Bring The Outdoors In With One Of 2025's Biggest Trends In Curtain Patterns

If you're ever looking at a beautifully decorated room and just can't figure out that one piece that feels like it's missing, the answer could very well be curtains. Curtains can tie a room together and make everything feel complete, and once you've learned the power of a good curtain, you'll see that windows somehow feel naked without them. Choosing the right curtains can therefore be a daunting task, especially when this home decor item's cost can range from the tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars, even on similar-looking options. When it comes to curtain trends for 2025, though, there's one easier solution: Go the nature route for your window adornments with biophilic curtains. 

YouTube creator Naway Zee posted a succinct video of next year's trending curtain designs, and the first one is the biophilic curtain. This is a long-used design term that, according to Merriam-Webster, means, "relating to, showing, or being the human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in nature" — so it's in our DNA to want a natural look under our roof. Biophilic design can look like indoor plants, enhanced natural light, exposed wood in natural shapes, and other nature-forward elements. "Think nature-inspired prints and fabrics that bring the outdoors in. It's all about connecting with nature, right from your living room," Zee said in the video. 

Using what we know about biophilic design in the home, we can infer that biophilic curtains will be ones that interact with natural light in a pleasant way and have a natural look and feel to them. It's not necessarily about plastic curtains with leaf designs but rather natural fiber curtains with minimal designs so as to not over-filter the light from your windows. You could therefore start by looking for linen or organic cotton materials, like the Bedding Craft flax linen curtains ($34.99 on Amazon). 

Opt for something other than blackout curtains, as the blackout design blocks natural light, which is in opposition with the biophilic belief that homes should emulate the outdoors; the Archaeo sheer curtains ($13.43 on Amazon) are a great choice for letting in as much light as possible.

Once you've found a material and level of transparency that matches your home decor preferences, you can also choose a color and pattern as informed by the biophilic trend. Biophilic design is, again, about keeping things as close to nature as possible, so you'd want to opt for simple patterns that emulate the natural world, and you can even have a bit of fun finding some floral designs, so long as they actually look like flowers. For instance, the MEETSKY sage floral curtains ($39.99 on Amazon) offer hints of green and authentic-looking floral patterns. You can opt for plain curtains in earth tones like greens and browns, too, if a patterned look would overwhelm your space but you still want a pop of color.