Creative building ideas for your 2025 property vision
There’s a sense of liberation that comes with the latest interior design and building trends and they’re all perfectly adaptable, whether your plan is to build an investment property, a new home or you’re simply looking for home inspiration.
Let your mind drift into ‘sweet shop’ mode; pick and mix at your leisure to create the perfect vision board for your next big project.
Featured image: Photography: Anson Smart | Styling: Joseph Gardner
Colour your world
“In 2025, everyone will let their inner child shine,” Pinterest Predicts boldly states. In the exciting world of colour, interior design trends cater for all tastes, whether your inner child is playful or sophisticated. With primary colours in the spotlight, ‘dopamine decor’ means those on a budget can make clever use of bold paint colours to allow under-appreciated items such as bookcases, stands or lampshades to really pop. A great way to give yourself a dopamine hit and recharge your positivity.
Celebrate interior oddities
One of this year’s most unusual interior design trends is ‘Jolie Laide’ which translates as ‘pretty-ugly’. It’s about showcasing something visually odd to draw attention and spark a conversation. It can be any quirky op-shop find from a lurid vase to a gauche sculpture. This trend could also provide an opportunity to justify remnants from your past – that framed 1970s advertisement or unique pottery attempt that you’d always intended to throw out but recognised its ‘hidden appeal’. Either way this is an opportunity to exercise your irony and have a bit of fun making the garish appear glitzy.
Image credit: Kensington Leverne. Design by Stephanie Barba Mendoza
Create your sanctuary
Japandi Design may be a term you’ve never heard of but it’s one of the fastest growing interior design trends in the northern Hemisphere, from Tokyo to Copenhagen and London. As suggested by the name, Japandi combines a Japanese aesthetic with Scandinavian minimalism. The focus is on making best use of space and emphasising a minimalist feel with soft curves and a neutral palette. The result is a relaxed environment. Contrasts are created with highlights of deeper colours. It’s a great way to make the most of smaller homes to create the illusion of spaciousness.
Slotting into the neutral palette is Pantone’s colour of the year 2025, Mocha Mousse. This soft, chocolatey brown is sophisticated and yet exudes warmth and versatility, perfect for creating cozy, grounded interiors. Balance the look with cream, muted pastels, or metallic accents.
You’ll find cooler toned metals such as chrome, stainless steel and brushed nickel also contributing to this sleek minimalist aesthetic.
The ‘Accent wall’ continues to be a home inspiration trend, breaking monotony and making a statement. Going beyond the visual of the feature colour, consider more textured options like stone, brick, and wood. The 2025 accent wall invites a tactile experience.
Kitchen practicalities
2025 building trends also include a wealth of practical considerations. The kitchen island bench, having long been a popular feature is now being designed with greater adaptability. So much more than a food prep surface, the island bench in new home designs includes options such as more drawers, built in shelving, points for power and USB, lower ledges for child friendly seating. This flexibility makes it an essential feature for families with busy lifestyles.
Walk-in pantries continue to trend, creating greater organisation in the kitchen and contributing to a streamlined appearance. They offer more storage options, additional prep space and allow chaos to be hidden away.
It’s no surprise that energy efficiency is a priority for the savvy home builder with a growing trend for a transition to the all-electrical kitchen. Induction stovetops are responsive, streamlined and easy to clean. The transition to electric appliances extends to heating as well. Sustainable home design compliments the financial goals of both the home builder and the investor.
Multi generational living
One of the growing 2025 building trends is multi generational living. While increased cost of living demands as well as the housing crisis has young adults staying at home longer, there also continues to be a need to provide thoughtful and practical solutions for aging relatives. As a result, more families are choosing to live together. But ‘spaces in our togetherness’ is the secret to maintaining household harmony. The solution lies in custom home design featuring dual master suites, additional living quarters and separate entrances. The duplex also lends itself to multigenerational living making it a worthwhile consideration for those investing in property or keen to build a new home to accommodate extended family.
Invest in your property building dreams
The start of any year is always an exciting time for setting your aspirations and financial goals. If 2025 is your year to build an investment property or build your custom home design then your next step is to find a trustworthy Hunter Valley builder. Valley Homes has the expertise and customer support to guide you every step of the way – contact us about building your new home or investment property.