Trends Summer 2025

by Ollie Greenham

Our ethos as designers is to create personalised, timeless designs for our clients; schemes they will love for the long term, not just now. With that in mind we treat trends with caution! That said, it is very important for us to know about trends so that we can help our clients navigate them. Even if we think a trend won’t last, it is inspiring to engage with what is new – and interesting to notice what sticks around.

We asked Ollie, who did work experience with us, to review what’s hot in Summer 2025. You can see the images that he selected to illustrate these trends on our Pinterest Board – with APM examples below!

Colour Drenching

 A current trend that is already present in interior design, that will only continue to grow in the summer, is “colour drenching”. This new and exciting technique redefines how we interact with space by painting the walls and the ceiling the same colour or two shades very similar to each other. It initially began in the mid 20^th century and since then has died out, until it has recently made a huge resurgence in the interior design landscape.

This creates a very grounded and calming effect and fully encompasses one into a room; with lighter colours it makes a room feel boundless and spacious whereas with darker colours a room will feel enclosed, safe, and nurturing. Colour drenching a room creates a nice base to build up certain elements that create conversation with one another against a harmonising backdrop. Colour drenching can also bring a more traditional space to life by modernising it slightly. Within traditional spaces; a plain colour can also highlight the detail orientated, architectural features such as trims and mouldings that would otherwise be lost within the differently coloured busy design.

Vintage in the home

Another trend gaining traction in the world of interior design is the use of vintage décor or vintage elements, that are seamlessly incorporated into a space; whether it be vessels or sconces, vintage is making a huge comeback that is shaping the design hemisphere. Designers this summer have decided to look back at previous decades for inspiration.

A particularly trending decade of architecture trending is mid-century modern and the shapes and silhouettes within that, particularly the boxy shapes, wooden finishes and warm tones used; whether a designer fully sticks to the look or blends traditional or contemporary elements together to create the perfect blend.

Vintage is not only creeping into the home through furniture and décor but also through fixtures like the interior architecture, colour and wallpaper. I think vintage finishing’s are becoming popular as they are a budget friendly solution that won’t financially drain one, as vintage furniture and objects can be purchased second hand online or from local shops that come at a fraction of the price of major retailers.

Textiles on the Walls 

Recently this summer there has been a huge push of textile wall coverings, replacing or coexisting with; paint, wallpaper, and other finishes. This allows designers to think differently about incorporating texture into rooms. Overall, this creates a much more tactile effect for the users of the space who can feel the room through a new medium. The use of textile wall coverings additionally leads to more unique finishes that cannot be recreated with paint, wallpaper etc. As well as people often crave craftsmanship and more bespoke touches that resonate with them personally, and often these wall coverings are custom made; creating more individuality and customisation that aligns with the clients need.

There is a huge plethora of options available to choose from, such as glossy satins that shimmer in the light across a whole room, made from fine silks that designs can even be woven in. There are also much softer fibres like linen and cotton that made a room feel much more grounded and gently. Additionally, there are also many different leathers such as plain hide, nappe, suede, vellum, etc. I think the huge number of options available across a whole scope of budgets makes this trend extremely accessible to anyone.

Colours for this summer

The main colours being used by designers this summer are going to be incredibly rich and deep, these colours will have an immensely grounding effect on the space. A particular colour gaining traction is a dark aubergine-like purple that perfectly imposes itself into any room. This colour has been featured across plenty of designers work through small objects, pieces of furniture, however where this colour is the most effective is when a room is entirely enclosed within this colour. Alongside this rich plum colour, bottle green is also gaining plenty of traction within more intimate areas of the home.

On the contrasting side of the spectrum butter yellow has also become extremely popular within furniture in the home; this relates back to the idea of vintage revival, as this butter yellow tone has a very old-school look to it. Similar to this, another lighter colour resurging is peach. This colour has a very earthy and neutral look to it will still feeling fresh and opulent.