5 Furniture Trends for 2025
Bold patterns and textures, warm and earthy colors and curved shapes got subtle refreshes for the fall High Point Market
Natural motifs and materials, warm colors, inviting textures and curves have dominated home furnishings and decor in recent years. At the trade-only fall High Point Market in North Carolina (Oct. 26-30), manufacturers’ newest collections once again reflected those big-picture trends. But, as is the case each season, a variety of more specific designs and ideas stood out as fresh iterations or especially prevalent on showroom floors. Here are some top looks to have on your radar as we head into 2025 and beyond.
Tropical leaves are big. Designs that evoke tropical vacations have cycled in and out of prominence over the last few years. We saw an uptick this past spring, especially incorporated in Palm Beach-inspired collections. Big tropical fronds carried over into this season’s collections, turning up on textiles as well as in other categories, such as wall sculpture, lighting and surface decoration, as illustrated by this vignette from Currey & Co. featuring its new Jardin cabinet. Sometimes the feel was jungle-like; other times it was Palm Beachy. And, like animal prints, the leaf prints were often presented in tone-on-tone neutral colors that allow them to be integrated into a wide variety of design styles.
Other motifs to watch: The look of water is increasingly showing up in a variety of forms and in creative ways, and not just in coastal decor. Wavy-looking glass, shell-inlay wood (we saw a lot of inlay, by the way) and dip-dyed fabrics are just a few examples.
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Other motifs to watch: The look of water is increasingly showing up in a variety of forms and in creative ways, and not just in coastal decor. Wavy-looking glass, shell-inlay wood (we saw a lot of inlay, by the way) and dip-dyed fabrics are just a few examples.
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2. Rounded Shapes Meet Rectilinear Patterns
Furniture silhouettes stay curvy. Whether influenced by 1980s postmodernism, Art Deco or classical architecture, furniture shapes have been all about curves for many seasons. This continued to be the case at the fall market, where cocoon-like swivel chairs (seen in the extreme in this Athlea Cuddler from American Leather), undulating and puffy sofas, and arched and columnar table bases once again abounded.
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Furniture silhouettes stay curvy. Whether influenced by 1980s postmodernism, Art Deco or classical architecture, furniture shapes have been all about curves for many seasons. This continued to be the case at the fall market, where cocoon-like swivel chairs (seen in the extreme in this Athlea Cuddler from American Leather), undulating and puffy sofas, and arched and columnar table bases once again abounded.
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But square accents add visual tension. There’s a key difference this time around in how manufacturers are styling the curvaceous pieces in their collections. While larger furniture pieces were mostly rounded, they were paired with sharper accent pieces and accessories featuring checkered, gridded, plaid and tumbling-block patterns to create refreshing contrast.
This vignette from Four Hands illustrates the trend beautifully with its combination of square and curved patterns and shapes. Notice the rounded set of Bennett chairs, which are from the Texas company’s newly expanded collection with designer extraordinaire Amber Lewis.
Incidentally, nested or multilevel occasional tables like those pictured here seemed to appear in every collection at the market.
Other patterns to watch: Tapestry-like florals and tribal patterns had an even larger presence this season than they did at the spring show, and stripes (especially thin stripes) were big too. But designers seem gleeful about a return to pattern in general, so expect a lot more of it in upholstery, drapery and wallcoverings — often layered on top of one another and even on larger furniture pieces — as we head into 2025.
This vignette from Four Hands illustrates the trend beautifully with its combination of square and curved patterns and shapes. Notice the rounded set of Bennett chairs, which are from the Texas company’s newly expanded collection with designer extraordinaire Amber Lewis.
Incidentally, nested or multilevel occasional tables like those pictured here seemed to appear in every collection at the market.
Other patterns to watch: Tapestry-like florals and tribal patterns had an even larger presence this season than they did at the spring show, and stripes (especially thin stripes) were big too. But designers seem gleeful about a return to pattern in general, so expect a lot more of it in upholstery, drapery and wallcoverings — often layered on top of one another and even on larger furniture pieces — as we head into 2025.
3. Touch-Me Textures Are Plentiful
Retro rules. For a while now, “tactile” has been the word du jour when describing trending textures. Textile designers recently have been playing with scale to push the idea further. Exploded boucle, tweed, corduroy, plush fleece and even cut velvet, often with strong 1960s and ’70s vibes, begged to be caressed at this fall’s market. We saw a few groovy couches upholstered in these bold materials, but for the most part, they were constrained to pillows, occasional chairs and stools.
It’s important to note here that the boucle was typically multicolored or in a rich hue versus the white of seasons past. This chair from Eichholtz in this season’s darling, burgundy, is a fabulous example, especially since it’s paired with an also on-trend rug with a high-low texture.
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Retro rules. For a while now, “tactile” has been the word du jour when describing trending textures. Textile designers recently have been playing with scale to push the idea further. Exploded boucle, tweed, corduroy, plush fleece and even cut velvet, often with strong 1960s and ’70s vibes, begged to be caressed at this fall’s market. We saw a few groovy couches upholstered in these bold materials, but for the most part, they were constrained to pillows, occasional chairs and stools.
It’s important to note here that the boucle was typically multicolored or in a rich hue versus the white of seasons past. This chair from Eichholtz in this season’s darling, burgundy, is a fabulous example, especially since it’s paired with an also on-trend rug with a high-low texture.
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Chiseled and eroded surfaces gain traction. Textiles aren’t alone in their extreme tactility. Wood, stone, metal and glass were chiseled, hammered, melted and otherwise manipulated in manners that both evinced the hand of their makers and made touching them irresistible.
This Genevieve bed by South + English features a chiseled texture that we also saw on a lot of wood as well as dark bronze and black metal furnishings (which we’ll discuss more in a moment).
Other textures to watch: Not all of the textures had dramatic relief. Soft, mohair-like velvet and buttery leather covered many of the new sofas that we sank into at the fall market. And soft linen slipcovers, like those in Amber Lewis’ collection at Four Hands, had a subtly textured but luxe hand. Global trend expert Patti Carpenter, whose talks at High Point always draw crowds, says lacquered, wet-looking finishes are coming down the pike, but for the moment, it’s all about a drier and softer touch.
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This Genevieve bed by South + English features a chiseled texture that we also saw on a lot of wood as well as dark bronze and black metal furnishings (which we’ll discuss more in a moment).
Other textures to watch: Not all of the textures had dramatic relief. Soft, mohair-like velvet and buttery leather covered many of the new sofas that we sank into at the fall market. And soft linen slipcovers, like those in Amber Lewis’ collection at Four Hands, had a subtly textured but luxe hand. Global trend expert Patti Carpenter, whose talks at High Point always draw crowds, says lacquered, wet-looking finishes are coming down the pike, but for the moment, it’s all about a drier and softer touch.
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4. Warm, Earthy Color Palettes Prevail
Neutrals are nuanced. During the market, color expert Stacy Garcia — on a nationwide hospitality and commercial design trends tour — spoke in nearby Jamestown, North Carolina. Garcia said in her presentation that “green is the new blue and brown is the new gray” — an insight that succinctly described the prevailing color scheme in the High Point showrooms. Neutrals have gone warm and earthy across the board, with tones of brown ranging from chocolate to caramel and sand as the basis for most palettes. Shades of blue, while perennially popular, were outnumbered by greens and blue-greens. And nuanced, neutral shades of frosted moss, taupe and sandy beige, as seen in this vignette from Made Goods, almost completely edged out bright whites and cool grays.
As with the animal pattern accents, layers of caramel and beige were popular in attendees’ outfits as well as in showrooms — the enduring “quiet luxury” trend in action.
Neutrals are nuanced. During the market, color expert Stacy Garcia — on a nationwide hospitality and commercial design trends tour — spoke in nearby Jamestown, North Carolina. Garcia said in her presentation that “green is the new blue and brown is the new gray” — an insight that succinctly described the prevailing color scheme in the High Point showrooms. Neutrals have gone warm and earthy across the board, with tones of brown ranging from chocolate to caramel and sand as the basis for most palettes. Shades of blue, while perennially popular, were outnumbered by greens and blue-greens. And nuanced, neutral shades of frosted moss, taupe and sandy beige, as seen in this vignette from Made Goods, almost completely edged out bright whites and cool grays.
As with the animal pattern accents, layers of caramel and beige were popular in attendees’ outfits as well as in showrooms — the enduring “quiet luxury” trend in action.
Colors get rich and spicy. While big investment pieces like sofas were mostly presented in those warm neutrals, deeply saturated, spicy and jewel-toned colors — some, again, harking back to the 1970s — made their way into showrooms via rugs, occasional chairs and accent pieces. Burgundy (straight from the spring-summer 2024 Gucci runway) was perhaps the most fashion-forward of the colors, joined by deep teal, gold, orangey terra cotta, and olive and forest greens. This Amata rug from the new collaboration between House Sprucing and Jaipur Living shows off some of these rich, moody hues.
Other colors to watch: Carpenter called out lavender and chartreuse as colors popular at European shows that are now showing up in the United States, but sparingly. Indeed, we spotted them here and there, along with dusty blush and apricot. They were part of Garcia’s and market sponsor Sherwin-Williams’ color forecasts too. Time will tell whether these modern takes on 1980s faves will catch on, but they looked sophisticated where they popped up.
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Other colors to watch: Carpenter called out lavender and chartreuse as colors popular at European shows that are now showing up in the United States, but sparingly. Indeed, we spotted them here and there, along with dusty blush and apricot. They were part of Garcia’s and market sponsor Sherwin-Williams’ color forecasts too. Time will tell whether these modern takes on 1980s faves will catch on, but they looked sophisticated where they popped up.
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5. Natural Stone and Metal Are Major
Warm veining prevails over white marble. Chunky, heavily veined natural stone, like that on this Brutalist-style coffee table from Sunpan, shows no sign of fading away. If anything, it was even more popular at this market. In line with the warming trend, the veins were typically warm browns and reddish tones. Travertine, which has warm undertones and a pitted, earthy finish, was also heavily used.
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Warm veining prevails over white marble. Chunky, heavily veined natural stone, like that on this Brutalist-style coffee table from Sunpan, shows no sign of fading away. If anything, it was even more popular at this market. In line with the warming trend, the veins were typically warm browns and reddish tones. Travertine, which has warm undertones and a pitted, earthy finish, was also heavily used.
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Brushed brass gets some dark company. Antique and brushed brass have been the reigning metallic finishes for years now, and brass still far exceeds silvertone metals in everything from furnishings to lighting. But at this market, we noticed an increase of detailed metalwork in darker, more rustic tones — iron and bronze specifically, but also touches of gunmetal.
This arrangement of furnishings, which features the new, Italian-inspired Gillian Segal for Moe’s collection, includes Posta dining chairs with hammered metal frames and decorative finials. (Notice the warmly veined Italian Breccia marble top on the Sartoria dining table too.) Amber Lewis’ newest collection for Four Hands also had a variety of tables and a bed frame with textured iron and distressed bronze finishes, and we saw it at Made Goods too. It’s a classic stye, for sure, but it felt somehow new this season.
Other materials to watch: Trend forecasters are predicting that the very reddish, burned brass and copper seen at the European shows will become more popular here in the States, and we did see some evidence of that in showrooms. Likewise, aluminum and stainless steel furniture and lighting finishes have been on trend watchers’ radars for a couple of seasons. But while it showed up at last spring’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, there wasn’t much of it yet at High Point. Stay tuned!
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This arrangement of furnishings, which features the new, Italian-inspired Gillian Segal for Moe’s collection, includes Posta dining chairs with hammered metal frames and decorative finials. (Notice the warmly veined Italian Breccia marble top on the Sartoria dining table too.) Amber Lewis’ newest collection for Four Hands also had a variety of tables and a bed frame with textured iron and distressed bronze finishes, and we saw it at Made Goods too. It’s a classic stye, for sure, but it felt somehow new this season.
Other materials to watch: Trend forecasters are predicting that the very reddish, burned brass and copper seen at the European shows will become more popular here in the States, and we did see some evidence of that in showrooms. Likewise, aluminum and stainless steel furniture and lighting finishes have been on trend watchers’ radars for a couple of seasons. But while it showed up at last spring’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, there wasn’t much of it yet at High Point. Stay tuned!
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Animal patterns and motifs are spotted everywhere. Most of the nature-inspired motifs we saw this fall emerged at the spring market or even earlier, but some seem to be catching on more than others. Animal print — faux leopard especially but also faux tiger and zebra — is an example of a pattern that seems to be pulling ahead of the pack. While some examples were bold, most were abstract interpretations or subtly monochromatic or both, such as the one in this Sherrill Furniture photo. We also saw a lot of animals incorporated into designs, including horses galloping across artwork, snakes coiling around vases and lamp bases, and small, sculptural bird decorations perched on bookcases.
When it came to this trend, fashion and home decor aligned: We noticed market attendees of diverse ages accessorizing their outfits with leopard print.
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