HGTV Magazine Announces Its 2025 Color of the Year
Versatile violet is having a moment! Here's what designers are saying about this stunning shade — plus 10 ways to bring it home.
The editors of HGTV Magazine saw this pretty purple hue popping up in recent designer projects (like the one on the cover of the January/February issue), new lighting and furniture collections and on trend lists from brands like Sherwin-Williams and Minwax. Spotting it a fourth time, worn by Frances Tiafoe at the US Open, made it official: This color is having a major moment.
How to Add Purple to Your Home
Eclectic Purple Living Room
Fun and fearless decorating is the name of the game in this purple living room. Tour the rest of the house with HGTV Magazine.
Photo by: DANE TASHIMA
DANE TASHIMA
Fun and fearless decorating is the name of the game in this purple living room. Tour the rest of the house with HGTV Magazine.
1. Try Purple Paints
For this room in Larchmont, New York, homeowner Raeleen Yoon chose Benjamin Moore’s African Violet. “My goal was a space that felt feminine but also edgy and cool,” she says. The soft hue complements the highly patterned Roche Bobois sofa. The overdyed rug is from ABC Home.
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2. Pull Up a Purple Chair
Revamp your living space with stunning violet seating.
3. Make a Statement With Lilac Cabinets
“My client is a mom of three, and she wanted to make a statement in the space where she spends a lot of her time,” says designer Kristie Rosada of this Philadelphia kitchen. White oak trim adds a calming natural element to the custom painted plywood.
Contemporary Kitchen With Colorful Backsplash and Purple Cabinets
HGTV Magazine shares this contemporary kitchen with a colorful tiled backsplash, wood-covered range hood and light purple cabinets.
Photo by: Courtney Apple
Courtney Apple
4. Light Up a Lavender Lamp
Illuminate your space with a table lamp in the year's trendiest shade.
5. Put Up Purple Wallpaper
Designer Lucie Ayres chose a graphic Hygge + West print for the walls of this Los Angeles bedroom and mixed in other light purples with a Safavieh rug and custom Villa Nova fabric canopy. “These shades create an incredibly soothing aesthetic,” she says.
Whimsical Girl's Bedroom in Lilac
Fanciful wallpaper and a mix of different lilacs and purples encourage imagination and playfulness in this bedroom designed by Lucie Ayres.
Photo by: Amy Bartlam
Amy Bartlam
Fanciful wallpaper and a mix of different lilacs and purples encourage imagination and playfulness in this bedroom designed by Lucie Ayres.
6. Pile On Purple Pillows
Add a pop of purple to your sofa, chair or bed with throw pillows.
7. Set Out a Violet Vase
Make bouquets and branches even prettier by placing them in a violet vessel.
8. Try Purple Tiles
“I wanted to be dramatic,” says designer Denise Davies of this Westport, Connecticut, bathroom. Lustrous glass mosaic tiles from Sicis paired with chrome fittings make the space sparkle. “The tile is the star of the show, so everything else in the bathroom is white.”
Purple Shower With a White Tub and Chrome Fixtures
HGTV Magazine shares this stunning bathroom with iridescent lavender shower tiles.
Photo by: Jane Beiles
Jane Beiles
9. Roll Out a Lilac Rug
Style up your floor with one of these pale purple beauties.
10. Add a Purple-Toned Table
Give your space a new look with a colorful side table.
