Home Beautiful has been keeping track of the interior design trends that are set to capture our hearts and homes in 2025 and beyond, pinpointing four distinct looks. We’ve detailed why Renaissance Red will burn bright in the coming year and took you back to black and white with our explanation of the gingham-loving Check Mate. We also helped you spring into style with the natural beauty of the Kitchen Garden trend. Now the time has come to delve into the fourth and final interior design trend from Home Beautiful’s 2025 style forecast: Dream Weave. Spoiler alert, this rattan styling look is perfect for lovers of texture.
Your guide to rattan styling
Create an endless summer in your interiors and alfresco areas by weaving wicker finds, braided texture and layers of weathered charm into your decor with rattan styling. Dream Weave is your guide to decorating with woven materials, from cane to wicker and rattan. Whether you already know the difference between wicker and rattan or you’re new to this braided style, this trend is easy to incorporate and quite versatile. Best of all, it has an intrinsic sense of calm. “Wicker decor adds a relaxed, holiday feeling,” says Elle Lovelock, Home Beautiful editor-in-chief. Read on for all of our tips and tricks to rattan styling with Dream Weave.
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Interior design trend 2025: Dream Weave
Long, luxurious summer days spent drifting between the interior and exterior zones of your home are a staple of the ideal Australian lifestyle. But this blurring of boundaries isn’t unique to our sunburnt country. Dream weave takes its cues from Mediterranean influences. “It encapsulates the feeling of an endless summer, where afternoons are spent enjoying an aperitivo in the late sunshine,” shares Elle Lovelock, editor-in-chief of HB.
Types of rattan styling
Basketweave, latticework, coiled or braided, these tactile touches can be included in a range of decor, such as placemats, bedheads and dining chairs – but show restraint. “Two or three elements will be enough,” advises Elle. In keeping with the Mediterranean influence, try pairing the tactile pieces with summery motifs. “The weathered look of woven grasses in all manner of homewares complements citrus hues and rustic floral motifs,” says Elle. “This look is, indeed, an evolution of the Mediterranean trend we’ve loved in recent years.”
How to match flooring
Soft flooring provides variation. “Carpets featuring a combination of high and low pile are trending,” shares Nicole Canty, product manager at Choices Flooring. “This technique creates a textured surface that adds depth and dimension to a room, often resulting in a more luxurious feel.” As for timber flooring, feel free to mix and match the hues of woven pieces, but try to keep them within the same colour family – blonde with honey, whitewashed with grey-hued and espresso with chocolate.
Layering rattan styling
Layering is central to this trend. For a table setting, you could pair woven dining chairs with rattan styling in the form of placemats or a braided vase. In bedrooms, a rattan bedhead could be complemented by woven details on a bedside table. “From homewares to furniture, it’s a look that anchors any scheme,” says Elle. “Think of a charger beneath a plate setting, or a console as the centrepiece of an entranceway.”
Lucy Gough, Home Beautiful stylist, suggests layering braided items with hints of yellow, sage green and blue. She loves this trend for its ability to add visual interest to the home. “Woven materials add depth and layers to a room,” she says. “Light falls nicely on woven items, too. It really enhances the shadows.”
Shop the look
Wicka coast seagrass placemat (set of four)
$49.92 , Temple & Webster
Best for: table décor
Crafted by fair trade artisans using natural seagrass, these rattan placemats are an easy way to bring the woven trend onto your table.
Key features:
- Biodegradable seagrass
- Set of four
- Coastal style
Cotton tablecloth Indian summer design
$144, Casa e Cucina
Best for: tablescaping
The garden-inspired pink and green design of this Casa e Cucina tablecloth is guaranteed to complement any rattan tablewares at your next summer dinner party.
Key features:
- 100% cotton
- Available in four sizes
- Indian block print patterns
Carrington Furniture toulouse rattan headboard
$1,109, Temple & Webster
Best for: headboard
With its antique look, a rattan headboard is an elegant addition to any bedroom design.
Key features:
- Open-weave rattan webbing
- Mahogany timber border
- Aged-character
Vintage linen fringe rectangle cushion in bronze
$69 , Myer
Best for: décor
The warm hues of this bronze linen fringe cushion tie in beautifully with the natural shades of rattan and wicker.
Key features:
- 100% linen fabric
- Cotton fill
- Bronze shade
Willow rattan console table
$1,389 (usually $1,849), Living Styles
Best for: woven furniture
With its uniquely whimsical silhouette, this rattan console table is at the forefront of current interior design trends and is a modern way of bringing the woven trend into your home’s décor.
Key features:
- 160cm x 40cm x 78cm
- Rattan
- Natural shade
This article originally appeared on Home Beautiful and is republished here with permission.
