This year’s trends are diverse and exciting – some are making a comeback, others have been reimagined, and a few are completely new. Ranging from the subtle to the bold, Italtile has selected their top trend picks for 2025, inspired by the major life-enriching themes of the year. They’ve also highlighted how to bring these trends home with their signature eco-chic style.
Stone drenching and statement slabs
We’ve seen the intense and bold trend of colour drenching, so we all understand how immersive “drenching” can be. Now imagine a single stone look that clads every surface. That’s stone drenching: a cohesive and luxurious aesthetic. Italtile has unpacked their first consignments of imported statement slabs. Nearing the three-metre mark – these monolithic porcelain surfaces offer an opulent and seamless solution for surface covering. Bring spa-style opulence to your bathroom sanctuary by drenching every surface in their sumptuous Marvel Diva Amethyst Lappato Porcelain Slab 1200×2780. A 100% Italian showstopper featuring multidimensional tones of violet, smoky charcoal and blush pearl.
Smart home integration
The Internet of Things with its raft of future-forward home solutions is enabling us to save our sanity and protect our last nerves, by stepping in to assist with their ingenious efficiency. Technology is seamlessly blending into interior design. Clap your hands for lights or climate control. Activate appliances with the sound of your voice. It’s all about convenience, safety, peace of mind, and energy efficiency, without compromising on style.
Fuss-free and fabulously future-facing, the app-based LAUFEN Navia Cleanet White Wall-Hung Rimless Shower Toilet offers LAUFEN engineering for seamless functionality, unmatched hygiene and water-saving, and luxurious comfort with advanced features that include seat-warming and temperature-controlled bidet-style shower. This provides the ultimate user experience to elevate your sense of well-being.
Warm neutrals with personality
Neutrals have, in past years, garnered a somewhat undeserved reputation for being stark, bland, or lacking in character – often dismissed as “vanilla.” Yet, much like the ingredient itself, which has become a star component in the modern wave of “Gourmand” fragrances – characterised by rich, layered, dessert-like notes – vanilla has undergone a sophisticated transformation.
In a similar way, neutral tones are experiencing a renaissance. The new wave of warm neutrals is defined by subtle hues infused with soft undertones of red, yellow, pink, and orange. This combination creates a harmonious balance between nurturing warmth and calming neutrality. Greys are evolving into elegant taupes, creams have taken on a buttery richness, and off-whites now drift into soft, milky coffee shades – each bringing depth, comfort, and a sense of serenity to interior spaces. Like Italtile’s Spearhead Latte Porcelain Mosaic.
Chateaucore
Romantic, nostalgic, opulent, well-bred, the Chateaucore trend takes its inspiration from the faded grandeur of French chateaux and the French countryside. It’s a beautiful balance of rustic elegance and refined sophistication. Old rubs shoulders with new. Vintage furniture with elegant silhouettes, embroidered textiles and natural materials. Delicate florals, muted colours like old rose, beige and dusty blue dominate, enhanced by natural materials like stone, wood and an abundance of linen. Layers of contrasting polish and rawness tell the stories of the ages. Browse Italtile’s lush Yorkwood Porcelain Tile Range, a signature collection that evokes refined rusticity and the dream of unhurried manor-house living in the countryside.
Rising stars
Mixed metals have maintained a strong presence in design for several years, and in 2025, they make a bold entrance into the bathroom space. Consider the refined pairing of brushed gold tapware with oxidised copper-look tiles, an elegant fusion of tones and textures.
Meanwhile, the often-overlooked “fifth wall,” otherwise known as the ceiling, is reasserting its place in the interior design narrative. While not a new concept – as exemplified by the iconic ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – it is gaining renewed attention. Designers are embracing this surface with innovative treatments such as 3D paint techniques, textured wallpapers, exposed wooden beams, and even porcelain tiles, transforming it into a defining feature of the room.
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