2025 Interior Trends That Can Add Real Value to Your Property Portfolio
This year has bought with it a myriad of interior design trends that are transforming indoor spaces big and small within rental properties.
This article will explore the interior design trends to watch out for in 2025, capable of adding real value to your rental portfolio while reflecting your interests and catering to your lifestyle.
Three Design Trends Characterising 2025
There are three interior design themes characterising the year 2025 that will dramatically change the way landlords design their properties.
We hope they inspire you to incorporate something different into your portfolio.
Biophilic Connection
People are increasingly embracing the Biophilic Connection (the art of bringing nature indoors). Houseplants have seen a huge surge in popularity and it’s a trend that seems to be staying. From dark green hues and rustic wooden furniture to tranquil sea blues and quirky cacti, bringing nature indoors has never been so popular.
Technology
It goes without saying that technology is an essential part of modern life. However, having all that tech lying around is definitely not on trend.
Interior design in 2025 will be driven by a desire to integrate technology into your property’s interior design seamlessly.
From TV screens that double as art canvases, invisible projectors and hidden LED strips to motion sensors instead of light switches, there are many ways thoughtful design seamlessly integrates technology into the home.
Flexibility
Trends are always changing. As a result, today’s renters want spaces that cater to their ever-evolving needs, wants, and lifestyles. As such, interior design is becoming increasingly flexible.
From neutral colours and wall stickers to counter coverings and no-peel artwork, interior design in 2025 caters to changing trends in a beautiful and seamless way.
2025 Interior Design Trends
Let’s explore the most popular 2025 interior design trends a little more closely. After all, there is plenty to uncover and so many thoughtful design solutions.
This list hopes to inspire you to shape a unique space that not only reflects quality and style but also maximises your property’s rental value. Whether you’re looking to increase rent value, make your property more appealing to prospective tenants or hope to sell your property in the future, these trends will help you achieve your long-term goals.
Let’s get started.
Interior Design that Engages All the Senses
Sensorial design (interior design that engages all five human senses) will become a popular trend in 2025. This is due to our increased desire for comfort as humans. Interior design is becoming increasingly catered to the five senses in order to create a space that isn’t just pleasing to the eye but provides connection on multiple sensory levels.
Many interior design elements are made with an emphasis on touch. From textured walls and floors to the smoothness of shutter blinds and the vibrancy of material wall hangings, there is plenty of room for sensorial exploration. Wood is a particularly popular material, introducing both a subtle woodsy scent into a space and a textured feel to the fingertips.
If you’re searching for an interior design trend that will improve your property aesthetic and increase your rental property value, incorporating furnishings and textures that serve all five senses is a great place to start.
The Seamless Integration of Discrete Technology
Technology plays an important role in tenant’s lives. From work, school, and recreation to health, property buying, and shopping, technology is ingrained into our daily lives. However, the downside is that all of that technology can result in lots of clutter.
Investing in technology for rental properties offers numerous benefits for landlords and can significantly improve the appeal and functionality of your property from a tenant’s perspective. As a result, prospective tenants are often willing to pay a higher rate if the space accommodates seamless integration to all of their devices.
Thankfully, interior design is adapting to accommodate the need for technology. And the good news is that most home tech products are moving away from screens and becoming more intuitive. So, you can remove light switches in favour of motion sensors and thermostats in favour of apps on your tenant’s phone.
Technology is also being integrated into home decor, introducing items such as security devices that mimic minimalist decorations or digital picture frames that allow for wireless charging.
You can even purchase an office desk that hides your computer screen at the end of the day. There are many ways to hide the technology in your property and maintain a clean, minimalist aesthetic that raises your property’s visual appeal and overall value.
Flexible Interior Spaces
Although many people have returned to the office, it’s fair to say that remote work has transformed the way we get things done. Whether working from home five days a week or only here and there, today’s remote employees require a comfortable workspace that doesn’t sacrifice much-needed space in their homes.
As such, come 2025 one of the top interior design trends, and one that will increase your property value, is multifunctional spaces. These are spaces that serve multiple purposes, for example a bedroom and an office, a kitchen and a dining room, a bathroom and a utility room.
It means having raised beds with desk space underneath, shelving that can double as a workspace, woven wall hangings that split rooms in half for extra space, and so many more.
In 2025, open-plan living spaces will be fading out of popularity as renters seek to create clearly designated spaces around their homes that serve their needs.
Comfort is Queen
Comfort has been the name of the game for a few years now and in 2025 it will be the focus for interior design trends. With more of a leaning towards sensorial home environments, 2025 will be the year where comfort is prioritised as an essential part of design.
This means a focus on comfortable sofas you can sink into, armchairs perfect for reading in on rainy days, and plump, supportive cushions.
We all want to feel comfortable and home is the best place to do so. According to The Guardian, “Cosy has exerted its spell for as long as animals have been making burrows. We have an evolutionary predisposition to seek out warmth and comfort because in the past, these things would have been essential for our survival.”
As human beings, we desire to feel comfortable and safe and this desire continues to permeate the way we build our lives and furnish our homes. With the comfort trend sweeping across the interior design industry, it won’t be long before our homes are transformed into relaxing havens we never want to leave.
Curved Features
If there’s one thing that can make your rental property seem more expensive than it really is, it’s curved features.
Curves in architecture and interior design promote a feeling of elegance and openness. They’re perfect for encouraging socials with friends and family as well as creating small cosy nooks where you can be tucked away with a good book.
Curved sofa designs are especially popular for enhancing your property’s interior to create a harmonious and connected living space. Curved shapes and glamorous lines are definitely attractive aesthetics that are set to increase in popularity.
Curved and soft edges, within your property’s architecture and the furnishings, turn your property into a sanctuary that is hidden away from a busy world.
Transforming your property
We hope what we’ve shared in this article helps you transform your property into a space you can truly enjoy. The design trends of 2025 don’t just look incredible, they also add rental value to your property and increase your property’s value for selling. So, they are certainly a worthwhile investment.
