For years, pale, contemporary wooden surfaces have been dominating our houses and bringing modern interior a subtle and Scandically inspired feeling.
However, if you have drawn attention, the trends for the interior heated up last year. 2025 will be a big year for warm color schemes, and Dark Wood will be favored again.
You may have already bought into the trend with pieces made of teak or walnut, but what about mahogany? Beloved because of his rich red tones and characteristic presence, we asked interior designers whether Mahogany was really trendy again. Spoiler alarm: It never really went away.
Is Mahogany in trend again?
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Due to its popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, Mahogany is often associated with historical houses and traditional style in Georgian and Victorian real estate.
Thanks to its deep, red -brown color and its soft grain, this furniture is usually elegant, handmade and intrusive. However, a streamlined aesthetics were taken over during the Art -deco period. Now, in 2025, we see another comeback.
Sometimes mahogany, which are simply referred to as “brown furniture”, is immediately rich and layered, which gives warmth and contrast. Decorating with antiques such as mahogany pieces offers a transition new contrast, which feels collected and curated, similar to the popular Nancy Meyers aesthetics.
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And as we know, Brown is already a great news in all its guises and colors in 2025.
“Many thanks to Pantones 2025 color of the year – The warm brown mokka mousse – brown colors of all kinds really have a moment and Mahogany is a great example of this,” says interior designer Kathy Kuo.
“This luxurious and versatile color is at home in a house with dark academies as well as in an organic modern one,” she continues. “It is earthy and yet high and works well like an accent color in different motifs.”
The designer Alexandra Kaehler, who designed the entrance at the top with a vintage mahogany piece and runs it out with bold contemporary stripes and a betted carpet, agrees that you say: “Interest in” Brown Furniture “and many of our parents and grandparents “It is certainly a revival. Mahogany pieces go into the calculation,” she explains. “We have integrated many families -eating and side tables into our designs recently.”
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“The question of whether Brown Furniture will ever be popular again does never seem to alleviate, but I think there is always a way to somehow take a piece of mahogany,” says designer Benji Lewis.
“Given the high gaze.
“The fashion for shifted and ancient furniture would point out that mahogany certainly has its place in today's interior, and the reality that the purchase of a piece of beautifully built antique mahogany can cost less than a piece of some contemporary from a high street shop . “
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For many designers, things never really went away.
“I don't think Mahogany has ever gone out of fashion,” says interior design Becky Shea. 'His timeless attraction and durability make it a multi -year favorite in design. We often use mahogany in different ways, from doors to ceiling paneling, due to its natural elegance and versatility. '
“What I love most about Mahogany is how effortlessly it looks refined, regardless of the surrounding area,” she continues. 'His fine grain and its rich tone enable him to accept stains wonderfully and to improve his depth and character and at the same time maintain natural warmth. Mahogany has an inherent ability to increase every room. '
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The best way to introduce Mahogany in your home in 2025 is of course the shopping of vintage. Like Emma Sims-Hilditch, founder and creative director of Sims Hilditch, explains that this is for three reasons: sustainability, costs and aesthetics.
“The advantages of buying antiques or used furniture are triple,” says Emma. “Firstly, from a sustainable perspective, the piece of furniture has been available for years and the quality and the art of craftsmanship take at least another 100. The idea that they reuse an object instead of going to a landfill is high enough to buy from second -hand , to be friendly to the planet. In my opinion, buying second-hand is by far the most sustainable furniture that you can own. '
“Secondly, brown furniture can be taken up relatively inexpensively at auctions or dealers,” added Emma. “It is also a fun day, they give a bid and often they can pick up something that is worth so much more than the price sold – it has a real thrill of the process.”
Finally and maybe most important for designers is the aesthetic angle. An antique, timeless piece of furniture in a contemporary environment can give depth, gravitas and texture in a room, ”she explains. “A vintage mirror over a modern fireplace, for example, adds interest – it is a piece of history with a story that gives the design an additional dimension.”
If you have shy away from dark wood, it may be time to try mahogany?
Beckett solid wood 2-drawer accent chest
If you are looking for a contemporary piece with a vintage, this accent breast with dainty legs has, all of which are completed in a warm, dark red wood tone.
Paso Mahogany Outdoor Patio Adirondack Chair
For a choice in the entire fresco, this legendary adirondack chair combines a modern shape with the durable, rich character of the mahogany. A stylish view of outdoor seating.
EGAN 2-drawer Mahogany Wood Nighttie
With the influences of modernity from the 60s and 1970s, this bedside table has a gently curved silhouette and is completed with non -lalated brass, which becomes patina over time.
While pale forests certainly have their place, this may be the sign that you have to consider the charm of dark pieces of wood like mahogany. Whether through shopping vintage or new, Mahogany has a unique ability to bring character and warmth in contemporary rooms. We hope to see much more of this ancient trend in 2025.