Butter Yellow Is 2025’s Soft Focus Interiors Trend We Love
Wake up to a bed basked in hazy golden light or breathe a sense of calm into your sofa space with 2025’s butter-yellow trend. If the dopamine-inducing maximalist trends that are everywhere right now or PANTONE’s ‘Mocha Mousse‘ Colour of the Year don’t do it for you, this might. It’s symmaltaniously light and airy, as well as warm and soft, and we can’t enough. Think of it as a perpetual golden hour for your home.
Buttermilk yellow has been on our fashion radar for quite some time and it always feels right as the first signs of spring pop up, but this year, we are welcoming it into our homes too. The look will translate into pretty much any room in the house, so scroll to shop our edit of pretty pastel buttery goodness for your living room, kitchen and bedroom…
In the living room…
Whether you take the leap and paint the walls in soft buttery shades like Sarah Vanrenen’s interior design studio or add touches of pastel with home accessories like Alice Palmer, this is a shade complements pretty much every other colour.
If you really love the look, invest in Bemz’s striped yellow sofa; add a warm glow to nooks of the room with Alice Palmer’s charming cheesecloth lampshades; or catch a steal with George’s gingham frilled cushion at just £10.
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In the kitchen…
If you’re over the navys and dark hues we’ve seen in kitchens in the last few years, consider buttery yellow as the lead colour of the most used space in the house. This soft, timeless shade plays really well to cabinetry, bringing a gorgeous golden light to lazy brunches, baking sessions and chaotic weekday dinners.
We’ve found the perfect buttermilk shade in Claybrook’s vegan ‘Lucas Locks’ paint colour, whilst Alice Palmer’s beautiful fabrics can be made into pretty ruffled valences to hide away anything from unsightly dishwasher doors to extra pantry space.
For quick wins, we love John Lewis’ sweet striped sugar pot to update the breakfast table with, as well as &K Amsterdam’s soft yellow coupes, perfect for a Mother’s Day gift idea to service her favourite tipple.
This soft, timeless shade plays really well to cabinetry, bringing a gorgeous golden light to lazy brunches, baking sessions and chaotic weekday dinners.
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In the bedroom…
Finally, buttery yellow shades work brilliantly in the bedroom as they feel bright and energising in the morning light but cocooning, soft and calming after the sun goes down – especially with some well-chosen lighting to give the room a glowy hue.
Update your sleeping quarters with Soak & Sleep’s fresh buttercup bed linen or H&M’s cosy blanket, or make the bed feel like a five-star hotel with OKA’s pendant stripe lights on either side.
Buttery yellow shades work brilliantly in the bedroom as they feel bright and energising in the morning light but cocooning, soft and calming after the sun goes down…
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