Baker Design Group’s guide to the year’s most luxurious holiday decorating trends

At Baker Design Group, the holidays are more than décor—they’re a celebration of memory, artistry, and meaning.

For Christmas 2025, our designers are blending elegance and nostalgia in ways that feel fresh, warm, and deeply personal. From castlecore romance to hyper-realistic greenery, this year’s holiday décor trends are all about texture, soul, and storytelling.

As Libby Marrs, Lead Floral Designer, shares:

“The goal is to make every home feel like it’s having its first Christmas all over again.”

✨ 1. A Fresh Palette: Wine, Denim & Iced Branches

This season’s color palette breaks tradition beautifully. BDG designers are gravitating toward wine and denim blue, accented with frosted greenery and cool metallics.

“It’s unexpected but grounded—rich, cool tones with a hint of texture and warmth,” Libby explains. “It feels fresh and familiar at the same time.”

Think Ralph Lauren sophistication meets winter romance: velvet ribbons, plaid layers, and soft metallic finishes that feel modern yet nostalgic.

🪞 Style Tip: Pair moody hues with creamy neutrals or champagne accents for a refined, balanced look.

🎀 2. Ribbon with Intention

Ribbons and bows are everywhere in holiday design trends for 2025—but at BDG, they’re used with purpose.

“We don’t do bows for bows,” Libby says. “If it serves the design, we use it. If not, we take it out.”

This season, you’ll see streamlined, draped ribbons replacing puffed, wire styles. Elegant folds, soft tails, and textural finishes like velvet or linen create movement without overwhelming the design.

Paired with BDG’s signature natural cedar garlands and understated elegance, this approach feels effortlessly luxurious.

🎁 Pro Tip: Keep your ribbons tonal with your ornaments—think muted metallics or layered textures instead of busy prints.

🌿 3. Realism at the Root

Every BDG holiday installation begins with the same foundation: realistic greenery.

“Even when we go high-style, it starts with a realistic base,” says Libby. “Then we layer: greenery, stems, ornaments, and ribbon. That’s where the depth comes from.”

BDG designers are layering cedar, pine, frosted juniper, and flocked finishes to create depth and lifelike beauty. The result? Garlands and trees that look freshly gathered from nature—refined, but never artificial.

🌲 Trend Forecast: Hyper-realistic greenery will continue to dominate holiday interiors into 2026, replacing glossy faux materials with organic texture and subtle frost.

🪩 4. Texture, Scale & Storytelling

This year’s designs embrace tactile layers and exaggerated scale—from oversized ornaments to sculptural floral stems.

“We’ve always been about layering,” Libby notes. “The trend just caught up.”

Expect bold geometry, mixed materials, and ornamentation that tells a story—each piece chosen with meaning.

“I let my creative ideas go, then check in with the client,” she says. “I’m an extension of their preferences. It’s their story—I just help them tell it beautifully.”

🕯️ Design Insight: Layer matte, glossy, and metallic ornaments together for a dimensional effect that reads both elegant and playful.

🏡 5. Designing for Dallas: Grandeur in Proportion

Dallas architecture invites drama—and BDG’s holiday design team knows how to scale it perfectly.

“Proportion is everything,” Libby emphasizes. “Our clients’ homes have soaring ceilings and open layouts, so the design has to live up to that architecture and luxury.”

The team uses grand garlands, oversized trees, and layered lighting to complement bright, airy spaces while maintaining warmth and intimacy.

🎄 Local Insight: In Texas homes, BDG often incorporates lighter metallics and softer palettes to reflect the region’s natural light and warm tones.

💫 6. The BDG 2025 Look: Bespoke, Layered, and Personal

If we had to sum up Baker Design Group’s 2025 holiday look in one word: bespoke.

Every installation—whether grand and traditional or sleek and contemporary—is designed to reflect the homeowner’s unique story.

“We might be working in different styles, but each home feels like its own story,” says Libby.

And when the garlands are hung and the lights flicker to life?

“I want clients to feel like it’s their first Christmas present,” Libby says. “That spark of specialness. That’s the magic.”

🎁 Final Thoughts: A Season of Meaning

At Christmas Interior Decorator by BDG, we believe holiday décor should feel as personal as it is beautiful.

This year, we invite you to embrace contrast, texture, and soul—to design a space that feels as joyful as the memories made inside it