2025 Interior Design Trends from High Point Market
Details matter and that was clear to see at showrooms across High Point including Highland House, CR Laine, and Mr Brown London.
Fresh Takes & Timeless Touches from High Point Market
Each Spring and Fall, interior designers from across the country attend High Point Market—the largest home furnishings trade show in the world. As a Richmond-based boutique interior designer, I visit to source quality furnishings and spot the emerging trends that shape the homes of discerning clients.
There’s nothing quite like High Point Market to reignite the design senses. The showrooms were brimming with warmth, personality, and craftsmanship this spring. The prevailing theme? Pieces that feel collected, handmade, and joyfully bespoke. Here are the standout trends I saw and loved:
Scallops Everywhere
The most dominant trend at Market was the use of scallops—on nearly everything! From slipcovered chairs and bedside tables to bathroom vanities, lighting, and home decor, scalloped details were on display, floor to ceiling. These curves add a playful softness to timeless silhouettes, especially when paired with linen, lacquer, or trending natural materials like rattan.
I loved the curvy scalloped edge on this gilded mirror. Paired beautifully with a cane-front vanity at Worlds Away.
How sweet is this bedside table? The scalloped detail makes it perfect for a girl’s bedroom or an eclectic guest room!
The scallops on this breakfast bench remind me of the whimsy of Dorothy Draper’s midcentury style.
Why stop with one row of scallops? Another “low stakes” way of adding scallops: a slipcover for a bench for the foot of a bed or even a pillow!
2. Dressmaker Details
Tailoring returned in full force, adding refinement to upholstery: pleated skirts, contrast piping, and layered fabrics bringing vintage charm into modern forms. If you’re a fan of period dramas, you’ll love these nods to vintage clothes! From ottomans edged in piping to chairs upholstered in multiple fabrics, these thoughtful touches gave furnishings a sense of occasion and intimacy, adding whimsy and old-soul elegance.
Can you see Kiera Knightly’s Elizabeth Bennett curling up on this love seat with a good book (who else was excited for the 20th anniversary re-release?)
Dressmaker detail - check! Scallops - check! Cisco Home is right on trend!
Sexiest bar stool ever (also comes as a chair!)
I’m absolutely in love with the curves of this coffee table ottoman trimmed with nail heads..
3. Colors & Finish: Customization is King
Across lighting, case goods, and upholstery, there’s a push to customization. Vendors now offer mix-and-match finishes, hardware, and paint colors. This personalization gives designers more room to play and create pieces that feel tailor-made to each project. I love the uniqueness I’m able to offer my clients: we can source quality furnishings that speak to their tastes and then use curated palettes to design one-of-a-kind pieces.
Glass end tables from Bassett Mirror in a variety of colors.
Drinks tables introduce a pop of color especially when paired with a neutral sectional or sofa.
A curvy custom upholstered bench at the end of a bed offers a pop of color for both the showroom and the bedroom!
Taylor King showed off a sectional with a selection of available upholstery fabrics. The seating area appealed to my maximalist heart with the large-scale mural on the wall adding to the feast of color and pattern in this room vignette!
The expectation is that these lights would be brushed nickel or brass with linen shades. I love the unexpected palette change.
This lacquered grasscloth dresser from Villa & House is available in a range of colors.
4. Mother Nature Reimagined
Natural materials like raffia, wicker, and rattan were presented with polish. Mother Nature’s gifts continue to ground interiors with warmth and approachability.
Jamie Young had an abundance of natural elements reflected in their décor.
This season, these elements moved beyond boho into sculptural, chic form. Shaped into scalloped-edge coffee tables, tightly woven storage consoles, and sculptural mirror frames that felt refined rather than rustic.
I love the concentric patterns woven into this dresser and mirror from Currey and Company.
These pieces offer a versatile mix of coastal charm and classic form—perfect for layering into more tailored spaces. Raffia, wicker, jute, and caning were used in unexpected ways: shaping oversized pendants, wrapping furniture, and accenting bathroom vanities. The depth and earthiness of these organic elements create a pleasing contrast when paired with smooth glossy finishes and crisp metals.
Currey & Company took lighting to a whole new level with their selection of shapely rattan.
5. Statement lighting
Lighting doubled as sculpture: petal-like glass chandeliers, beaded wood fixtures, and stamped brass pendants played with texture and translucence. I loved the contrast of smooth glass and chic metallic finishes. Glass chandeliers featuring petal-like formations and moody translucency. These aren’t your everyday fixtures—they’re functional art. Whether smoked, frosted, or marbled, the glass work added a romantic, modern glow to every space.
Textured glass and stamped brass in a stunning chandelier.
6. The Soft Curve Trend
Furnishings shed their hard edges to favor softened silhouettes. Soft geometry in furnishings like wavy chair backs, scalloped benches, and demi-lune profiles helps rooms feel layered, not stiff.
7. Protractor Needed: Geometric Drama
Not all was soft and scalloped—there was bold geometry, too. Sharp-edged tables, faceted lighting, and brutalist forms added weight and contrast. Together, the soft and the hard pair to create textural experiences in a room.
8. Lampshades Go Couture
If you’ve read even one other post on this blog, you’ll know I’m a devotee of color. Every time I head to High Point, I have my eyes peeled for how color is used to freshen up, reimagine, and reinvent. I was delighted to see color basking in the light of oh-so-many lampshades!
I first saw this lampshade style at Alice Palmer, based in England. Now I’m seeing it everywhere! It combines the softness of a fabric shade with cottage charm. A simple bespoke fix: just pop one over an existing plain shade! Lampshades by Cielle Home.
Pastel prints, pleated textures, and English florals brought delight to lamp design. These shades made everyday lighting feel curated and bespoke.
9. Popular Finishes
a.Textural Touches & natural Finishes
Speaking of texture, I was drawn to trends I saw in artwork, which layered objects, gilt, and thick applications of paint and gesso to create sensory interest, depth, and visual interest.
B. Wood You or Woodn’t You? The Return of Brown Wood
Painted wood has been the order of the day in design in recent years, but there’s always room in any well-crafted space for unpainted furniture. At previous High Point Markets, pine and driftwood gray wood ruled the showrooms, but those are in the rearview mirror this year! Rich browns like walnut and hickory made a comeback, accented by elegant brass.
This round dining table with large round base and brass accents is a statement piece.
B. Hammered brass
Hammered brass showed up big on its own in High Point. Adding a brass table to your dark brown wood mix really lightens things up and adds interest to any room.
The dark wood chair takes a back seat in this display of hammered brass nesting side tables, and an antique brass console table under a textural brass mirror.
Not only a table, but a piece of art--- a perfect embodiment of Arteriors being true to their artistic partnerships.
Some more winks of shiny brass in this beauful brass coffee table from Villa & House.
Post-Market Reflection
High Point Market reminds us that great design doesn’t whisper—it speaks. Whether through bespoke palettes, artisan textures, or sculptural silhouettes, Spring Market delivered something inspiring for every story.
Ready to bring these trends into your home? Contact Catherine Jordan Design to begin your curated design journey.
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