Interior decoration is not just about creating a home that is ‘livable’, but about shaping a space that you ‘want to live in’. In 2025, with the upgrade of lifestyles and changes in young people’s aesthetics, decoration styles are quietly evolving. All-white walls + floor tiling + no main lights are no longer the universal answer; styles that emphasize personality, atmosphere, and functional integration are becoming the new trend!
Today, we will explore the 5 most noteworthy hot decoration styles in 2025, which not only have high aesthetics but also practicality, suitable for most families, and can be used for renovation and upgrades.
Light French Style: Exquisite without complexity, elegant and timeless
Abandoning the complexity and heaviness of traditional French style, retaining the sense of lines and romantic atmosphere of French style, the overall feeling is fresher, softer, and the sense of space is stronger.
Keywords: French lines, cream color, gypsum lines, arched doors, metal accents

1. Minimal hard decoration, rely on soft decoration to create atmosphere
2. TV background wall can add curved gypsum lines, gentle and not expensive
3. Cooperate with gray cream color + light wood floor, advanced and durable
Search for ‘light French’ related decoration, heat is soaring, it is the aesthetic direction preferred by young middle-class and female users in 2025!
Wood Wabi-Sabi Style: Advanced ’emptiness’, low cost with good effects
Minimalist Japanese Wabi-Sabi style fused with wood warmth, pursuing ‘blank space aesthetics’ + ‘natural texture’, seemingly simple but every detail is carefully considered.
Keywords: wood, gray-white mud walls, blank space, natural light, low saturation
1. Use micro-cement or art paint instead of emulsion paint for walls, directly enhancing the atmosphere
2. Use cement tiles or wood grain tiles for flooring, strong texture and durable
3. Pair with wood furniture, no main lights + linear light strips to accentuate lighting
Wabi-Sabi style remains in a continuous boom period, very popular in mid-to-high-end renovations in first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu, with controllable budgets!
Modern Mix Style: Reject template homes, live out ‘yourself’
Starting in 2025, more and more homeowners are dissatisfied with template decoration and hope to reflect individuality in their homes. Modern Mix style emerges accordingly.
Keywords: personalized home, color clash elements, mixed furniture materials, retro + modern fusion
1. Choose pop-color items (e.g., navy blue, dark green, orange-red) during soft decoration to brighten the space
2. No longer ‘uniform style throughout the house’, but use retro leather sofas in the living room and Japanese-style tables and chairs in the dining area, dividing functional spaces by style
3. Use wood flooring + small area patterned tiles for mixed flooring, strong regional sense and fun
4. Suitable for young homeowners, those with strong design sense, and people who value life experience
Many ‘designer-owned homes’ on Bilibili and Xiaohongshu use Mix style, breaking style labels and becoming more free,正在 becoming mainstream!
Maillard Style: Emotional value-filled new luxury style
Extending the popularity of Maillard fashion in 2024, this trend has spread to the home decoration industry. Low-key with inherent atmosphere, using brown, caramel, and warm gray to create a warm and textured home.
Keywords: caramel brown, coffee-colored leather, dark wood grain, matte metal

1. Use wood veneer +局部 fabric hard packaging for TV background wall, advanced atmosphere
2. Match with coffee-colored sofas, brass lamps, niche decorations, bursting with atmosphere
3. Use warm-toned lighting throughout the house, creating a ‘healing night scene’ spatial experience
4. Suitable for 30-45-year-old urban homeowners, improvement-oriented families
With the rise of ’emotional value decoration’, Maillard style has become a new favorite of high-net-worth homeowners, with heat continuing to rise in the next year!
Practicalism Style: Easy to maintain, truly livable!
More and more homeowners are tired of ‘show homes’ and start pursuing Practicalism style with reasonable storage, easy maintenance, and scientific flow lines.
Keywords: handleless cabinets, minimalist storage, reasonable flow lines, multifunctional spaces