Flooring design trends for 2025

With 2024 now well and truly behind us, it should come as no surprise that last year’s popular flooring trends are already being replaced by a whole new suite of styles and designs!

In 2025, our flooring design trend predictions point towards a preference for a natural wood look. The trends are leaning back towards wood flooring with a realistic, authentic appearance, with plenty of warmth and depth. This trend is likely to extend to darker colour schemes, with deep, rich tones such as mahogany, walnut, and dark oak becoming more popular choices across laminate, LVT, and engineered wood flooring.

These authentic appearances are set to dominate the flooring scene for the rest of the year, with most interior designers turning towards the warm and charming nature of natural materials to enhance the cosy factor of living spaces and bedrooms.

But it’s not solely natural woods that will be taking the lead for flooring trends in 2025, and there are plenty of other more subtle and nuanced flooring designs that you should keep an eye on if you’re planning to renovate your home this year.

How did 2024’s flooring trends influence 2025?

Despite its predicted prominence for this year, natural wood-effect flooring was already on the rise in popularity over 2024, particularly around engineered wood flooring and its use of real wood planking in its design.

Not on that, but there was a big focus on finding floors that could handle variations in temperature and humidity on a regular basis, not to mention waterproofing more traditional floor styles, such as laminate planks, for use in bathrooms and utility rooms.

However, it seems like it took the entirety of 2024 for these styles to really come into their own, and only in 2025 are we seeing these new flooring ideas come to the fore.

What are the 5 most popular flooring designs for 2025?

In case it wasn’t clear already, 2025 is set to be the year of natural wood floors, mixing traditional and modern materials together to promote an entirely new wooden floor aesthetic that can meet the demands of contemporary homes.

But it’s not just physical style preferences that are changing. Trending flooring for 2025 also appears likely to extend to waterproofing and wider planks. Why not take a look at our full flooring trends for 2025 below for more insight into these up-and-coming stylistic areas?

1. Warm engineered woods

Starting with the most prominent of 2025’s new flooring ideas, engineered woods are set to be the primary flooring material of choice for many interior designers over the next 12 months.

A similar yet distinct alternative from traditional wooden boards, engineered woods are able to seamlessly capture the natural beauty of wooden planks, while offering better levels of durability, scratch resistance, and environmental resistance thanks to its multilayer design and protective veneer.

As you can imagine, when it comes to engineered wood vs normal wood flooring, engineered woods have several key advantages over their traditional sibling, including being more suitable for use in high-moisture rooms where traditional floorboards might warp.

And, of course, by making use of a real wood layer, engineered woods can directly replicate – rather than mimic – real wood designs, with both darker and lighter woods being available for purchase.

Why are light woods being swapped for darker tones?

Anyone keeping an eye on the flooring space over the last few years is sure to have noticed the growing trend towards incorporating natural and light wood elements into interior design and home decor.

This trend reflects a preference for more organic and earthy aesthetics, as well as a desire for a lighter and airier feel in living spaces. However, while rustic interiors have never truly gone out of fashion, darker tones have certainly been on the rise as a way to capture a more elegant and sophisticated feel inside homes.

Rich and luxurious, darker flooring is still more than capable of evoking the same sense of warmth brought on by lighter woods while further enhancing the visual depth of any space for a cosier and more intimate aesthetic.

2. Wider wood and laminate planking

Staying on the wood grain train, alongside a shift towards darker tones in general, many homeowners are also looking for wider and longer planks for their floors to help create a more elegant and streamlined design in larger rooms and dedicated open-plan spaces.

Offering a less visually hectic style by providing fewer joint lines between boards, wide planks can broaden the sense of space in a room without actually physically expanding its size. This in turn makes for a much airier feel, even in tight spaces, which could be exactly what you need for a narrow hallway or squashed utility room.

3. Sustainable flooring alternatives

For a long time, carpets and real wood floors were held up as the most environmentally friendly flooring options available to homeowners. However, thanks to advances in modern flooring manufacturing techniques, eco-conscious homeowners will no doubt be thrilled to hear that pretty much all flooring materials are becoming more sustainable.

Engineered wood is an obvious example of this, being made with real wood at its heart, but the same is also true for laminate and LVT tiles. Despite being made from synthetic materials, floor manufacturers are increasingly finding ways to make LVT and vinyl more recyclable to help improve home sustainability as a whole.

4. Modern LVT flooring

Although hardwood styles are certainly taking the lead for 2025 flooring designs,  are still proving to be exceptionally popular – and not just because they can also mimic the sorts of wood-effect finishes that are proving to be so popular this year.

Offering numerous longevity and durability benefits for homeowners and businesses alike, the versatility of LVT allows for installation in any room, easily standing up to heavy foot traffic and protecting against all kinds of scratches and spills.

But the key advantage LVT offers over even engineered wood flooring is its waterproof nature. As you’ll soon see, waterproof flooring is becoming a major focus for 2025, with plenty of homeowners looking for ways to use waterproofed versions of traditional floors in bathroom and kitchen spaces to get the most out of tighter budgets.

5. Dark and bold LVT patterns 

A hallmark trend of the last few years, although some standout tile patterns might be on the way out, darker and bolder LVT styles are still set to have a place in 2025’s new set of flooring ideas.

A practical alternative to traditional dark wood floors, LVT is still able to provide the same rich and deep tones that add sophistication and warmth to living spaces as real hardwood, despite lacking any kind of wooden core.

Moreover, dark luxury vinyl tiles offer a close match to the look of natural wood or stone without the high cost and maintenance associated with such traditional materials. This makes them a cost-effective option for those who want to achieve the luxurious look of dark wood or stone without any of the associated drawbacks

6. Waterproof flooring

Finally, while always an essential flooring feature, waterproof flooring is set to be big for trending flooring in 2025 – particularly when it comes to waterproof laminate, which hasn’t been so common in the last few years.

A well-established flooring option, the majority of laminate floors tend to only be water resistant, rather than fully waterproof. This makes them a less-than-ideal choice for bathroom spaces, where excess water exposure can damage your planks over a long period.

However, with recent advancements in flooring technology, waterproof laminate flooring is now available in a wide range of natural and wood-inspired designs, allowing homeowners to achieve the look of hardwood without the risk of water damage.

Redesign your floors with help from Flooring King

So, those are the top flooring trends set to take over across the rest of 2025. But whether you prefer the rustic charm of reclaimed wood or the timeless elegance of oak-effect LVT, there are plenty of flooring options out there for you to choose from.

And if you’re feeling inspired to start renovating your floors today, then why not browse through the Flooring King range to see what we have on offer? From LVT to engineered wood and everything in between, we’ve something for everyone in our collection!