Zillow trend report 2025: Buyers want nostalgia and libraries
Each year, home sales website Zillow releases a trend report that highlights the features and design elements people most want in their spaces based on keywords used in millions of listings. The 2025 report just dropped, and the themes aren’t really surprising.
Zillow found that there are several trends buyers are after: warm, cozy spaces; sustainable technology and finishes; and climate-resilient features like flood barriers and drought-resistant lawns. But there are two from the report that we’re especially big fans of — and that we’ve seen popping up in home decor and style trends. According to Zillow’s 2025 trend report, nostalgia and home libraries are both huge right now.
In this article: Linon Gina Midcentury Bar Cart, PRITIY Triangle Glass Coffee Table with Wooden Base and TOPSON Quite Guide Sliding/Rolling Library Ladder Hardware Kit with 108″(9 Foot) Red Oak Wooden Ladder Included
That means that midcentury modern finishes, details out of your grandma’s house, floral patterns, antique furniture and anything vintage is on-trend. And in the era of working from home, it’s no surprise that home libraries are in high demand.
If you want to embrace these trends in your home, the products below can help.
Lean into nostalgia at home
Linon Gina Midcentury Bar Cart
This simple bar cart’s clean lines, gold finish and glass accents give it a distinctly vintage feel, perfect for homes that are going for a nostalgic look.
PRITIY Triangle Glass Coffee Table with Wooden Base
If you love midcentury modern furnishings, you’ll love this coffee table, with its visually stunning, modern abstract walnut base and simple glass top in an oblong, oval shape.
ELUCHANG Swivel Accent Chair with Ottoman Set
This accent chair, finished in trendy velvet upholstery in vintage-inspired colors like lime green and burnt orange, comes with a matching ottoman, making it the perfect place to kick back after a long day.
NextWall Starburst Geo Midcentury Peel-and-Stick Wallpaper
Peel-and-stick wallpaper is low-commitment and easy to apply, even for beginners, and this starburst pattern is reminiscent of midcentury modern homes, perfect for an accent wall (or an entire room, if you’re bold).
Home libraries are in
Anyone who’s dreamed of having a home library has also dreamed of having a rolling ladder to reach the books on the top shelves. With this kit, you can construct your own.
NUMENN Triple Column 5-Tier Bookshelf
This five-tier bookshelf has 14 open shelves — space to store and display all your books, knickknacks and more, so you can turn just about any room into a home library.
CANMOV Pushback Recliner Chair Leather Armchair
What’s a library without a cozy place to curl up and read? This pushback recliner is that place — it’s oversized and overstuffed. Just add a blanket and a book.
This cat figurine always has his nose stuck in a book. Add him to a library shelf for some fun decor.
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