Top 8 Popular Sofa Shade Predictions in the Hippadest Living Spaces of 2025
Returning from Milan Design Week, we've updated our sofa color trend guide for 2025. While the previous update was in December last year, and many predictions are still valid, new trends are emerging.
- Deep Red: Deep red sofas, unlike the previously forecasted oxblood, have gained unprecedented popularity this year. Senior interior designer Dyna Dreer from OWN LONDON attributes this trend to the growing preference for warm, earthy tones, which evoke a sense of warmth. Styling a red sofa can be achieved by pairing it with warmer neutrals and textured linens, adds Dyna.
- Brown: Earthy tones like brown are expected to move to the forefront in 2025. Their versatility makes them a practical choice, blending well with an array of other colors. Our website's editor, Hugh Metcalf, explains that this time around, there's less focus on leather and more on textured fabrics.
- Purple: Purple, a color that has been uncommon in interiors recently, is making a comeback in its deeper version. Interior designer Andrew Griffiths of A New Day Design has incorporated this plum shade in his living room projects, appreciating its boldness and its ability to add depth to family life.
- Teal: Teal has caught editor Hugh Metcalf's eye at Milan Design Week, particularly from brands like Saba Italia. It combines coolness with a touch of warmth, offering a different mood compared to other brands. This living room by OWN London showcases teal alongside other trending living room colors.
- Bright Green: Green, renowned for its calming qualities, is gradually appearing in brighter shades. Rudy Saunders, design director at New York-based Dorothy Draper & Co., predicts that acid green will be a dominant trend in 2025, with its vibrant energy that works well in various environments.
- Rust: Rust brings a sense of warmth and depth to a space and is tipped as the color of 2025 by interior designer Regan Baker. Its rich hue, reminiscent of nature and man-made corrosion, creates a cozy and luxurious ambiance.
- Dark Blue: Dark blue sofas, known for their calm and serene nature, are predicted to be popular choices for relaxing living rooms. Office Zhu, a Chinese architecture firm, expects the more intense, dark blue to trend while low-saturation, grayish colors will diminish in popularity.
- Cream: Cream has gained traction as a sofa color trend, with its versatility making it a timeless choice. Designer Philip Thomas suggests that cream sofas can be refreshed with different pillows and trims, creating a more lived-in look compared to white.
As for gray sofas, they remain controversial. Some view them as outdated, while others see them as timeless neutrals, with evolving tones. Three sofa colors that go with everything are warm white, charcoal gray, and dusty pink, while neutral colors like warm beige or taupe offer a timeless sofa color choice.
- The growing popularity of deep red sofas is evident this year, foregoing the previously predicted oxblood, due to their warm, earthy tones that evoke a sense of coziness.
- In 2025, earthy tones like brown might take center stage, with a shift away from an emphasis on leather and a focus on textured fabrics instead.
- Purple, a seldom-used color in interiors, is making a return in its deeper, plum shade, lending a bold and nuanced element to living spaces.
- Teal, with its unique blend of coolness and warmth, has caught the eye of designers like those at Saba Italia at Milan Design Week, making it a trending choice for living rooms.
- Bright green is slowly gracing interiors with its vibrant energy, evoking a sense of calm while bringing life to various environments.
- The color rust, with its warmth and depth, is a predicted trend for 2025, creating a cozy and luxurious atmosphere suitable for any living space.
- Dark blue sofas, with their calming demeanor, are anticipated to be popular choices for relaxing living rooms, with more intense shades expected to lead the trend.
- Cream sofas, known for their versatility, have gained traction as a timeless sofa color trend, with options to refresh their look through decorative pillows and trims.
Gray sofas remain a subject of controversy, with some considering them outdated and others seeing them as timeless neutrals with evolving tones. Should you choose neutral colors, warm white, charcoal gray, and dusty pink provide three sofa colors that go with everything, while warm beige or taupe offer a timeless sofa color choice.
