It has arrived! Google has published its annual Search 2025 report. Country Living got a sneak peek, including an unpublished list of the latest home and decor search terms—and especially the design trends section, caught our eye.
This year, the top 10 list includes our favorite custom home styles—Ranch (#2), Federal (#4), Tudor (#8), and Craftsman (#9). We can’t say we’re too surprised. The enduring popularity of the farmhouse style home has always been a force of thought, and any true lover of the old home can understate the words like. Federal, Tudor, and A craftsman comfortably.
What the trend report represents, however, is “a significant increase in traffic over a fixed period in 2025 compared to 2024,” according to a Google representative. So, although these architectural styles have been popular for a long time, interest is growing.
Our takeaway: Appreciating our familiar and boring home routines isn’t going anywhere!
First, we take a look at these four design trends—and we might even test them out with a home visit or four!
Ranch House Style
A popular place during WWII, when GIs returned to the cities to find affordable housing for their growing families, the farmhouse is a one-story, open house with a low roof. (Also sometimes called a rambler.) Simple and relatively quick to build, it is still the most popular house style in America.
If you need to be convinced of the charms of a ranch-style home, check out famous decorator Nathan Turner’s nostalgic 1950s home in Ojai, California.
Federal House Style
This simplified and refined version of the Georgian house style has its origins in the American Revolution. (Of course, you can’t rebel against the British monarch and still use his name on your building.) Look for a rectangular or squat shape, a flat brick front, a light fixture above the door, and minimal ornamentation. (Fun fact: The White House is a Federal-style home!) Although shown here, porches are very unusual.
Take a look inside this 1800s Federal-style home in Waterford, Virginia.
Tudor House Style
Inspired by the Medieval and Renaissance architecture of England, solid Tudor houses have a radiant elegance and detail. Look for an asymmetrical design, a mix of brick and stucco, eaves covered with glass, and decorative woodwork. Chimney pots, arched front doors, and diamond-studded windows often add to the storybook effect.
Take a look inside this dreamy 1920s English Tudor home (full of antiques!) or delve deeper into what a Tudor-style home really is.
Craftsman House Style
A direct response to Victorian architecture, Craftsman homes are designed to evoke a warm and lazy feeling. Defining exterior features include low pitched roofs with extended eaves, often projecting front porches with thick beams, and bay windows. Inside, you’ll often find thick trim around the doors and windows as well as plenty of built-ins.
Take a look inside this classic Craftsman home in McKinney, Texas, or explore Country Living‘s primer on the Craftsman home style.
What Else Made the List?
While interest in traditional residential design styles increased in 2025, so did interest in other niche aesthetics. Googie, a mid-20th century futuristic style with The Jetsons vibe, no. 1 was a surprise. However, some were very understanding of our editors. Country LivingThe antiques editor says he’s seen a lot of people interested in Brutalist-era home decor, for example. And back in October, we talked about how to grow the Art Deco look, which is trending thanks to Gen Z.
Here is the full list of the top 10 design styles, according to Google’s Year in Search 2025.
- Googie
- Ranch
- Brutalists
- Federal
- Byzantine
- The latest
- Art Deco
- Tudor
- A craftsman
- Art Nouveau
Additional reporting by Sarah Zlotnick and Janece Maze.
Terri Robertson has been an editor and storyteller for over 20 years. As Senior Digital Editor at Country Livinghe takes care of daily newspapers and found another site that writes about unusual corners of the web and people who accept American life from the road. Passionate about gardening and nature, she writes about everything from monarchs to supermoons. He also participates in Country LivingEntertainment distribution, including HGTV stars, popular TV shows, and music.
Terri began her career as a proofreader Southern Living cookbooks—a befitting debut for an English scholar with a childhood passion for reading her mother’s cookbooks—and went on to edit numerous food, garden and lifestyle titles. He later worked for the University of Alabama’s marketing and communications department, capturing the stories of students and faculty.
Returning to live media in 2017, she covered arts, culture and local business in Birmingham, Alabama, for Bham Now and later served as digital media director for Flower a luxury home, garden and lifestyle publication, before he found his home Country Living. She and her husband live with their four cats in Birmingham.
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