Gone are the days where bog-standard windows and doors line the streets in a ubiquitous shade of gloss white.
Homeowners in 2025 are taking their exteriors to the next level, with everything from bright and bold front doors to stained glass — and sustainable choices to see you through to the next generation.
SoGlos highlights seven of the hottest styles for windows and doors this year, to get your Gloucestershire home looking bang on-trend.
Colour with character
Homeowners are moving away from neutral accents and toned-down palettes and are getting bolder with colours this year.
Entrance doors offer the perfect surface to experiment with colour and are an easy makeover option if you fancy breaking away from the more traditional colours we've seen as a style staple for many years.
Instead, have fun with bolder hues such as deep reds, bright blues and more vibrant greens — think elegant jewel colours.
Heritage style with a modern twist
Heritage style has long been a staple for windows and doors, especially when it comes to listed properties and those situated in conversation areas, where renovation rules are strict.
Sash timber windows are the most timeless of all designs, dating back to the 17th century. Seen prolifically on Georgian and Victorian properties throughout the UK, homeowners with more modern architecture are choosing to replicate this elegant period style while incorporating more up-to-date features such as double or triple glazing and easy slide mechanisms, with high-quality insulation, security and longevity treatments.
Where traditional hardware would have seen classic yellow brass on windows and doors, naturally antiqued over time, homeowners today are opting for modern accents on their heritage frames, such as shiny chrome or gunmetal brass.
Stained-glass revival
Stained glass, alongside intricate glasswork and etched glass, is enjoying a revival in popularity of late.
Not just confined to entrance doors, artistic designs are popping up in accent windows too.
Heritage Victorian and Edwardian stained glass is being replicated from the archives and applied to modern, engineered front doors — and in some cases, artists are commissioned to create bespoke designs, befitting of a home's architecture or the design aesthetic of the homeowner.
Sustainability as standard
A topic and lifestyle choice that continues to dominate our decisions, sustainability is a key consideration for 2025. Consumers are choosing environmentally friendly options as standard — and questioning companies about their sustainability practices — to make sure they're buying from ethically aligned businesses.
Timber Windows sources its timber from properly managed forests, with its most environmentally friendly wood coming from European redwood. This wood is strong, durable and knot free, as well as being a viable alternative to endangered species, such as black pine or Spanish cedar.
Timber Windows sources its redwood from sustainably managed plantations in Northern Europe and for each felled tree, more are planted, with European forest areas reportedly expanding by around 5,000 sq km a year.
Simplified shapes
This year has seen more of a return to simple forms across decor. And what this means for the exterior of our homes is sticking to clean lines, simple hardware and blendable designs that complement without overpowering.
This is reflected not just in the choice of window frame or the design of a front door, but in terms of panels and mouldings, handles, locks, pulley systems, knockers and letterboxes, too.
Those after minimalism and simplicity should live by the 'less is more' principle to embrace this trend.
Expanding your space with garden doors
The trend for blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces continues to grow, as homeowners aim to expand living space into gardens for longer than just the summer months.
Kitchens have become more of a hybrid room, with bi-fold, French or patio doors able to slide, stack or open in or out on to the garden, courtyard or outdoor space.
Glass space can be optimised for maximum light with unobscured views, without compromising on loss of heat or energy, too — with companies like Timber Windows using thermally insulating glass, which creates glazing units that are almost twice as effective as ordinary double glazing.
Biophilic elements bringing nature in
One of the hottest topics in design circles over the last couple of years is biophilia.
Biophilia is a term for design that weaves the patterns and forms of nature into architecture and interior decor.
So this might mean placing lots of plants throughout the house, or creating a living wall, but also using natural materials, utilising natural light with sky lights or oversized windows and incorporating patterns and lines that mimic things seen in the natural world.
