Beyond the Garden Fence: Interior Design Trends from Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Each year, the Chelsea Flower Show signals not only the start of the summer season but also sets the tone for what’s trending in interior and garden design—especially in the world of luxury indoor-outdoor living. While its roots are in horticulture, the annual celebration has blossomed well beyond the garden fence, offering an insight into how the boundaries between the indoor and outdoor continue to blur.
For homeowners across London, Sussex, Brighton, and beyond, this year’s show was a vibrant showcase of ideas for bringing craftsmanship and comfort into their living spaces. From earthy colour palettes to botanical-inspired furnishings, the gardens served as living, breathing mood boards for the homes we're all dreaming of.
Here are a few key interior design takeaways:
Al Fresco Dining
A central theme of the show—and increasingly a priority for homeowners —was the desire to seamlessly connect interior comfort with garden living. Designers presented inventive takes on outdoor dining spaces: pergolas draped in climbing plants and shrub roses created natural canopies, while open-air kitchens merged beautifully with edible planting stations, offering everything from herbs to fruits at arm’s reach.
This 'plot-to-plate' approach aligns perfectly with the growing interest in sustainable home design, encouraging homeowners to grow and use their own ingredients. And of course, no al fresco setup is complete without elegant table styling—Harrod Horticultural’s display was a standout for Piers Thurston Home, showcasing pieces that elevate outdoor entertaining with quiet luxury.
Al fresco dining arrangement by Harrod Horticultural
The Outdoor Console Table (Yes, Really)
I confess, the outdoor console table wasn’t on my 2025 Bingo Card (I’m not sure it was on anyone’s for that matter!), but here we are. If one object captured the spirit of indoor-outdoor living, it was the outdoor console table. Understated, practical and surprisingly chic, when done right, these are a great way of extending interior living spaces to the garden. Serving multiple functions from gardening stations to buffet tables, I found the best examples were styled with layered accessories like sculptural vases or portable lamps.
Bold Botanicals
Florals and botanicals extended beyond the garden displays, to the materials and textiles that adorned many of the furnishings on display. Floral patterns and plant-inspired motifs were prevalent, reflecting a broader trend of incorporating nature into interior spaces. In particular, Sofas & Stuff offered a tranquil escape in which one could bathe in their beautiful range of sofas and armchairs, all upholstered in their extensive collection of fanciful floral fabrics.
Sofa’s & Stuff’s floral display
Wellness & Water
In the Balcony and Container Gardens category, designers demonstrated how even the most compact city spaces—think London flats or Brighton balconies—can become calming sanctuaries. These small-scale gardens placed wellness at the core, using layout, materials and greenery to transform outdoor space into places of restoration.
The “A Space to Read” garden, with its timber-inlay shelving and vertical brickwork, cleverly reinvented the balcony as an outdoor library. Meanwhile, the Fettercairn Wilderness Retreat was a blend of raw nature and relaxation, featuring an outdoor copper bathtub nestled among lush, untamed planting—offering a spa-like experience inspired by the Scottish Highlands, and speaking to the therapeutic power of cold water and elemental exposure.
The Fettercairn Wellness Retreat
Bringing It Home
These design trends from Chelsea speak to a growing desire for homes that feel grounded, restorative, and deeply connected to nature. Whether you’re considering a full interior design project in London, a garden-to-dining space in Kent, or an elegant indoor-outdoor flow in Sussex or Brighton, we’re here to help bring that vision to life.
For bespoke interior design consultancy across London and the South East, inspired by these trends and tailored to your home—get in touch.