My extravagance is my garden, It's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up Ina Garten told Vanity Fair in 2010. In todays fast-paced, screen-obsessed world, carving out a dedicated outdoor living space has become more than just a luxuryit's a necessity. Whether it's a small balcony, an urban rooftop garden, or a sprawling country landscape, having a personal retreat outdoors allows for moments of reconnection with nature and social gatherings. What, then, does 2025 hold for our outdoor spaces? With summer just around the corner, outdoor living spaces are becoming more than just an extension of the homethey're a true reflection of our lifestyle and design sensibilities. This year, were looking to other cultures for cues on how to live graciously, which means were swapping out our hot tubs for cold plunge pools and going all in on our outdoor kitchen game. Were also considering climate in our builds, reimagining the wicker aesthetic, and embracing rooftop living in more sustainable ways (read: green roofs). "We value time with family and friends, living in our landscapesdining alfresco, cooking together, strolling through meadows, watching butterflies collecting nectar with our kids," says landscape architect Ed Hollander. "All of this provides the magic that makes life better."Whether you're revamping your backyard or simply looking for inspiration, here are six outdoor living trends that will define porches and patios everywhere this year. Get ready to elevate your outdoor space to a whole new level of easy living. Wicker 2.0Bjorn WallanderOn the porch of this spectacular beach house, a wicker bench is given a paint refresh, alongside a similarly vibrant potted bougainvillea. The wicker furniture trend is booming at the moment, and its not hard to see why. Wicker and rattan have always had a place in the halls of outdoor patio moments (great-grandma had a floral-upholstered rattan chair before Serena & Lily had its first sale). This classic design item, however, is being reinterpreted in new ways that are catching peoples eyes. Blond wickers in outdoor furniture are lightening and freshening where things were mostly dark grey tones or brown, making it more interchangeable with old fashioned blond indoor wicker and rattans, ELLE DECOR A-List designer Celerie Kemble says. Also, shapes are softer, playing into the curved sofa trend, and often flaunt soft waves and scallops."My clients expect their outdoor furniture to have character and to be as comfortable as their indoor furniture."Kemble says shes excited to see new outdoor furniture pieces that are going beyond the standard design plays. Pieces that play with the positive and negative elements of trellises but in shapes that are less straight geometry and more interesting, she adds. Take, for instance, her Tracery collection from LaneVenture, a delightfully interesting feast for the eyes. Now my clients expect their outdoor furniture to have character and to be as comfortable as their indoor furniture, Kemble says. No more hard flat teak or soggy thin cushions and simple right angles. Cold Plunge Pools Yoshihiro MakinoThis home in Montecito, California features a pool configuration similar to many cold plunge pools, with a small cold plunge pool just off the larger pool. Historically, all one needed to unwind was a relaxing hot bubble bathor, if youre lucky, a dip in the backyard hot tub or pool. Today, however, backyard enthusiasts are taking cues from European wellness traditions, building cold plunge pools and saunas. Fueled by social media and celebrity endorsements touting these invigorating amenities as a way to improve circulation and reduce inflammation (were looking at you, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, and David Beckham), cold plunge tubs will be a fixture of many backyards in 2025. The share of listings on Zillow that feature an at-home cold plunge pool is up 130% compared to last year, according to Zillows 2025 trend report. Zillow data found that these icy tubs are showing up most frequently in markets like Stamford, Connecticut; Las Vegas; and Los Angeles. Most often, they are a part of homes listed as luxury properties (a cold plunge pool with wiring and plumbing fixtures can cost around $30,000 to install), but there are portable cold tub options that DIY-ers are making their own in smart and budget-friendly ways. Who needs to go to Iceland anymore?The Outdoor Kitchen 2.0Undine PrhlIn this house on Mexicos Pacific Coast, an outdoor kitchen features open shelves and backsplash clad in Portuguese tiles, an Allia sink from Rohl, and handmade Mexican glassware. Next to the kitchen island, a butcher block sits on a volcanic stone base.In 2025, no longer are we content with a simple grill set up. Homeowners of today are looking for backyard kitchen setups that rival their indoor kitchens, complete with luxury appliances like pizza ovens, steam ovens, and sleek stainless steel grilling setups. Zillow research in 2023 found that listings touting chef-friendly amenities, such as steam ovens, pizza ovens and professional-grade appliances, can sell for as much as 5.3% more than similar homes without them. The trend for having your own pizza oven is hot, with pizza ovens are still blowing up, ranging from portable ovens like the Ooni Koda 16 Pizza Oven to restaurant-worthy appliances like the Dome oven. Americans are also spending thousands of dollars to create luxury grilling-and-chilling setups that facilitate this unique cooking technique that involves slow-cooking meat over a wood fire, which creates a deliciously smoky flavor and tender meat. Argentinian grills are being requested more and more in residential projects, says Nick Fobes, partner at Chicago L.A., and Kansas City-based landscape architecture firm Hoerr Schaudt. "Outdoor cooking and entertaining have taken center stage, with as much attention on the backyard as the kitchen," he explains. "These grills elevate the experience, combining high functionality with a dramatic flair thats hard to resist."Green RoofsJoshua McHughThis dreamy rooftop terrace, designed by Hollander Design, incorporates evergreen elements that will keep the colorful garden fresh year-round.Urbanites, consider this. While green roofs are very widespread in Europe, they are becoming increasingly popular in modern home extensions in the U.S. The green roof market in the states, valued at $1.9 billion in 2023 is poised to grow from $2.21 billion in 2024 to $7.32 billion by 2032, eCommerce marketing agency Skyquest found in a report. Major cities in North America, such as Chicago, Portland, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., have added a large number of green roofs in recent years, Kendall Elfstrum writes in a brief for the Princeton Student Climate Initiative. Sustainability experts everywhere are rejoicing, as these rooftop additions are known to improve air quality, help lower heating and cooling costs, absorb rainwater, and provide a habitat for wildlife, among other benefits. In fact, the broader benefits are so great that some cities are offering tax incentives for homeowners with green roofs. Of course, the aesthetic benefits provide their own reasons to implement this trending home addition. Having a rooftop garden is a luxury for urban dwellers who have less access to green space and just might possibly be losing their minds some days (this editor is speaking from experience). Where we can, and its possible, we believe that enlivening our interiors through access to nature is always beneficial, says ELLE DECOR A-List designer Leyden Lewis. Even if that means vertical escapes. Climate-Resilient Features Yoshihiro MakinoDesigner Jamie Bush designed a fire-resistant home in Montecito, California.With climate-related disasters becoming more frequentand in the wake of a catastrophic wave of fires in Los Angeles, which have scorched more than 12,000 structureshome sellers are highlighting features that offer some degree of protection, and buyers are seeking them out. Zillow research finds that 86% of recent home buyers say its very important that a home have at least one climate-resilient feature. The report found that the share of for-sale listings on Zillow that mention flood barriers is up 22% compared to last year, seismic retrofitting is up 20%, and references to water catchment systems are up 19%. Drought-resistant turf yards are showing up 14% more often compared to a year ago. With all the environmental concerns in the world today, outdoor spaces are indeed being focused on in new ways, Lewis says. They never really went away, just reprioritized.Wherever you live and whatever natural disasters your forever home is prone to, security, it seems, is fast becoming the ultimate luxury. Rachel SilvaAssociate Digital EditorRachel Silva is the associate digital editor at ELLE DECOR, where she covers all things design, architecture, and lifestyle. She also oversees the publications feature article coverage, and is, at any moment, knee-deep in an investigation on everything from the best spa gifts to the best faux florals on the internet right now. She has more than 16 years of experience in editorial, working as a photo assignment editor at Time and acting as the president of Women in Media in NYC. She went to Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for awards from ASME, the Society of Publication Designers, and World Press Photo.