In 2025, the role of the home expands into an even more versatile space that supports well-being. Interior design emphasizes natural tones, sustainable materials, and multifunctional solutions that make everyday life functional and harmonious. Retro styles, domestic wood materials, and do-it-yourself ideas are central when designing homes that serve both peace of mind and practical everyday needs.
1. Investing in home and well-being
In 2025, the home becomes an even more multifunctional space that also serves as a cottage. The home is a place to catch your breath amid the rush, enjoy small everyday luxuries, and invest in your own well-being. Earthy tones stand out in the decor, such as various shades of brown, beige, and thoughtful dark details that bring balance to the space. Material choices favor natural options like wood, stone, and linen, which create coziness and durability.
The home is made into a place where everyday luxury is part of daily life. This is especially evident in bathroom and sauna solutions, which are increasingly invested in. The bathroom is designed as the home's own spa area, where one can detach from hectic everyday life. A unified, calm atmosphere in the sauna and bathroom is achieved by using the same high-quality surface materials and shades in both spaces. For example, a spa-inspired sauna is realized with thermally treated wood panels and carefully finished benches.
The home's own spa area invites relaxation. The Lämpödyyni panel brings natural warmth and atmosphere to the space.
Investing in well-being is also reflected elsewhere in home decor and material choices. Natural materials, such as wood, are not only beautiful – they have been scientifically proven to support peace of mind and well-being. In home decor, wood and other genuine natural materials should be used boldly.
Create a harmonious yoga room at home with, for example, Dyynipaneeli.
2. Nature inspires interior design
Nature remains at the center of interior design in 2025. The calming and wellness-promoting effect of the surrounding nature strongly reflects in home decor. The goal is to create an environment that fosters peace of mind and offers a counterbalance to a busy everyday life. This is evident in interior choices regarding materials, color schemes, and decorative elements.
Closeness to nature is especially strongly present on large surfaces, such as walls, ceilings, and floors. Material choices emphasize wood and other organic options that bring warmth and genuine atmosphere to the space. Wood selections aim to highlight the natural beauty of the material: knots, grain patterns, and the wood's varying texture are allowed to be seen and felt. Surface treatments favor methods that emphasize naturalness, such as various translucent treatments or heat treatment.
A green thumb also brings live green plants into the home. Additionally, nature-themed elements, such as landscape pictures or nature-inspired textiles, bring a calming, nature-close atmosphere indoors.
Nature-inspired interiors are created from genuine wood surfaces, such as authentic pine paneling. Wood choices aim to emphasize the natural beauty of the material.
3. Honoring domestic wood
The 2025 interior trends highlight Nordic expertise and the appreciation of locally produced materials. This is especially evident in the use of traditional Nordic materials, such as domestic wood, and the respect for the wood industry. Interior design particularly emphasizes domestic pine and spruce. These wood species are especially utilized in surface materials, such as wall and ceiling panels and furniture.
And domestic production is also a responsible act, not just an aesthetic choice. By choosing locally produced materials and products, we reduce emissions caused by transportation and simultaneously support Finnish companies.
The appreciation of woodworking is also reflected in subtle details in interior design. Custom-made furniture or decorative elements can be chosen for the home, bringing personality and quality to the space. Wood is often left as natural as possible, allowing its textures and unique features to show.
Domestic pine is visible in this year's interior design both in large surface areas and in details and furniture.
4. Multipurpose solutions for home spaces: room dividers and slatted wall sections
In 2025 homes, the design of spaces emphasizes versatility and adaptability. Efficient use of small square footage is increasingly important, and functionality is valued in all home solutions. One space can simultaneously serve as, for example, a living room and a study when the design is carefully executed.
Room dividers, such as slatted walls, partition walls, or islands, can divide a space into functional parts without compromising the room's spaciousness. For example, a wooden slatted wall can be easily built from domestic pine slats, which brings natural warmth to the space. The slats can be left in their natural wood color or treated as desired to match the rest of the interior.
Versatility is also visible in other home spaces. In a small bedroom or, for example, a rental apartment where paneling the entire wall is not possible, one can utilize for example headboard made of finger-jointed panel. The headboard can also integrate ambient lighting and handy nightstand surfaces that save space and increase practicality.
Finger-jointed panel headboard is not only stylish but can also be practical with integrated nightstands and power outlets.
All home square meters are put to good use, and aesthetics are not forgotten. For example, old house radiators can be covered with pine slatting, which also serves as a stylish shelf under the window. As an alternative to pine slats, moldings can also be used.
Cover old house radiators stylishly with white lacquered pine slats.
Various slatted partitions and room dividers are easily made from domestic planed timber.
5. Thermowood is now also installed in the living room
Thermowood has been part of Finnish homes for a long time, but it has traditionally been known especially from saunas and bathroom ceiling panels. In 2025, beautiful brown thermowood will increasingly find its way into other home spaces, such as accent walls and ceiling panels, bringing warmth and atmosphere.
Thermally treated panels are high-quality interior panels suitable for use in almost all spaces and conditions. Thanks to its treatment process, thermowood has a deep dark brown shade that may not require any additional treatment. Its natural appearance makes it a striking choice for both modern and more traditional interiors.
The striking RIMA-3 panel brings warm atmosphere to the bedroom.
If thermowood panels do not fit the budget, other pre-treated panels can be considered as alternatives, such as finger-jointed panel treated in the shade of tar birch. This panel is especially popular as an accent panel, as its warm, earthy tone brings the same warm and natural atmosphere to the space.
Finger panel treated in the shade of tar birch is suitable not only for the sauna but also, for example, for the bedroom.
6. Other highlights of 2025: retro and tweaking
The popularity of retro and recycling continues strong. A trendy decorator restores old furniture or searches for treasures at flea markets and gives them a new life. With a little tweaking, for example, an old cabinet gets a modern and unique look. Try decorating the cabinet doors half-round with moldings – the result is stylish and personal. Inspiration and instructions can be found from here.
The DIY spirit is at the forefront of interior trends, and home looks are updated preferably with small uplifts rather than major renovation projects. With various wood products, such as slats and decorative panels, the home's style can be renewed quickly and effortlessly. Wood is a versatile and easy-to-work material suitable for both large and small details. For example, the finger panel is a popular decorative panel for small makeovers. You can find easy ideas and tips in our blog.
The IKEA cabinet got a new life with half-round moldings.
Interior trends 2025 in a nutshell:
- Multipurpose spaces: Homes are designed to be adaptable and multifunctional – one space can serve as a living room, office, or yoga area. Slatted partitions and room dividers add functionality without compromising space.
- Closeness to nature: Natural shades like beige, brown, and green, as well as genuine materials like wood, stone, and linen, are emphasized in the interior.
- Domestic wood: Especially domestic pine and spruce are popular. Natural features, such as knot patterns and grain patterns, are allowed to show.
- Wellness-supporting interior design: The home is made a place for relaxation and peace of mind. For example, bathrooms and saunas are designed as spa-like wellness oases.
- Thermowood for the living room: Thermally treated wood brings warmth and atmosphere increasingly to all spaces in the home.
- Retro and DIY trends: Old furniture is restored and recycled materials are utilized. DIY projects make home decor personal.
- Nature-inspired elements: Green plants and nature-inspired interior textiles bring peace and harmony to everyday life.
