1stDibs’ 2025 Predictions Are In—From Power Florals to Bauhaus Furniture

However the future might feel at the moment, the online marketplace 1stDibs has eyes on how it will look. Annually, the site takes a quick break from answering the sourcing problems of interior professionals and takes a look at the year ahead—from the antiques that will be in demand to the types of renovations clients are asking for. Recently, more than 600 interior designers took the call, and, with the release of its new 2025 trend survey results, 1stDibs is now offering their insights to the rest of us. Here’s what’s to come, and what’s on the wane, for the new year.

What’s In

Some sweet news: Warm chocolate brown is officially the most popular color for 2025. The percentage of designers favoring it almost doubled over last year, with 32% of respondents picking it as their top shade. The appeal of dark red and burgundy almost tripled from 2024, from 7% to 20%. Also resonating? Light blues and other natural wonders like emerald and sage.

Designers often look back to look ahead. “I love that more than 80% of our designers are sourcing pieces from the 1920s through the ’90s,” says Anthony Barzilay-Freund, 1stDibs’ editorial director and director of fine art. “This confirms my personal belief that every room needs at least one antique or vintage piece of furniture or object to really make it sing.” Designers will sing the song of Art Deco and Bauhaus, mining the decades of the 1920s and 1930s at rates rising from 2024’s 23% to 28% in 2025. A full 62% of designers expect to shop antiques, as opposed to 2024’s 56% rate, a four-year high.

Tigers will show their stripes more than ever in 2025. Designers predict packs of bold aesthetics: 33% say maximalism or eclecticism will dominate, followed by 31% for organic modernism. Animal prints are ticking upwards, too, rising in support to 6% from last year’s 4%. And a jungle of eye-popping styles will join them, with designers taking on colorful painted murals (28%), patterned wallpaper (26%), and wallpapered ceilings (26%).

Interiors will be in full bloom in 2025, as organic patterns and motifs like botanicals remain the most-requested aesthetic. That said, large-scale florals are starting to see a slight dip from last year, with demand dropping six points from 2024 to 15% for 2025.

Lighting design has seen a huge shift in recent years, with renewed interest in Tiffany lamps and blown-glass confections. “Another surprise,” says Barzilay-Freund, “is that when asked what iconic lighting style or design will be popular in the coming year, the top choice was Murano glass pendants, garnering a nod from 27% of our respondents (significantly up from last year’s 19%).” Turns out the ancient Italian technique is the bright idea for 2025.

Designers expect 2025 to be a big year for kitchens, with up to 61% of homeowners renovating, up from 54% last year. They also anticipate some 45% of clients will request scullery and outdoor kitchen areas. While living spaces have softened from 62% to 51%, there’s been a, well, striking interest in home bowling alleys, with double the number of designers recommending them to clients for 2025.

Forty-seven percent of designers say curvy and irregular shapes have sticky potential for the new year—more than any other style. This might explain the enduring interest in the Vladimir Kagan Serpentine sofa, which 13% of designers surveyed predict will be the most popular seating icon in 2025. As Barzilay-Freund notes, “the organic modernism and biophilic designs that had a hippy-happy quality are making way for something that feels more elegant and grown up.” Thus, a strong return for the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, up from 15% last year to 23% in 2025. And, in third place, an unexpected debut—8% of designers expect to be specifying the Kaare Klint Safari chair.

After a few years of supply-change disruptions, and with uncertain environmental futures approaching, designers say 43% of projects will have at least some kind of sustainability requirement in 2025. And while 35% of designers plan to integrate discreet tech into homes, a full-throated resistance to AI continues: 60% say they are uncertain or uninterested in AI-powered processes.

What’s Out

• Despite that highlight of the Eames lounge mentioned earlier, midcentury modernism is still falling from retro favor, with only 7% of designers calling for its comeback. Legends like the Hans Wegner Wishbone chair declined from 11% for 2023 to 7% for 2025, while Afra & Tobia Scarpa Soriana designs have lost half their popularity since 2022.
• Unsurprising, perhaps, but Barbie pink lost two-thirds of its support for the new year. Dark gray and slate both took a hit as well, losing half of their past supporters.
• Antiques and vintage pieces from before 1920 continue to be the least specified.
• A third as many designers expect home office renovations in 2025, as hybrid work balances tip in favor of office spaces.

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