in 2025, the most beautiful living rooms aren’t just well-styled. They’re well-lived-in.
