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5 Grandma Decorating Trends Making a Comeback in 2025
If you haven’t heard it before, let me be the first to tell you: Your grandmother has all the best furniture. Back in the day, handcrafted wood furniture was the norm, not the exception. That brown furniture you think looks dated? It’s not! It is the key to a timeless room you’ll love for the rest of your life. But, what about the stuff that *isn’t* furniture? Is that timeless too? Well, yes! It is, and it’s back in style and looking better than ever. Below, I share the five things that your grandmother probably had in her house and tell you why they are some of the top decorating must-haves of 2025. So, sit down, pour a cup of tea, and get ready to reminisce on all the decorating choices you thought you didn’t like. Related StoriesFloral Wallpaper ALUN CALLENDERA timeless rose motif adds cottage charm to this pattern-filled bedroom.Big, showy floral wallpaper might transport you right back to the 1980s, but hear us out: Classic floral motifs, especially when paired with traditional furniture and a bit of trendy decor, still feel on trend in 2025. The scale, color, and patterns on many of today’s wallcoverings are rooted in the past, but have been tweaked to better fit contemporary tastes, but if your fixer-upper comes complete with floral wallpaper still in good shape, I would think twice before pulling it down. For More on Wallpaper:Stained GlassSara Ligorria-TrampStained glass adds historic flair to this new-build barn home. Want to know classic motif getting a 2025 facelift? Stained glass. Now that we’ve comfortably moved beyond the era of beige-on-beige everything, homeowners are embracing color like they haven’t in decades. TikTok is currently obsessed with stained glass and some creators are even coming up with their own DIY ways to get the look for less, proving that colorful glass elements are finding a new—and hopefully lasting!—home with Gen Z-ers.For More on Stained Glass:Café CurtainsStacy Zarin GoldbergIn Molly Singer’s farmhouse kitchen, shades of blue and green ground the fresh and airy space. We’re calling it: 2025 is officially the year of the café curtain. Thanks to the popularity of direct-to-consumer window covering brands such as Everhem and Pepper Home, picking the happily patterned or delightfully neutral café curtains for your kitchen, bath, or dining nook has never been easier. Plus, they’re renter-friendly, making café curtains the ultimate low-budget, high-impact refresh that can transform your room in a matter of minutes. For More on Café Curtains:Pieced QuiltsJane BeilesWhether they’re hand-made by a family member or thrifted, pieced quilts add timeworn charm with ease. Now, here at Country Living, we never stopped loving pieced quilts. They’re timeless and full of quintessentially country charm. However, that hasn’t always been the case with the design industry at large. Over the last few years, a return to Americana and an emphasis on handcrafted, folksy charm has catapulted the pieced-quilt aesthetic back to the mainstream. If you’ve checked popular vintage resale sites such as Chairish or Etsy, then you know these handcrafted coverings fetch a high price on the secondhand market, meaning it’s high-time to pull your grandmother’s quilt out of storage and display it proudly.Shop for Quilts:Skirted SinksMatthew KisidayThis laundry and bloom room’s skirted sink proves more really is more when it comes to pattern.Whether they’re frilly and ruffled or simple and tailored, sink skirts have long had a place in country homes. Thanks to the recent increase in quintessential cottage style, they’re finally back in the mainstream. Much like café curtains, adding a sink skirt is a quick and easy—and budget-friendly!—way to upgrade your kitchen, half bath, or laundry room. Just don’t forget to choose a performance fabric for ultimate textile longevity! Anna LoganSenior Homes & Style EditorAnna Logan is the Senior Homes & Style Editor at Country Living, where she has been covering all things home design, including sharing exclusive looks at beautifully designed country kitchens, producing home features, writing everything from timely trend reports on the latest viral aesthetic to expert-driven explainers on must-read topics, and rounding up pretty much everything you’ve ever wanted to know about paint, since 2021. Anna has spent the last seven years covering every aspect of the design industry, previously having written for Traditional Home, One Kings Lane, House Beautiful, and Frederic. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia. When she’s not working, Anna can either be found digging around her flower garden or through the dusty shelves of an antique shop. Follow her adventures, or, more importantly, those of her three-year-old Maltese and official Country Living Pet Lab tester, Teddy, on Instagram.  
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