2025 Trends - Colour Drenching, Deep Maroons and Sands of Joy

Spring is near, preparing us to be drenched with colour in 2025. Colour drenching. It is a name we will become familiar with, just as the silent era. It is the time of year I provide insights into the colour trends for the upcoming year.

What caught my eye this year is the glow of transparency through colour. With post covid slump still around, it is not an easy task to grow from grey to glowing.

In our living areas we will see as I have mentioned variations of Ivory and Ebony, with complimentary tones of rich and caramelised amber, burnt cinnamon hues, and the assortment of mixed cedar grains.

Grounded earthy palettes will emerge as we have already started to see. Deep greens will align with brushed copper tones, and mixing metals will prevail bringing in gunmetal and brushed nickel - if you are wanting a designer look. Just like the jingling currencies in our pockets you will know which metal takes your fancy, for me it is the American quarter, I also have a tendency towards rubbed bronze and brushed bronze, this year gold/brass does not quite tickle my fancy, and black hardware is a bit flat.

Kendall Jenner displays embellishments in her August Vogue France shot, therefore I see more focus on metals, embellishments, brushed copper, and brushed nickel, potentially silver will dominate the creatives given the market is a tad bit slower.

I am loving the reimagined movement of Bauhaus. Kelly Wearstler shows this with her new range, also James Dunlop has re-released their 2019 Chromatic renamed as Bauhaus with an expanded colour line in monochrome, my favourite would be clay and of course you know this is a good thing if Warwick also releases its Bauhaus version in upholstery, I am liking the new colour way in Teak. Geometric wins all round.

I see an Italian/Mafia widow theme emerging, black lace and black mesh – Zimmerman Fall collection 2024 confirms this. Architecturally speaking I see modern gothic re-emerging with high vaulted ceilings and curves taking more defined shape to a pointed arch, just as you see in European landmarks such as Notre Dame.

There is a breeze of freedom, with designers and artists such as The Foundry releasing a new Oceania series of pottery available through Design Addiction (POA). Tania Whale Ceramics Kapok is also a trend on its own. Organic is here to stay, and could we see snakeskin potentially. 2025 will see texture overhauled.

Dark Maroon hues will be upon us with colour drenching, maroon is a colour of strength, it displays maturity, someone battered by life, who has come through the other side of unfortunate circumstances. Nec pluribus impar. Such as the OPI nail polish I use for inspiration ‘got the blues for red’, or the pinot noir of Resene Incarnadine. Grey will be used as a neutraliser only, but not as a sole colour, as we head towards more vibrant understatements.

I do not see bright red, but this maybe just me personally, as the only bright red in my house is the back of my Louboutin’s. I see red as a more sacred colour; it represents to me the colour of royalty and the poppy representing our brave warriors and family war heroes of those we lost at war.

I will be exploring International paints this coming year, such as Benjamin Moore Linen White, Smokey Taupe and Barbados Sand - the names alone sound invigorating.

Children’s rooms will be the centre stage of 2025, and we will be celebrating our little rugrats and their bedrooms will become the focus and centre of our homes. Think of the tip of a wave break, that clean, free, pure sense of freedom and transparency with turquoise gems. Lavender fields will provide inspiration for nurseries filled with Lilac, and baby blue mirrors with silver spoon reflections. We will see an increase in creativity with textured wallpapers. I love the August Wallpaper by James Dunlop it gives that sun kissed feeling with a touch of metallic, preparing us all for the wonderful Summer ahead.

I enjoy the softer tones for our children’s rooms, such as baby pink, apricot, lilac and turquoise, and all of which make for stunning nurseries, maybe we will see a surge of pregnancies this coming year, after all with the economy on a downturn this does provide for spare time. The textile company offer a beautiful St Tropex design in Amethyst, which is simply divine. I wonder if the James Dunlop September wallpaper will make a return for the New Year babies in 2025.