Reacting to the Hottest 2025 Interior Design Trends Lists

[@asdisskagen6487]

"I love talking about trends; you love hearing about trends..." No, Nick, we love hearing you be snarky about other people's poor choices. 😂

[@tealkerberus748]

this, although I am definitely warming to trends vids as a cautionary tale. If it's trendy now, it will be *dated* in five years' time. Do I really love it enough to be okay with that?

[@QueenAusetHeru]

Exactly 😂

[@MisforMakeup]

Nick video? Merry Christmas to us

[@gigabyte23789]

Hahaha, love this video! Only thing I’d add is that indoor swings are a centuries-old tradition in South Asia (they’re called jhoolas). Adults and children just sit in them, banter, have chai, swaying very very mildly (far from playground style playing). And they’re very ornate and heavy and usually in a covered balcony or porch. They’re awesome!

[@colinneagle4495]

That does sound really cool!

[@Trammiliin_nr2]

And I’ve always wanted to have an indoor swing! Swinging calms the nervous system.

[@peztopher7297]

Is it an indoor swing if it's on a covered balcony or porch? It seems then you have at least one side open to the outdoors. Porch swings are popular in hot places to avoid the stifling indoors until it cools down at night.

[@MarsM13]

Brown to me depends on whether it is natural or paint. Natural browns like wood and leather are awesome. Unnatural browns like paint and plastic are loathsome.

[@lauriebak]

This is so true.

[@amandawoods4051]

If it's brown put it down

[@tcoiler]

@@amandawoods4051 Did you mean "flush it down"?

[@yankintx4066]

Good point!

[@lisalasers]

I changed to 2700 lighting and my kids didn’t exactly notice but said the room was a vibe so major win.

[@nathanchida972]

Your point about commercial spaces bleeding into residential is spot on. I remember all those damned industrial style gastro pubs with overpriced hamburgers in downtown spaces with lead pipes, concrete, and Edison bulbs, and it wasn’t too long for those items to make it into people’s homes in the suburbs

[@cakedupkevin]

Designers allowing Edison bulbs to have their moment was such a mistake 🤮

[@Jules_Pew]

Yeah, I'm taking out all the spotlights from the living spaces in the house I've just bought. I'm not living in a shop. Fine in the kitchen.

[@Nick_Lewis]

Absolutely! The all white everything was also huge in commercial design before hitting residential.

[@bobchevallier8456]

Hated hanging bulbs blinding me

[@belindajames3541]

We now make overpriced hamburgers at home too.

[@tealkerberus748]

Nick when you talk about specific styles like Art Deco, it would be really handy if you had a series of vids about each of the different named styles - like an expanded version of the 50 Interior Design Styles Explained in 25 Minutes, but a full vid exploring each one in depth - so you could link that vid in the description and people who want to know more can watch that next. It's me. I'm people who want to know more. Also I hope you're having a lovely holiday season, with just the right amount of time with people you want to spend time with.

[@wallihaley5194]

That is a great idea!

[@BandileNzimande]

I believe Nick does have a series on exploring different design styles on his channel

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

I know he made a long video about Art Deco, but yeah. Each styles would deserve a video...

[@lap8329]

Nothing gets a morning going like a good snark from Nick. Merry Christmas Nick in Glasgow. What a super place to spend Christmas, hope you are having a great time.

[@cassinipanini]

I would love to see one on maximalism bc a lot of folks just call it hoarding when its not >~

[@magalig9026]

Thank you for this unexpected treat, Nick! Merry Christmas!

[@trudybrunot8029]

My family are farmers. Been in many, many farm houses in PA. Not one had a "farmhouse" kitchen.🤔

[@Kansas66]

I’ve noticed that too. I live in farm country.

[@AkbarZeb-p6f]

In the midwest, unless it was after the 80s, most had the farmhouse sinks & whitewashed walls or else it was that ugly, tacky brown & gold wallpaper trend from the 70s. A couple still had that weird, red wallpaper & I forget when that's from offhand.

[@RagingCanuck]

My father-in-law’s farmhouse kitchen in his 175 year old farm house had mice.

[@GoogleUser-wx8mw]

Nick, I love how you find such clear pictures of what you are describing. Hope you holidays are wonderful.

[@Nick_Lewis]

Thanks! Having a great time in Glasgow! Happy holidays!

[@Idcnogtkmn]

Love his pictures too but also wish for the red x’s and green check marks sometimes - just to make sure! 😂

[@lonnierashid6812]

An INDOOR SWING is a ROCKING CHAIR!!!

[@elizabethd2916]

Thank you for sharing your 2 cents. I know how much you like to keep your opinions to yourself. 😂

[@margotchurchill5593]

😂

[@TrekkieJenn]

The camera cut when he said that…

[@sherrinunya4079]

My niece had a huge slide in her office (startup of course) in San Diego a few years ago. She said that after one time using it, they were all completely over it! Brown is fugly unless it's on wood. I lived through the 70s brown interiors and nope! Thanks for this Christmas gift dropping while you're not even in country! Merry HoHo!🎉🤶🎄

[@clemdane]

Oh my God I wanted an indoor swing so bad when I was a kid! There was this amazing house in our neighborhood that was designed and built by the Swedish father of a girl I knew. It had atrium ceilings and quirky blonde wood nooks and oddly shaped rooms...and a huge indoor swing hanging from the beams in the middle of the house. It was sooo cool.

[@CL-rh8ti]

Nick! So glad to see some modern cottagecore representation…I think? I’m one of the weird gays that fled to the countryside to fix up a hovel and live the agrarian fantasy. I would be delighted if you made a little inspo video for us on how to style a small country house because the struggle is real to find any inspiration that isn’t modern farmhouse or some sort of 1920’s cosplay situation. Happy Holidays to you!

[@thedylangirl]

I live in a little residential suburb in California. We grow our food, we have sheep and chickens. My son is a culinary and medicinal mushroom farmer. We spent 2020 feeding our friends and neighbors and bartering our goods with neighbors for materials to build a new barn and corral. Cottagecore really cracks me up!

[@yourconnection9303]

Merry Christmas to you Nick!!!🎄 And be naughty. Save Santa the trip!🙃

[@dorym8045]

Thank you, St Nick, for our Christmas gift video. We had a house in the 70s that had an atrium in the center, open through the roof with sliding doors on 3 sides. It had a definite different vibe as a home, in a good way. We did end up screening across the top for bug/critter control (it was Florida).

[@Dexy83]

When I sold my mom's 3000 sqft house, I kept a bunch of table/stand alone lamps. (10 in storage, 3 in the room I rented immediately after I moved. Then, I bought and moved into a camper which I LOVE. My problem... Where am I putting 13 lamps?!? 🤣

[@lindaegan2296]

You are right on everything except the secret passageway! I would love one (but I live in a two bedroom condo). Totally impractical but would be so fun. Yes, I can be a bit odd.

[@linconnery6211]

"Have fun with your goats." I'm glad I wasn't eating or drinking anything - I would have choked to death. And Merry Christmas to all.

[@cakedupkevin]

Merry Christmas, Nick! Thanks for sharing this! Your snark and whit is the gift that keeps on giving! 🎄

[@AlexHider]

The point of a swing is to feel sun and wind on your face, which are conspicuously absent from THE INDOORS

[@KyleneVyhonsky]

We have three different spots in our basement ceiling that we rotate various swings, haha! But for us it’s because of our autistic child and him needing the movement, I would agree with Nick about this not being a trend. I definitely didn’t do it as a design choice. Love the channel!

[@AlanW]

Trends! yes! Excited to hear Art Deco is getting more popular. What do you think of the hanging pot rack things?

[@yuvra649]

The indoor swings you showed were abysmal. But my latest visit to home goods has me thinking if they are taking inspiration from South Asian or indian homes. We have indoor swings or egg chair swings. Given that they have now started to carry so much made in India or that SA style of products i think they are definitely taking inspiration from there.

[@aniE1869]

I like a nice chocolate or espresso as an accent color. I couldn't imagine using them as primary colors.

[@timward3116]

It's funny how "vibrant maximalism" sounds so much more sophisticated that "busy clutter" or "clashy gaudy," or even "kindergarten chic"? You can add about a thousand bucks to the price tag of anything that ends with an "ism."

[@-N0V4-]

Nick describing maximalism like a vet with ptsd describing the war

[@seaside2001]

We have moved from pandemic grey and now moved into boring brown. So I guess it is a tiny improvement, but still in the depressive range.

[@lisafleury1254]

We're a neuorodiverse family and have had an indoor swing for 20 years. My twins schools always had them in their sensory rooms.

[@kathycourtney2]

cottage core is close to British countryside ...I'm all for it.

[@madmud3292]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="153">2:33</a> brother-in-law has a basket swing in his living room in ParkSlope Brooklyn. Lives in that thing!🤣

[@lisalasers]

i love hammocks and would be in an indoor hammock as much as possible

[@hopemcfall8441]

What a fun way to spend Christmas Eve afternoon waiting for my son and two grandkits...yes...kittens to arrive..thanks Nick. I hope that you're having fun in Scotland with the Glaswegians.

[@delasmercedes2940]

“Hose and Garden” That’s the best laugh for a merry Happy Holidays Love your work and witty Vancouverite humour. Have a great 2025

[@cydonia3167]

It's rare that I feel like sliding or swinging on much of anything before my morning coffee. Once again, Nick nails it!

[@badmother7615]

I’ve got secret doors and rooms and planning a passageway. They are not actually intended to be fun but they are. Just knowing I have them is fun. I don’t use them every day-as in activate the entrances, but that is why we have them.

[@lizmasi9918]

I agree about curved sofas. You need a large room for them to work. Had a client who bought a curved sofa/sectional and was trying to put it in a long and narrow room. I told her that it wasn't going to work and to send it back. She got a regular sofa and chairs that worked with the room dimensions better. Hard lesson to learn.

[@orlacoolandnice]

Can’t wait for the 2029 trend where it’s ‘big light only’. Kidding but Nick I LOVE ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTS YOU SHARE so funny and smart

[@Copoc10]

swings belong in the master bedroom, not the family room

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

😉

[@ravana8762]

Indoor swings are common in traditional Indian homes.

[@lora9664]

St Nick! Can’t wait for this one!

[@QueenAusetHeru]

Art deco and maximalism makes me so happy ❤😊

[@michellegiacalone1079]

Indoor/outdoor spaces: Yaay, rain soaked furniture! Yaay, bugs in the whole house! Yaay, huge heating/ cooling bills!

[@michellegiacalone1079]

PS: Mirrored side tables only work if you plan on being murdered in your bed and want to be sure the detectives find the culprit's fingerprints.

[@ichigoly]

@@michellegiacalone1079lmao 😂😂😂😂 so true

[@sp-bl1sl]

Brown does not wear well in the long term. Ever. Ask anyone who was old enough to be aware of home decor in the 1970s.

[@lindaegan2296]

I had a brown (teen years) bedroom in the 70s. Loved it then, won’t do it again 😅

[@redpastawench]

I actually moved in 2022 to a former farmhouse :) No goats, but large garden yes, plenty of fruittrees etc. Not quite cottagecore but close enough I guess.

[@Sorrely1]

I’m v envious. Sounds perfect

[@marcdefaoite]

Oh, Nick. Thank you. You are an absolute treasure. You should be on prescription as a mood-booster. My cheeks are sore laughing about the goats (the cheeks on my face - get your mind out of the gutter). Watching from France.

[@mcsc730]

Merry Xmas Nick! Or Happy Holidays Nick!

[@Soul-cry1]

It's Nickmas eve 😅

[@mcsc730]

@ that’s clever!!! lol

[@marroosh]

I love art deco, such a beautiful design style. Would have my entire house to be designed that way

[@ingridstockton6311]

None of it really sounded "new"; besides, what really works in our homes is what makes us feel happy, cozy and just right for us. Enjoyed your take on it all, though, as always. Merry Christmas!

[@belindajames3541]

Lovely xmas present! Happy christmas Nick & fans of Nick. Just about to take my kelpie out for his christmas day walk.

[@AbinayaH]

I think u should look at Indian home decor where swing is one if the major aesthetic pieces and they look beautiful when done right in the living room.

[@amymullen296]

I think they can work well in a converted loft or other wide open space, too. But probably not a good fit in your average suburban ranch!

[@starbugginout]

in india its actually pretty common to have a swing in the house, especially on verandahs and in gardens

[@louannhuber2651]

(Reddish) Brown is a much better neutral than white or grey. Baby poop green is a great neutral too.

[@CPAndy-x5x]

Curved sofas are more conducive to conversation. You don't put one in a tv room. They come in different sizes and don't all look overstuffed, overupholstered and dated. There are some nice MCM types with legs.

[@peztopher7297]

Happy Holidays, Nick! I subscribe to The Washington Post online. I don't know if they've always done it, but I've been getting article suggestions recently on decorating. It seems like they are just cribbing from YT channels. They either say stuff I saw a video about ages ago, or stuff that's off the wall. Bad photo accompaniments, too, like huge rooms for "small room" issues. Also, suggestions that are way expensive.

[@megmacqueen3441]

The “you’ve lost your mind” kind of maximalism LOL

[@Soul-cry1]

Love you're non Saturday uploads but it does throw me a bit 😅😅

[@margotchurchill5593]

“Cry for help maximalism!”😂😂

[@kriswhite2220]

“I don’t like to give my 2 cents very often” - Nick! I’m laughing my a$$ off at this!!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

You. Make. Me. Laugh. Thank You and Happy Holidays!

[@marroosh]

Just laugh, or live love laugh?

[@vanessawhitneypro]

@@marroosh 😂😂😂😂

[@heathers8826]

At some point in time I will have a library in which walking through a Narnian wardrobe to get to said library will be a must. I will also have a Hobbit themed bedroom (already have the bed) in which my future grandkids can spend the night in. My office will have elements of Elrond's library too. I want a cottage with whimsy where the front entryway mimics a forest and the back entrance pays homage to a night sky with stars that twinkle along the ceiling. I have no need for designer homes with no sense of imagination within them.

[@llamasugar5478]

I think Rachel Maksy would be a kindred spirit.

[@heathers8826]

@llamasugar5478 No doubt. I love what she's been doing to her studio.

[@conniesandros9487]

100% on the curved sofa! This isn’t a trend, it’s nearly over.

[@louiserummel9000]

Merry Christmas Nick, your videos have helped me so much while designing and decorating my new flat, have a wonderful festive season ❤

[@OMM-kl1zu]

Decorating with brown is still better than decorating with beige. Love the Benjamin Moore "Cinnamon Slate". "I can't go back to all those mirrored surfaces, you guys" 🤣🤣🤣. Totally agree. Also, keeping up with cleaning them 😓. Is vibrant maximalism the same as extreme maximalism?

[@ellenfoster9764]

I’m autistic and, if I had room, I would have a swing. For neurotypical people, dumb idea

[@KyleneVyhonsky]

I just commented how we have several swings in our basement for our autistic child 😀

[@lisamo1013]

I don't know, I'm neurotypical and I have had an indoor hammock chair for years. Me and my old cat took some glorious naps in there together.

[@montetiger866]

Autistic person here as well, Having a swing would make me feel sick as I do suffer from motion sickness. A good compromise would be an office chair as you can swing around by swivelling the chair but not get to motion sick plus you can move it where you need it or buy multiple rather than being stuck with a fixed element that can't be moved easily

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

@@montetiger866reading this comment made me realize how much I love swivelling in my office chair. I find a reason to sit at my desk each day in the afternoon and after dinner when I need to relax. I never made the connection before.

[@anotherfoolishmortal5437]

It seems that trends cycle through every 50 or 100 years. So it makes sense that Art Deco is having a resurgence.

[@jeffgumer3784]

...as it did in the 1980s

[@mammothscott1455]

Thanks for sharing, Nick. Enjoyed spending some time with you. Merry Christmas.

[@amymullen296]

The cottagecore goats thing was *chef's kiss.* And I love reading the comments here ALMOST as much as I love Nick's delivery.

[@tins369]

Merry Christmas Eve 🎄❤

[@draugno7]

Art deco is amazing and it doesn't seem it will stop resurfacing

[@clemdane]

I would totally buy a house with an indoor swing AND a secret passageway!

[@PatriciaSalmons]

We had 20 ceilings in the house we built and lived in for 43 years. We had a swing and everyone loved it. We also had a huge o ring in our floor and we would have waterski show practice at our home in the winter with 200 people every Sunday afternoon and night. We would build 4 high pyramids in our living room. We are an all volunteer group and we won The National Water Ski Show Championship in 1991. So, many homes have reasons to have such high ceilings and swings, just for the fun of it all. My husband wanted to put in a fireman pole from the floor above, but I said that it would be too far for the kids to fall. Then he wanted to put in a slid from the living room to the river. I wasn’t really big on that either. But he did build a big ice skating rink just off of the living room so everyone could ice skate and drink hot chocolate. Live the life you can and do cooky things. I hope that you put something fun in your new home. I think you are honest, quirky and fun, so you need something fun in your home.

[@patriciafuchs5970]

I like art deco. Hope you enjoy the holidays.

[@jamiemarsh3422]

Can you imagine living next to “ice bath guy“ or “interior swing lady “?😂 Merry Christmas, Nick and all ♥️🎄!

[@crystalkeara8868]

You’re definitely my favorite person. You say all the things i think in my head

[@lisamelo5411]

Modern cottage-core 😅 the plan was to retreat to the farm beside a Starbucks. Haha guilty.

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

Every time I turn on my pot lights that I replaced with grow bulbs because I live in a semi and get zero natural sunlight for my plants a tiny piece of Nick’s heart grows colder.

[@marylowen639]

Merry Christmas. Love your videos

[@saoirsegirvan5096]

I love that you just said Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs that’s what I always say 😂

[@deettekearns9092]

I like the Gwyneth chair for a few reasons: 1) great size - not too big, not too small; 2) I do like the fabric (I don't own any boucle furniture or accessories and it would go well in my home; 3) it swivels, doesn't it? I love that option - I could be wrong here but I always thought that was possibly the biggest selling point of the chair.

[@SarahlovesSerge]

''the cry for help maximalism'' I SCREAMED Happy Christmas Nick

[@awifeinterrupted]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1040">17:20</a> OMG 😂😂😂😂 I'm laughing my butt off, because I DO live in a suburb of Atlanta. And, coincidentally, a quarter mile from my home was a former GOAT farm until last year when D.R. Horton started building townhomes on those 40 acres! (The last remaining farm in the area)

[@usernamesSux9]

"You know I don't like to give my 2 cents" -- Nick's sarcasm is always entertaining.

[@allegrosotto2126]

😂😂😂😂

[@lrothweiler]

Merry Christmas Nick! 🎄

[@artemiswilde7528]

Nick Lewis Quote of the Week: [regarding Cottagecore] "You live in a suburb in Atlanta and you just don't have that many goats around you, so what are you going to do?" We want more goat discussion, Nick! 🐐🐐🐐

[@bobchevallier8456]

Some of these trends belong in certain regional areas. Those curved sofas to me are for cities or Greenwich village Soho, California. Maximalism same rich people anywhere more traditional, New York City BoHo areas in California etc. That would be a fun video regional areas typical designs

[@orlacoolandnice]

I think the indoor swings are explicitly marketed to wealthy NYC (or other major cities) parents who have the budget but are limited for space

[@susanf9278]

Merry Christmas Nick! I hope that you have a wonderful holiday in Glasgow!🎄

[@nmgg6928]

I have 3 kids and if I could have a secret door hidden passage and room I would use that every night after the kids were asleep lol

[@jessieyork4508]

Merry Christmas to you & yours! 🎄🎁

[@AvecPoesie]

I was aghast by the brown usage and selections that were permeating my Home when I purchased it. The previous owner clearly loved brown and I LOATHE it. He chose the most flat, luster-less, cardboard box 📦-esque shade for multiple areas and a HORRID mud shade in the primary bedroom. Painting over it all was my IMMEDIATE priority upon taking ownership of the house. Yikes and yuck.

[@michelemarks5026]

I moved into a condo recently with a baby diaper brown kitchen. I feel ya!

[@lauriebak]

We bought a home last year that had the fugliest brown painted walls in the kitchen and dining area. That got painted over the day after we closed, before we moved in lol.

[@jenknox2478]

I love the sass and honesty❤

[@iomis2001]

I painted my living room and bedroom gray 3 years ago when I moved in. I didn't know it was trendy at some point. I just like it as a color.

[@donnadebrodt1778]

“Have fun with your goats” made me laugh out loud. ❤

[@RandyBailey-k2e]

Well thank you for sharing Your Handsome Self with us another year!❤❤❤❤❤❤😊❤

[@jessieyork4508]

The indoor swings ive seen are a decorative piece. You couldnt actually use it, youd be banging into the wall.

[@karac5337]

Porch swing- yeah, swing in a sun room- maybe, but definitely not inside the house. I hate the gray trend. I'm also not a fan of all white everything. Mirrored furniture is ugly (imo) and makes me nervous. Can't touch anything because it's too fragile and even clean hands will leave marks. I do want a hidden room if I ever can have a house built. Just for me to hide away in with all my books, houseplants, and aquariums.

[@eileencarroll6418]

What is a "trend"? Is it always something new that seems to be gaining traction? If so, what level of adoption constitutes a trend? If 10% of people adopt a trend, does that make the other 90% the bigger trend? Trending videos seem to be the ones getting the most views. Or do "trends lists" predict what WILL become the next trend? So, if a design element shows up in two or more runway shows, is that a trend? Or is "trend" defined by the context of the trend setter? When a design element shows up at Crate and Barrel, is it more of a trend? If a trend shows up at IKEA, is it more of a trend or less of a trend? And if you see a trend at Walmart, is that a sign that it's on its way out? Is there a timeline of growth, peak and decline? Are "trends lists" really about predicting trends? This channel seems to lean into the fun of predictions and the observation of our perceptions and surprises. And I love that you bring it all back to what is and what isn't good design. Well Done.

[@phirdhozqureshi2768]

I have wanted an indoor swing since I saw it in a house "back home". It's something that will always be in my home lol