Windows offer the first glimpse of and into your home. Whether you’re design-forward, eco-conscious, or a vintage enthusiast, windows allow you to customize your home to your preferred form and function.
Below are 10 window design trends you could incorporate into your home design.
1. Minimalist Designs
As decluttering, clean visuals, and streamlined aesthetics have become the preferred look and feel of many homes and businesses, minimalist window design has followed closely. Thinner framed windows, including frameless styles, embody this design trend. By choosing frameless windows, metal and architectural framing, or minimal large-pane windows with clean lines, you can easily adapt this design trend to your home.
2. Energy Efficiency
Once just a trend, energy efficiency is now a core consideration for many homeowners seeking to upgrade their windows. To save on rising energy costs, many buyers opt to choose windows with enhanced tint, double or insulated panes, eco-friendly materials, and other unique features to ensure their house stays cool and well-lit for less money.
3. Enhanced Security and Safety
By their nature, windows present entry opportunities, so it is important to ensure the windows you choose have enhanced security and safety features. For homeowners looking to enhance their window security, look for features such as laminated or impact-resistant windows, or ones with reinforced frames.
You can also opt for windows with unique interlocking or smart lock features. Many even tie into home security systems easily for additional peace of mind. Some people confuse secure with unattractive, but windows and doors can protect your family and be beautifully constructed.
4. Sustainability and Eco Design
Looking for a way to add an environment-friendly aspect to your home? In addition to energy savings and tax credits in some geographic areas, adding windows with an eco-friendly element can increase your home’s sustainability. Look for windows with a low-emissivity (Low-E) coating on the glass, ones made with sustainable or eco-friendly materials, or “Most Efficient” Energy Star ratings.
5. Customization and Personalization
Windows might not seem like an obvious place to add customization to your home. However, custom windows are one of the best ways to add value, security, and personal style to your home. Customization can take many forms, from unique sizes and materials to custom frame colors and glass inlays — custom windows also make a beautiful focal point in an entryway or living room.
6. Textured Glass
Along with an overall return to vintage, textured glass is having a big impact on home and window design. Whether frosted, etched, or textured, glass upgrades and customizations are a way to add unique style to your home. While you may not want textured glass throughout your entire home, a front door is an easy place to add design elements to enhance the look of your entryway.
7. Blurring Indoors & Outdoors
Especially in areas with beautiful outdoor spaces, windows that help soften the line between inside and outside are one of the top trends we see in store for 2025. To translate this trend into your own home, look for areas where you can extend the visual sight line from inside to outside.
Consider adding floor-to-ceiling windows, 90-degree sliding glass doors, or flush window sills to remove sight barriers between spaces. Just being able to open the windows and let a soft breeze fill your home helps create a more blended and airy space full of natural beauty.
8. Vintage Revival
Paneled, inset, etched, and fluted glass are all making a comeback. Mid-century modern design has had a resurgence and with that, vintage glass and window designs. Add some vintage flair to your home windows by preserving your arched and bay windows or adding glass with a vintage design.
If you can’t redo all windows, consider a set of vintage window treatments or add vintage hardware to existing windows and doors. You could also consider adding vintage design touches, such as sconces and other wall fixtures, as accent pieces.
9. Window Walls
Adding natural light to a room with a window wall can be both an aesthetic upgrade as well as an asset in increasing home value. Large, floor-to-ceiling windows create an elevated and upscale look for your home and come in a variety of frame options to suit your style, including steel and aluminum.
They help a space feel more open and airy and can be a great home design feature for those looking to use more natural light. To keep the focus on the window wall, keep other home decor elements such as drapes and curtains minimal or use neutral tones and natural fibers.
10. Maximalist Decor
Though minimalism has been the more common design predilection in recent years, we’re beginning to see signs of a maximalist resurgence in 2025 window design trends. If a “more is more” approach is your style, consider where you can lean into this design trend.
Think ornate window frames, designed front doors, colorful home accents, geometric patterns, glossy tints on windows, or a vintage overhaul of your existing glass panes to amp up the style and personality. Don’t forget to add drapes or curtains that lean into this style by choosing ones with prints, embroidery, colors, or fabrics that accentuate your space.
A Window Into Your Personality
While interior design trends come and go, the most important aspect when choosing elements for your home, including your windows, is making your house feel like a home. Elements such as security, sustainability, design, and customization all offer an opportunity to enhance your home’s appeal and function for your family.
Inspired to add some new windows to your home? Contact the design team at Clark Hall to get started!
Frequently Asked Questions
Are window grids in style?
Grid-style windows, also sometimes called picture windows, are common in many older home styles and offer a more traditional design element to any home. They are found in homes across the country and are most common in the front of homes. You may also see a common variation in older homes, called bay windows.
However, window grids are increasingly being replaced with windows with little-to-no grid patterns. The minimalist home style is popular, and many homeowners are looking to replace busy window grid patterns for a simple, minimalist look that gives a more modern feel.
What is the most popular window style?
Popular window styles include casement, single-hung, double-hung, picture, and bay windows. Sliding glass or glass inlaid doors are common in homes with blended indoor and outdoor spaces.
What is the design forecast for 2025?
Individualized home design is popular for 2025 and beyond. Whether minimal, maximal, coastal, or vintage, reflecting your personal style is the most important aspect when choosing how to design your home.
What are the interior colors for 2025?
Popular interior colors change each year, but the most common colors seen in homes are neutrals such as whites, grays, taupes, and creams. Another place you can look for interior color inspiration for your home? The Pantone “Color of the Year.” For 2025, the color is “Future Dusk.”
