Designers Predict You'll Use AT LEAST One of These Colors in Your Home in 2025
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If there’s one category people have strong opinions on, it’s color. Leading the conversation on the hottest hues of the year are trend forecasters from global color authorities, like Pantone, and paint brands. Now that many trend reports and color of the year announcements have been announced, we’re diving into the shades and themes that industry leaders say will dominate interiors throughout 2025. Plus, we've gathered input from interior designers on the colors they strongly believe will become widespread and how to bring them into your home. Some trends are continuations of what we saw in 2024, like earthy palettes and shades of green. Others will inspire moody atmospheres with dark purples, rich browns, and deep reds.
After analyzing the color trends ahead, don’t simply stop there. We’ve also gathered front door color trends, living room trends, dining room trends, and wallpaper trends that are worth considering before you go all-in on a home refresh in the new year.
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Deep Burgundy
"After years of neutrals and minimalist palettes dominating design, there’s a strong move toward richer, warmer tones," says designer Annie Obermann. "Burgundy, symbolizing comfort, individuality, intensity, and sophistication, fits perfectly into this shift."
This bathroom by NJA Interiors in the 2024 Kingston Design Connection Showhouse proves a deep, wine red can make a big impact in a small space. Of course, if you're after a specific shade to drench your walls with, Behr's 2025 Color of the Year, Rumors, is an excellent option that exudes elegance.
Moody Purple
Designer Elizabeth Gullett is ready for a break from all-over white rooms. She predicts moody, masculine colors will take over—including plum. Mix the dark purple with white for a high-contrast look, like in this lounge designed by Marita Simmons and Krysta Gibbons of Kipling House. Or, Gullett recommends mixing the rich purple with natural wood tones for an earthy atmosphere. "Choose darker woods with a higher sheen for an elegant, elevated vibe," she says.
Soft Brown
Interior designers and color experts alike keep finding themselves gravitating toward brown, especially soft shades that are inviting and enveloping. Pantone's 2025 Color of the Year Mocha Mousse falls into this category. “Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence,” Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, told House Beautiful. “It's not just indulging ourselves and treating ourselves, which we deserve, but also the possibility of sharing it with others.”
Seen here as the fabric of a Joybird sofa, Mocha Mousse and similar shades of brown can add a touch of warmth to any room. The versatile neutral is also suitable for a handful of styles from minimalism to Rich Ranch.
Earth Tones
"We still find ourselves in the rich earthy zone with paint colors for 2025," says designer Brad Ramsey. "Olive, ochre, eggplant, and burnt red tones are trending along with warm neutrals."
Ramsey believes "color drenching is still a great way to take these tones and create an all-over jewel box." His current paint crush in this category? Roycroft Brass by Sherwin-Williams. But there are a few colors of the year for 2025 that fit the bill as well, including Cinnamon Slate by Benjamin Moore and nearly all nine of Sherwin-Williams's colors of the year.
Bold Primary Colors
Pinterest's trend report for 2025 calls out bold primary colors, saying they'll make a comeback for anyone looking to channel their inner child. The company expects to see the rising popularity of hand-painted murals, bright trims, and custom furniture transformations in bold reds, blues, and yellows.
This game room by designer MA Allen features trim painted in Romesco by Farrow & Ball, proving accents in primary colors really can amplify the playful feel of a space without looking too childish.
Natural Greens
Biophilic design has been top of mind for a few years now, and it's not going away anytime soon. Various shades from sage green to vivid emerald have contributed to creating serene environments at home. "Paints like Sherwin-Williams's Bosc Pear and Benjamin Moore’s Rosepine bring this vision to life, offering a fresh, organic touch to interiors," says designer Stacy Garcia.
In designer Shazalynn Cavin Winfrey's house, she color matched Pantone 7742C to paint the dining room cabinetry. A teal Currey & Company chandelier enhances the room's connection to nature.
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