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By Sigourney Orstad
For the C-C Chamber of Commerce
As excitement grows for the 59th Annual Home and Interior Show, it’s a great time to take a look at the rising home and interior design trends of 2025. Conversations with three local Lewis County businesses provide a unique look into the evolving styles and innovations shaping homes in the coming years.
Kylene Davis, owner of Arvid’s Interiors and Design, notes that while they used to do a lot of luxury vinyl planking, they are seeing customers move more towards laminate flooring because it has more of a hardwood feel. Similarly, gray flooring has seemed to have fallen out of fashion as customers have started choosing various shades of brown instead. Davis has also noticed that subway tile has become a thing of the past with customers opting for large format tile on the floors and walls of bathrooms because they are easy to clean and have fewer grout lines.
Overall, Davis is seeing customers finding their own style when it comes to interior design. “I think the trend right now, honestly, is just to make your house your home. It just seems like people who’ve been coming in have been more comfortable picking what works for them instead of what they see on TV,” said Davis.
Greg Schubert of Kitchens Complete seems to echo the same sentiments of Davis in regards to the color choices that people are making in their kitchens. “The big thing is gray is dead,” Schubert said. While whites remain popular, Schubert explains that warm wood tones are “in” and grays are “out.” Schubert also notes that interior design choices in a kitchen are up to an individual’s own liking. “Countertops is still kind of a personal preference, so it’s a wide range. Really popular surfaces right now are quartzite and regular quartz. Warm whites, definitely, for countertops,” said Schubert.
As for other kitchen trends, Schubert said he is seeing a lot of decorative wood hoods and people opting for more cabinet organization in an attempt to have a more minimalist look in their kitchens. In regards to kitchen tile, Schubert notes that traditional subway tile has decreased in popularity, with customers leaning more towards mosaic or patterned tiles.
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Greg Schubert with Kitchen’s Complete offers insights about kitchen trends.
According to owner of Nelson’s Furniture, Nick Nelson, there has been an increased demand in natural looking wood furniture. Nelson says one of their most popular woods they are selling is Sheesham wood, a red and blonde marbled wood from India.
Like Davis and Schubert, Nelson seems to think gray stains and furniture are waning in popularity. “Grays and darks have been really popular the last few years. It seems like it’s just now finally starting to turn back to more browns, like medium browns. Less of grays and blacks and more red browns,” said Nelson.
In regards to living room furniture, Nelson’s has been selling more and more single recliners and has received an increased interest in sleeper sofas, perhaps another indication that people are trying to make their house a home.
Although decorations and home furnishings tend to reflect a person’s individual style, it’s no surprise that some styles are more popular than others. To learn more information about home and interior design trends, visit the 59th Annual Home and Interior Show on April 11th and 12th at the Southwest Washington State Fairgrounds.
