No one decorates their home expecting it to feel outdated within a few months. But with endless interior design trends flooding our social media feeds, it’s easy to mistake a fleeting fad for a timeless upgrade—only to be left with buyer’s remorse. As someone who spends way too much time online, I’ve witnessed countless homes revamped with styles that didn’t stand the test of time. Remember the cow-print obsession during the pandemic and those DIY expanding foam mirrors? Let’s just say those didn’t age well.
Looking back, we can laugh at the more extreme design choices. But when you’re caught up in viral moments and stores are packed with trendy products, it’s hard to tell what will stick and what will quickly fall out of fashion. If you want to curate a timeless home this year, here are 10 interior design trends we’re leaving behind in 2025.
1. Bows
In 2024, it was impossible to miss the influx of bows occupying every head, outfit, and room. Call me a bow apologist, but I love a tasteful bow accent. However, I think bows have finally reached peak saturation, and it’s time for this trend to make its way out. While you might still see a few trickle into 2025, especially with Valentine’s Day around the corner, slapping a bow on absolutely everything will remain specific to 2024. If you want to spice up your decor, opt for a classic pattern like stripes instead.
2. Excessive Grandmillennial Decor
Last year, everyone fell in love with maximalist, over-the-top grandmillennial decor. While the style isn’t disappearing entirely, 2025 will bring a shift toward more subtle accents. Instead of outfitting your space head to toe with bold pattern mixing, ruffles, and traditional pieces, we’ll start to see smaller grandmillennial details in bedding, wallpaper, and other understated touches.
3. Bouclé
Some of you may not be ready to hear this, but bouclé is out in 2025. And—hot take—I’m not really sure why it was ever in. It is uncomfortable to sit on, collects every speck of dust or crumb it touches, and is impossible to clean. It really had no business taking over like it did. There are so many other, more durable fabrics, like linen, velvet, and leather, better suited for everyday life. So goodbye, bouclé—you won’t be missed.
4. Modern Farmhouse Style
Modern farmhouse has been on a slow decline for a while now, but 2025 will be the year it fully steps out of the spotlight. At this point, the white, black, and light wood combo has been done over and over, and it’s no longer exciting. These days, those who yearn for a farmhouse aesthetic are far more interested in cozy cottagecore than the minimalist modern farmhouse look. In 2025, it just feels dated.
5. Accent Walls
Accent walls have had their moment during the past several years, but if you’re adding paint or wallpaper, why not just do the whole room? Yes, it’s less effort to only do one wall, but it’s also far less impactful. Accent walls can make a room look awkward and unfinished instead of creating a harmonious feel. If you want to add a bold accent in 2025, consider doing the entire room—it’ll feel far more intentional.
6. Open Shelving Everywhere
Open shelving isn’t disappearing entirely in 2025, but in newer kitchen remodels, its prevalence is fading. These days, fewer homeowners are ripping out all their upper cabinetry in favor of open shelves, and if they are featured, they’re more strategically placed. People have finally realized that open shelves can be difficult to style, a hassle to dust, and prone to making your kitchen look more cluttered.
7. Squiggle Shapes
Sorry, fellow Gen Zers, but the moment for wavy-shaped decor has come and gone. Asymmetrical blob coffee tables, curvy mirrors, and other squiggly-shaped accessories have grown to feel ultra-trendy. In 2025, we’re getting over our aversion to straight lines and choosing pieces that feel a little more mature and sophisticated than the wavy ones of last year.
8. Beige and Minimal Everything
By no means was Kim Kardashian-level minimalism trending in 2024, but we did see a slight return to pared-down, beige-heavy spaces influenced by the quiet luxury movement. This year, trends will continue to steer away from the overly minimal aesthetic as more people embrace color and non-white neutrals. With Pantone’s color of the year, Mocha Mousse, leading the charge, brown is the new beige, and other rich earth tones are similarly trending.
9. Strictly Gold or Brass Accents
For the past few years, metal finishes—on everything from furniture to lighting to kitchen and bath fixtures—have been dominated by warm brass and gold tones, with other metals rarely appearing. Now, people are beginning to appreciate silver and chrome more in decor, and mixing metals has become more popular. In 2025, we’ll see this grow as people get more creative with their metal accents and aren’t strictly married to brass or gold.
10. Checkerboard Patterns
For a moment there, checkerboard patterns were absolutely everywhere. You couldn’t walk into a store or scroll online without seeing checkered rugs, blankets, and knickknacks galore. While it may have felt cool and unique a couple of years ago, this pattern is now on its way out. When we look back in a few years, I think we’ll find that checkerboard was to the 2020s what chevron was to the early 2010s.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lauren Blue, Lifestyle Staff Writer
As a Lifestyle Staff Writer for The Everygirl, Lauren ideates and writes content for every facet of our readers’ lives. Her articles span the topics of home decor, delicious recipes, hobbies, travel itineraries—and everything in between. When she isn’t testing the latest TikTok trend, she can be found scouring Instagram for beautiful homes to feature on the site.
