Here's the One Reno Trend the Property Brothers Are All in on in 2025
Drew and Jonathan Scott have renovated hundreds of homes since their first Property Brothers show aired in 2011, including now with their new show, Don’t Hate Your House. They’ve seen color and layout trends come and go — and the one trend they think is going to be huge for 2025 is home tech.
“If homes keep getting smarter, we’re going to be out of a job,” Drew jokes — but he also says a change as simple as automating your light switches can “make you work for you so that you can enjoy it without stressing about it” — not to mention save you money on your utility bill. “Every room you walk into, you shouldn’t have to flip a switch,” he adds. “I just think automation in general is going to be big.”
There are two elements Jonathan recommends overthinking and not overlooking when building a home: plugs and WiFi. He learned firsthand when renovating his own house.
“We finished our renovation, and then we had our first Christmas and decorated everything, and I realized I didn’t put receptacles in half of the places where I needed to plug in lights and trees,” he says. “So moving forward, I always say to everybody, ‘Think through all of your holidays, how you’re going to entertain. While we have the walls open, is there anywhere you might need a little extra power?’”
Jonathan points to the kitchen in particular as a place where folks might want a little extra power — and he’s been installing strip receptacles under cabinets or underneath island countertops instead of individual outlets.
After power, the next big thing is thinking through where you’re going to use WiFi in your home. “Everyone uses WiFi around their home. So many houses have WiFi dead spots,” Jonathan says. “Make sure you’re putting access points where you need them, so you can have a strong WiFi network everywhere.”
Jonathan also says he thinks smart, hybrid appliances, like combination microwaves and air fryers, or drawer-style microwaves that are also convection ovens, will be big — and are great for small spaces. “Especially coming out of Europe and Asia, there’s a lot of great tech for tighter spaces,” Jonathan says. “All of these things are really cool technologies that have been around for awhile, but they’re starting to come out west.”
This doesn’t necessarily have to be electronic, the brothers say, pointing to modular sofas and sectionals and tables that can change heights. The theme of 2025? Make your home work smarter, not harder.
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