Refuge from a sometimes-turbulent world inspired by the textures and colors of nature unite with a demand for sustainability to drive home décor trends in the new year.
Sustainability & Nature Inspire
Sustainability dominates 2025 interiors, driven by Gen-Z and millennial consumers who now make up thirty percent of U.S. home décor spend.
A mission-like desire to repurpose and up-cycle furniture grows, and drives a resurgent, economical interest in antique furniture and accessories, both fine and finds.
And consumers discover a statement piece at tag sales, antique stores, via online auctions, and as heirlooms.
As mid-century continues its moment, interest in other antique periods rebounds.
And as antiques of various periods find new footing, the wood tones of furniture and furnishings move beyond blond and back to a spectrum of richer browns and reds.
Paul McCobb-style arm chair by Richard McCarthy; textile & reupholster, and wood & metal refresh by Sullivan Mercantile; private client.
On-trend is refreshing a salvaged find into a statement piece, satisfying a desire for beauty, economy, and sustainability while feeding creativity.
It’s a new era for interiors as choices of colors, textures, and historically-influenced design periods expand.
American Victorian fainting sofa; textile & reupholster, structural repair, and wood refresh by Sullivan Mercantile; private client.
Nature-Inspired Earth Tones Return
Just as furniture colors expand from lights to rich darker hues, interior colors move from neutrals toward browns and deeper earth tones.
Think saturated green, ochre yellow, sienna, and umber.
And historic jewel tones like navy blue and burgundy, citrine and emerald emerge as important primary and accent colors adding a grounded weight and depth to interiors.
On-trend is this bold example of Arts & Crafts design, renewed as an elegant, unique heirloom and anchoring any room with its deep oak grain and weighty blue velvet.
Arts & Crafts highback arm chair in cadet blue velvet; textile, reupholster, and wood refresh by Sullivan Mercantile; private client.
Mocha Mousse wins Pantone Color of the Year 2025 for its grounding properties of…
“warming brown imbued with richness, nurturing with its suggestion of the delectable qualities of chocolate and coffee, and answering our desire for comfort.”
Box cushion in taupe velvet brocade on tan plain weave; textile, design & construction, and proprietary cushion insert by Sullivan Mercantile; private client.
Texture on Texture; Pattern on Pattern
Nature drives expanding texture profiles for home décor as walls, ceilings, and furnishings adopt more textural diversity.
Texture on texture and pattern on pattern grows and furnishings become inclusive of boucles, furs, velvets, and textured brocades taking retro-inspiration from the language of the 60s and 70s.
Minimalism Softens Through an Historic Lense
Maximalism Counterpoints Minimalism
With the growth of antique furnishings and a relaxed, inclusive color palate, minimalism relaxes into historically-influenced subsets.
Think American colonial minimal.
Color on color, pattern on pattern, and texture on texture culminates in maximalism – enjoying its moment with a youthful cohort.
Eras blend to create a personal, unique statement.
Peacock Chair in Bamboo & Rattan and 100% Organic Box Cushion Insert; textile, box cushion & insert, and wood refresh by Sullivan Mercantile.
On-trend is the restoration of this wonderful work; the wave pattern of its upcycled textile in turquoise gently reflecting the curve of the balloon-shaped back for a piece that catches the eye.
Its comfortable 100% organic box cushion insert, proprietary to Sullivan Mercantile, adds environmental credentials in shunning petroleum-based foam fill for that of biodegradable cotton, wool, and latex.
Wallpaper Rediscovery Continues; Houseplants Return
Wallpaper continues to grow in popularity following decades of neglect, here represented by the beautiful work of Tricia Paoluccio and available at Sullivan Mercantile.
Houseplants grow in popularity following some neglect as the gardening instinct makes its way back indoors.
Wallpaper design by Tricia Paoluccio and Domain of the Flowerings, which adapts Paoluccio’s work into art, textiles, rugs, dinnerware and more; available at Sullivan Mercantile.
We’re Sullivan Mercantile, a full-service cut and sew facility conveniently located two hours outside of New York City in Sullivan County’s Jeffersonville New York; manufacturing bespoke textile décor for the home, the business, and hospitality.
Whether drapery or curtains, box cushions or pillows, textiles for the dining table or kitchen, Sullivan Mercantile product is carefully conceived, thoughtfully designed, and locally built with skill.
Information sources for this article include Sullivan Mercantile, Zillow, Home Furnishings Business, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, ELLE Decor and Architectural Digest.
Photos: Sullivan Mercantile photographing at Jeffersonville Bake Shop, Sarah Dorweller, Brina Blum, Kit Kemp Design Studio, Soroush Karmimi, Hans Isaacson, Pantone, Phoebe Troyer, Days Inspired, and Domain of the Flowerings.
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