The One 2024 Home Trend You’ll Still See Everywhere Next Year, According to Designers
This year, design enthusiasts have continued to embrace eclectic, trendy maximalism, from bold animal prints to vibrant, neon hues to funky, asymmetrical furniture. One specific maximalist trend that’s dominated 2024 is color drenching, and it seems this decorating move isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to designers.
Color drenching refers to the concept of painting every surface in a room the same color — not just all the walls, but the doors, ceiling, shelves, and trimwork, too. This monochromatic look has quickly become a beloved design trend. “By fully leaning into a color choice, color drenching is perfect for making a statement and infusing … homes with chic personality,” explains Ann Arbor, Michigan-based interior designer Alisa Popelka of Alissa Cristine Interiors.
Experts agree this aesthetic will carry over into 2025: Apartment Therapy just polled 154 designers on their predictions for the biggest upcoming interior styles, as part of its annual The State of Home Design survey. When asked about the one trend they aren’t ready to say goodbye to this year, responses varied, but a significant chunk of participants wrote in “color drenching.” In fact, Texas-based designer Shauna Glenn even defined interior design for 2025 as “color drenched maximalism.”
For Portland-based designer Elissa Hall of EDH Interiors, color drenching feels like a cozier, more timeless evolution of accent walls. “Creating an ambience via painting a whole room, ceilings included, is a lasting trend,” she says. “I want to feel enveloped by color.”
A pro of color drenching is it takes the guesswork out of deciding your paint scheme versus planning where to paint a statement wall and then choosing supporting colors for the rest of the walls, moldings, the ceiling, and more. With color drenching, after landing on the shade you love, you get to start painting … everything (aka no more worrying about clean paint lines, either!).
“Drenching” your space in the same hue ultimately lends a cocoon-like feel to any room, big or small. Designer Letecia Ellis Haywood enjoys the ambience of color drenching and thinks the trend has staying power because “people are craving moody and cozy spaces.”
Interior designer JoAnna Baum, based in the western suburbs of Chicago, also likes color drenching because “it feels centuries old and intentional” to her. This trend works well with both light and dark paint colors, depending on your design preferences, and you can even incorporate textiles or upholstered furniture in an identical color or complementary pattern to match.
Needless to say, based on The State of Home Design survey, you’re sure to see color drenching even more in 2025!