The biggest wellness interior design trends for 2025
There really is no place like home; it's where we relax, entertain friends, and connect with family. It's a constantly evolving space too, and in recent years has become a multifunctional one where we live and work.
It's not surprising that how our homes look and feel can have a massive effect on our mood. Since the pandemic, we've realised that bringing nature indoors makes us feel happier; decorating with plants and natural colours, scenting rooms, and using purifiers to clean the air indoors are some of the best ways to create a more relaxed environment.
What's more, having social spaces, such as open-plan kitchens, where we can spend more time together is really important so we can reconnect in a busy digital world. For 2025, interior designer and biophilic trailblazer Oliver Heath has revealed the wellbeing trends expected to surge in the home.
Oliver has designed five nature-inspired woodland cabins at Glentress Forest on the edge of the stunning Tweed Valley in Scotland, part of the Forest Holidays portfolio. Featuring two, three, and four-bedroom hideaways (one with a treehouse), each one reflects the visual richness of the surrounding landscape.
From mini green walls to decorating with nature's colour palette, keep reading for the biggest wellness interior design trends for 2025:
1. Technology and materials that mimic nature
Exposure to nature has been linked to a host of health benefits, including improved attention, lower stress, and better mood – so let's bring it indoors. Using materials and technology that copy nature in our homes is one of the biggest trends for 2025.
'Enjoying the natural world and daylight is enormously beneficial. It helps us stop, relax, refresh, de-stress, and recuperate,' Oliver tells House Beautiful UK. 'We're seeing rapid technological advancement in both the production of materials and the technology that we use in our homes that reflect nature. Think light, air quality and scenting.
'Biophilic design mimics the colours, textures, and patterns we find in nature. We can use technology to create more subtle lighting indoors, to make timber walls evocative of trees and also in gadgets like air purifiers or MVHR systems (mechanical ventilation and heat recovery) to improve indoor air quality.'
2. Nature's colour palette
The natural world is teeming with inspiring colours that will influence our decor choices for 2025. From autumn's cocooning burnt orange and red hues to spring's energetic sunshine yellow shades, you can find gorgeous paint and wallpaper ranges to recreate the seasons. Colour has a massive effect on our mood too, so decorating with calm, serene greens can help us to chill out.
'People react really well to colours that they've had positive experiences of; walking in the leaves or on spongy, soft green moss and pine needles on a gentle woodland walk,' says Oliver. 'When you then use these colours in your home, they are subtle reminders of those lovely experiences.'
3. Mini green walls
We've seen them in the garden, and now they're coming inside. According to Oliver, mini green walls are one of the top wellness trends for 2025, and they're ideal for city dwellers too, especially those who have little or no outside space.
'My forecast is that we'll see a profusion of mini indoor green walls,' predicts Oliver. 'It's really exciting. They used to be the preserve of huge international offices but now we're noticing smaller modular walls in homes.'
Modular living wall kits, such as those from Horticus, are great places to start. Choose compact plants to avoid your wall getting overgrown, so you're not always pruning. Or for the no-fuss easy option, a living wall mural, like this one from Dunelm, is guaranteed to make a style statement in your kitchen or bedroom.
4. Home growing systems
No garden? No problem! If you dream of growing your own plants and veggies, then an indoor hydroponic system is ideal.
Smart hydroponic systems are trending for 2025, which means you can easily grow your favourite greens, plants, herbs, fruit, and even flowers indoors. What's more, you don't need a huge space either. Hydroponics is the process of growing plants without soil where roots are suspended in nutrient-rich and perfectly pH-balanced water.
'Smart growing kits provide high-intensity lighting, water, and nutrients for plants so you can grow them year-round indoors,' explains Oliver. 'Plants need around 12 hours per day of natural light to grow, but in England, we don't always get that in the middle of winter, so these are a great way to grow your own from your living room.'
Plant Propagation Stations with Wooden Stand
5. Social spaces, both inside and out
Social spaces are certainly nothing new, but Oliver predicts a rise in rooms designed to share and enjoy.
'Where better than in the home where we can find places to come together, to have conversations, cook, relax and connect,' says Oliver. 'The dining table occupies a pivotal space in extended kitchen living areas which are now considered the social hub of the home.'
In our gardens, too, we will see more covered areas for relaxing, come rain or shine. According to Oliver, we'll be using our outdoor spaces for year-round relaxation and entertaining. 'Getting outside is important for our physical and mental wellbeing. We need natural daylight for our circadian rhythm, and we're using our outdoor areas in a more holistic way,' he explains.
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