As we approach the end of the year, many homeowners and designers are anticipating upcoming home design trends for 2025. Investing in aesthetic home updates can give your home fresh, new curb appeal and help bolster your home’s value. The following are some ideas to check out as you brainstorm home design trends to make your home stand out.

1. Expansive Windows

Your home’s exterior is just as important as its interior. When you arrive, imagine expansive windows that allow plenty of natural light into your home. As part of the indoor-outdoor living space trend, large windows will gain popularity in 2025 as an exterior home trend. This trend focuses on creating a more seamless atmosphere between the interior and exterior of the home. Going grid-free helps to keep your views unobstructed.

Adding an outdoor deck or patio with sliding glass doors also fits the 2025 indoor-outdoor living space trend. SoftLite’s sliding glass doors enhance your home’s appearance, security, and energy efficiency.

2. Dark Home Exteriors

Home design trends are ever-changing, and this upcoming year’s trend is all about dark exteriors. Exterior colors such as deep navy, dark grey, or black create a moody, sophisticated look.

With a neutral, dark palette, this trend allows you to add fun, vibrant paint pops of color to trims and accents for a contrasting, contemporary look. Pops of color set your home apart from others in the neighborhood. Plus, exterior colors are easy to change as future home design trends change.

If you’re not quite ready to paint the whole exterior of your home dark, you can also opt for black accents and finishes. Using black features on your home’s exterior, such as SoftLite’s black window frames, creates a polished curb appeal. Other home design trends in 2025 include dark garage doors or black shutters.

3. Bold, Bright Doors

Ready to part with your classic white or wood door? If so, try adding a splash of color with the latest exterior home design trend: bold, colorful doors. Vivid, bright front doors are a home design trend that always stays in style. Using bold colors on front doors can also go well with the dark exterior design trend.

From teal to bright yellow, adding bold, bright front doors allows you to express your style in your home’s exterior and give your home character. This affordable home design trend elevates the appearance of your home in no time!

For sliding glass doors, using bold design options such as grids or exterior frame color, can make this type of doors in your home stand out. SoftLite‘s decorative internal grids come in flat or contour styles, regular or wide widths, multiple configurations, and match your frame inside and out.

4. Combining Design with Weather Protection

Given the rise in extreme weather events such as hurricanes and wildfires, more homeowners today opt for design elements that also offer weather protection. Some examples include siding and roofing that resist fires or windows that minimize air and water infiltration. 

SoftLite’s impact windows help protect against storm damage and maximize energy efficiency. Our expertise in design and weather protection allows you to benefit from beautiful home design and protection — all in one.

Start Your Home Makeover Today

Ready to start creating your dream home? SoftLite offers many finish, style, and grid options for windows and doors to take your home improvements to the next level. 

We offer an expansive selection of large windows and sliding patio doors that bring both style and energy efficiency to your home. To learn more, find a SoftLite dealer near you today and explore how our doors and windows can improve your home exterior design project.