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A helpful U.S. News resource covering current interior design trends, materials, and style insights for 2025.

Interior Design Trends 2025 U.S.News

LUXE Interiors + Design is a luxury home magazine highlighting top designers, architects, and exceptional residential projects across major design markets, including Houston.

LUXE Interiors + Design’s article “14 Spaces Designed to Dazzle” showcases beautifully designed homes featuring bold materials, custom details, and refined interiors that elevate everyday living.

Home & Design Magazine is a bi-monthly publication showcasing inspiring residential design, architecture, and interior projects with high-quality photography and expert insight into luxury and creative spaces.

“Blushing Beauty,” featured in Home & Design Magazine, highlights a historic Capitol Hill kitchen transformed with a warm, feminine palette and thoughtful design that blends period details with refreshed cabinetry and finishes.

Interior Design Magazine is a long-running American interior design publication founded in 1932 that serves as a leading professional resource for designers and architects, featuring trend coverage, industry news, standout projects, and new products shaping the design world.

Cottages & Gardens is a luxury design and lifestyle magazine that features inspiring stories on architecture, interior design, gardens, and real estate, appealing to readers interested in beautiful homes and creative living.

Cottages & Gardens’s article about Neve Campbell and JJ Feild highlights the Hollywood couple listing their charming, colonial-style Los Angeles compound — complete with timeless architecture, landscaped grounds, and inviting indoor-outdoor living spaces — as it hits the market.

Modern Luxury is a national luxury lifestyle and culture magazine brand that publishes city-focused titles celebrating fashion, design, travel, food, and influential personalities.

In its February 2026 cover story, Shailene Woodley discusses her approach to finding clarity, balance, and resilience in life and work, sharing how stillness and intuition guide both her wellness and creative choices.

House Beautiful is a popular U.S. home and design magazine known for inspiring interiors, trend coverage, and practical decorating ideas.

Its article “4 British Interior Design Trends Americans Are Going to Be Obsessed With in 2025” highlights upcoming UK-inspired styles — such as layered rooms, relaxed mix-and-match furniture, richly textured spaces, and creative use of patterns and color — that designers predict will influence American homes in 2025.

FREDERIC is a design and lifestyle magazine that delivers inspiration across interiors, style, culture, and creative living with beautifully curated stories and visuals.

In its article “Tap into the Design Spirit of the American West,” FREDERSalone del Mobile is venturing into new territoriesIC explores how the rugged materials, pioneering ethos, and natural palette of the American West are influencing contemporary furniture, fashion, and décor with a high-design twist.

Business of Home (magazine): Business of Home is a leading industry publication offering news, analysis, and in-depth insights for professionals in the interior design and home industry.

“Salone del Mobile is venturing into new territories”: The article explains how Salone del Mobile is expanding globally with new editions, partnerships, and curated experiences to broaden its reach and influence in the design world.

Robb Report: Robb Report is an American luxury lifestyle magazine and website showcasing high-end products, experiences, and services — from automobiles and yachts to real estate and design — for affluent, discerning readers.

Robb Report — “The Duel: Architect vs. Interior Designer”:
This article explores the distinct yet complementary roles of architects and interior designers, examining how their collaboration shapes both the structure and the lived experience of high-end residential spaces.

Galerie Magazine:
Galerie Magazine is a luxury quarterly publication dedicated to art, architecture, interior design, and culture, inspiring readers to “live artfully” through sophisticated storytelling and visually rich features.

“12 Glamorous New Design Books to Add to Your Library” (Galerie Magazine): The article highlights a curated list of 12 inspiring and beautifully produced design books releasing in summer 2025 that showcase influential designers, creative visions, and compelling interiors to enrich any design lover’s collection.

Homes & Gardens Magazine is a longstanding lifestyle publication and website offering expert interior design advice, decorating inspiration, gardening ideas, and curated shopping tips to help readers create beautiful, stylish homes and outdoor spaces.

“Learn how to use interior design in your home in 2026” (Homes & Gardens):
This article provides practical interior design guidance and trend-forward ideas to help homeowners in 2026 choose colors, plan layouts, and style spaces that are functional, personal, and aesthetically up-to-date.

Livingetc is a contemporary interiors magazine and digital platform showcasing cutting-edge home design, trend forecasts, expert advice, and stylish global home tours.

100 Rules of Interior Design compiles expert-backed principles and practical guidelines to help readers create balanced, beautiful, and confidently designed interiors.

Lonny is a digital lifestyle and home decor magazine offering inspiring interiors, design stories, trend insights, travel features, and curated ideas to help readers create stylish, personalized spaces.

A Gentleman’s Quarters on Lonny celebrates the legendary career and exquisite Upper East Side home of designer Albert Hadley, showcasing his timeless elegance and profound influence on American interior design.

Rue is a daily digital interior design and lifestyle magazine offering curated home tours, decorating ideas, trend insights, and stylish living inspiration.

An Artful, Spacious Greenwich Village Co-Op from Float Studio:
This Rue feature highlights a beautifully redesigned Greenwich Village co-op by Float Studio that combines thoughtful spatial planning, warm custom details, and layered design to create a bright, artful urban home.

Hospitality Design is the premier trade magazine and online resource covering the latest news, trends, projects, and innovations in commercial interior design for hotels, restaurants, and other hospitality environments.

Trendspotting: Neuroinclusive Design:
“Trendspotting: Neuroinclusive Design” explores how airports, offices, and hospitality spaces are adopting neuroinclusive design strategies to create environments that support diverse cognitive and sensory needs for all users.

Designers Today is a trusted trade magazine and online hub that delivers industry news, trends, expert insights, and resources to help interior designers and home furnishings professionals grow their businesses and stay inspired

For Retailers, AI Should Power, Not Replace the Human Touch:
This article from Designers Today highlights takeaways from the Las Vegas Market on using artificial intelligence thoughtfully in retail—emphasizing that AI should enhance operations and personalization without replacing human relationship-driven selling.

Home Accents Today is a leading trade publication covering news, trends, product launches, and business insights for retailers and manufacturers in the home décor and furnishings industry.

The article from Home Accents Today discusses how Revival Rugs is using artificial intelligence to enhance its direct-to-consumer business by speeding up digital content creation, product storytelling, merchandising presentation, customer communication, and data workflows — all while maintaining human oversight for product selection and brand identity.

According to Home Accents Today, Light + Building 2026 will showcase the future of lighting and building technology with a strong focus on sustainability, smart connectivity, energy efficiency, and forward-thinking design innovation.

Furniture Today is a leading online trade news site and information source for the furniture and home furnishings industry, delivering breaking news, market trends, product insights, and business analysis for retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals.

The article “Exclusive sentiment index reflects turnaround vibe” from Furniture Today reports that the latest Home Furnishings Sentiment Index survey shows growing optimism in the furniture and home décor industry — with stronger sales expectations, improving demand projections and the highest index scores in several metrics in five quarters, suggesting 2026 could be a turnaround year for the sector.

The article “Americanstar advances U.S. footprint with Texas foam production” reports that Americanstar Mattress has started in-house foam manufacturing at its Waco, Texas facility — a strategic move to accelerate innovation, improve quality control, shorten lead times and strengthen its vertical integration to better serve U.S. retail partners with proprietary comfort technologies.

The website furninfo.com is the online home of Furniture World Magazine, a long-established trade publication offering furniture industry news, retail tips, pre-market information, articles on sales and operations, and resources for home furnishings retailers and professionals.

This Furniture World article features a conversation with Coley about how he entered the furniture industry and the key concepts behind his book Elements of Furniture Design, focusing on the core principles that guide well-designed pieces.

The article reports on a complimentary industry survey that offers detailed insights for interior designers and furniture manufacturers. The survey results are designed to help both groups better understand current trends, preferences, and challenges in the marketplace so they can make more informed decisions in design and production.

Stone World – Stone & Tile Industry News, Trends, Architecture and Design is the online presence of Stone World Magazine, a long-running industry publication focused on the natural stone and tile industry.

Merging Interior Design With Fabrication, published in Stone World magazine, highlights how design expertise enhances stone fabrication and improves project execution for residential clients.

The article explains that the Marble Institute of America (MIA) expanded its Continuing Education Unit (CEU) program to allow its members to offer CEU-credited presentations not only for architects (through the American Institute of Architects) but also for major interior design organizations such as ASID, IDC, IDEC, and IIDA. This allows qualified MIA members to present approved educational programs that help design professionals earn required CEU credits, with training materials and support provided through the MIA.

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Crossville Studios is a tile and porcelain surface showroom serving the Houston area, offering high-quality, design-focused materials and support for architects, designers, and homeowners seeking premium surfacing solutions.

Crossville Studios

10633 W Little York Rd #400
Houston, TX 77041

Daltile Stone & Slab Center in Houston, Texas offers an extensive selection of natural stone and large-format slab materials, serving designers, builders, and homeowners with premium surfacing solutions for residential and commercial projects.

Daltile Stone & Slab Center

11850 Hempstead Hwy Ste 170,
Houston, TX 77092

Eleganza Tiles, Inc. Houston showroom provides designers, builders, and homeowners with a wide selection of contemporary porcelain, ceramic, and natural stone tiles for residential and commercial projects.

Eleganza Tiles, Inc.

10618 Tanner Rd # 100,
Houston, TX 77041

Aspire Fine Homes Houston is a luxury custom home builder known for crafting high-end residences with exceptional craftsmanship, thoughtful design, and personalized detail throughout the Greater Houston area.

Aspire Fine Homes

927 Studewood St Ste 310
Houston, TX 77008