15 living room trends 2025

No matter how small or big a house is, the living room is always considered the heart of the home. This is where the family members spend quality time together and parties happen. While doing up the house also, one gives more preference to doing up the living room, which in one glance reflects how the entire house may be designed and maintained. As we step in 2025, we look at living room designs that will trend this year.

What are the living room trends 2025?

A design is conceived depending on the space and the ideology of the people who stay there. In 2025, design experts suggest that the focus while designing a living room space will be to give it a sustainable and functional transformation. The living room décor 2025 will be a blend of aesthetics and comfort with sustainable materials and technology playing a pivotal role in achieving it.

Top 15 trending living room décor trends 2025

Living room décor 2025 #1: Use of monochromatic colours

Black and white are evergreen colours that always give a new look simply by the way they are used in the living room. If you are seeking a sleek look for your living room, look no further. This combination will continue to spin its magic in 2025. Use of black and white gives a clean, edged and finished look to the living room.

You have two options- white walls that will give your house an expansive and spacious look that is complemented by an all-black furniture and décor pieces including fake black flowers that will add weight to the décor.

Alternatively, you can opt for black PU wall panels and do up the house with furniture across shades of white. This will also take care of the maintenance aspect of the furniture. Do remember to not paint the ceiling black as the entire room will be dark and overwhelming. The desired look will be lost and you may need to go over budget to redo the entire space.

Living room décor 2025 #2: Comfort over style

While style matters the main element of a living room should be comfort as this is where a large part of one’s time is spent. A cozy comfortable setting can be created by bringing in large fluffy seating with cushions across various sizes, hanging hefty curtains. Use of throws will enhance the look. Use of beige, brown or earthy colours does magic to this look. Adding candles to the living space will lighten the ambience further.

Living room décor 2025 #3: Traditional Indian living room

India’s rich architecture creates a space for experimenting with the style of unique wooden architecture with Indian patterns carved in them. This has been in vogue for centuries and will continue to be for more to come.

Living room décor 2025 #4: Statement coloured design 

Painting the entire room in a single colour or choosing accents for the entire room in those colours can make for a statement style for your living room. The algae green colour is one of the trending colours for this style when it comes to doing up the living room in 2025.

Living room décor 2025 #5: Creating spaces 

This is a great decor idea for those with small living room spaces and big dreams. Using bookshelves as dividers and similar warm wooden aesthetics for both the living room and dining area, a cosy nook can be created at home. At the same time, you can create a sense of separate rooms in the available space.

This is also a good idea when you are trying to incorporate compact living.

Living room décor 2025 #6: Nature inspired

Getting greens in the living room will continue to trend in 2025 because of the various benefits that it brings along in addition to adding to the décor dimension.

While designing the space, keep plants of various sizes according to where they will look good. You can include anything from a Bonsai to a jade plant to ferns to money plant. You can also experiment with vertical gardening.

Living room décor 2025 #7: Mirrored living room

Mirrors as reflective surfaces that can make your living space look larger and brighter. You can opt for a thin rim of metallic frame around the mirror that is mounted on the entire wall.  Choose a wall which is not too small or too big but will definitely stand out when a mirror is mounted on it.

You can also use a wooden carved frame painted in gold to give a sturdy and vintage look.

Living room décor 2025 #8: Texture in your living room

Textures can create an interesting look for your living room. You can get any look from an industrial look to a warm stone look in your living room.  A point to remember is that don’t do all the walls in the same texture. Choose one wall that will highlight the look. You can also add focus lights that will take care of the lighting effects and also complement the look.

Living room décor 2025 #9: Patterns and bold colours for a brighter room

An easy way to add personality to your room is through colours and patterns that fill your wall. This will make the space happy and cheerful. While this may not be sleek, this will lend a boho look to the house.

Living room décor 2025 #10: Metallic accents look

Wood and metal have the charm that adds to the richness of the space. Use of dull gold, dull silver, dull rose gold etc. accessories with a backdrop of beige or neutral background will lend a gorgeous look to the house.

You can use these accessories in the backdrop of sustainable upholstery such as jute.

Living room décor 2025 #11: Minimalistic room

With one single statement furniture and minimal decor, this can be an easy way to make your living room look chic and elegant.

Living room décor 2025 #12: Maximalist room

Bright colours and a lot of accessories can give your living room a life of its own. This will give a boho and a very cool look to your home making it a comfortable space.

Living room décor 2025 #13: Layered lighting 

Light can be a crucial part of décor. Through layered lighting, the living room can be divided into areas.

Living room décor 2025 #14: Japanese style living room 

Japanese style living rooms provide for a simple yet fresh look. The seating on the ground itself makes for an easy yet comfortable arrangement.

Living room décor 2025 #15: Living room with a statement wall art

Blank walls never look good. Through wall art and statement art pieces the living room can get a personality of its own.

You can also add framed personal photos and give that wall a personalised touch.

Top 5 new decor elements to add to your living room

• Unconventional sofa: The curved sofa is right now in trend and so are other styles of sofa like the ADHD sofa that comes in unique patterns adding a touch of uniqueness to the room.

• Bold lighting: Lighting plays a crucial part in the living room. It can speak loads about your personality. You can choose from a range of mood lighting to light that mimics natural light to make your living room feel different.

• Antiques: Antiques can give your room a vintage and elegant feel. They can be eye-catchy pieces that you can place strategically.

• Statement furniture: A statement furniture can not only act as an easy way to bring depth to the room but also be the centre of attraction bringing life to your living room.

• Large windows: To cater to the welcoming nature of a living room, large windows can be very useful. Not only can they bring in freshness and daylight but also act in a reflective manner making the space look large and not suffocating.

Housing.com POV

Use of sustainable elements like jute, cotton, abundance of natural light, glass and metallic will trend in 2025 to give your home décor especially the living room a grand look, a chic look or a sleek look- basically the one that you desire.