Autumn always has a back-to-school vibe. For interior design insiders, that means design insiders head to Paris to attend the industry’s favourite show Maison Objet and learn all about the latest style stories that will be dominating the design landscape. As ever, new interior design ideas in 2025 take several forms. But the consistent motifs across the show are commitment to comfort, homeliness and ease. From sumptuous materials and sensual shapes to embracing a practical approach to living, these trends will shape kitchen interiors (and every other room in your home) and beyond.

Warm minimalism

Clean lines and showstopping materials will always have a place in the heart of every luxury kitchen designer. This is why minimalist marble forms are a staple in kitchen island ideas, an easy way to combine design and practicality. However, a softer, warmer form is emerging, creating a more sensory and cocooning look and feel. These Madamoiselle Touphy hanging tables, ideal for a reading corner or dressing room encapsulated the use of white marble in a more whimsical, friendly way.  Achieve that gentleness by mixing natural materials such as modern kitchen cabinets or flooring in oak and patinated brass, new kitchen design ideas are also allowing for a more relaxed and realistic approach to living, with more human touches visible.

Green and serene

Green was a big interiors design trend 2024 and it’s not going anywhere. Does it reflect our collective need for a connection to the natural world? Or is it simply the calming effect that green has on the nervous system, making it ideal for a relaxing kitchen or dressing room. Whether a dark striking shade or a paler, more neutral tone, it’s a trend that’s worth investing in for it’s classical appeal. It’s also easy to use with the colour drench paint trend that continues to be a big story for chic interiors. An easy place to start is Vert de Terre from Farrow & Ball. This home bar design combines that soothing tone with dramatic marble, which lends a cohesive and refind look given a natural yet precise edge from the sharp oak woodwork, the perfect example of the modern country aesthetic.

Disco is back

Bringing the fun back to the kitchen (or home bar) is a trend is transforming interior design. Shiny surfaced and velvet seating was big news in furniture, a particularly great example being this Signet Ring stool from Softicated.  A versatile way to add this theme to your existing fitted kitchen or planned kitchen is to embrace the concept through your kitchen lighting ideas, with a retro feeling dash of colour or shine in a 1970s sculptural light fitting.  The natural place for such a feature piece is to incorporate kitchen pendant lighting over your island (this works better when there is not a cooking feature in the kitchen island, where an interior design-led extraction hood would be more suitable). Most modern kitchen islands serve a multipurpose function, from pre-dinner drinks or at counter dining. A design that can be dimmable for different moods and can also bring the glamour is the ideal focal point for any kitchen disco.

Working hard

Multi-functional objects and spaces are not only a necessity in most homes but also a trend that continues to grow, as it increasingly reflects our modern way of living. As the importance of rest and wellness becoming more prominent in our collective consciousness, contemporary designers are looking at ways to produce spaces that encourage calm and respite, This wonderful seating nook not only offers comfortable seating by a light-flooded window (perfect for browsing recipe books), it incorporates under-seat storage for items you don’t need every day, reducing visual noise, a known promoter of emotional calm. Bespoke kitchen design can often utilise even the smallest space to add these unique touches to a new kitchen concept. Add in this Wannes Antwerp Antione combined table and light for a space that is the the ultimate in hard-working relaxation.

Curves to buy for

Pleasing to the touch and the eye, curved forms are here to stay. The Julius 10Y Satin Mutenye wood chair from Dusitt takes this to the extreme, adding further softness with cream boucle upholstery. This look lends itself wonderfully to luxury kitchen design, and even the most angular room can add a modern kitchen island that with gliding curves. Bespoke kitchen decor ideas can push the concept of the modern kitchen island: this seating and cooking layout allows for conversational engagement in a relaxed format that breaks up the lines of this room. As our handmade kitchens are made specifically to your requirements, it’s the ideal time to explore new kitchen ideas without any of the traditional limitations.

Realism – storage for living

Who doesn’t aspire to a sleek and organised space with clutter-free surfaces? Clearly most people, as shown by the return to standalone pieces such as the reinvention of the classic sideboard by the French company Las Gambettes.  This minimal approach when extended to kitchen design ideas can be very desirable, but only if your kitchen planning is also sustainable when faced with day-to-day life. The key to making luxury kitchens trend work is planning smart storage and lots of it. Using large doors that reveal a practical workspace behind is the ideal way to allow you to disguise the busy life of your home. To ensure that the kitchen storage ideas don’t become a solid, omnipresent block in your space, consider an interesting, luxurious material such as this book-matched burred walnut, which creates a piece of furniture both practical and captivatingly beautiful.  And most importantly, totally timeless.

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