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Outdoor spaces are for relaxing and spending time with family and friends, yet 77% aren't spending as much time outdoors at home as they would like. HIGH POINT, N.C.
, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) today published its annual 2025 Outdoor Living Trend Report, including the results of a new consumer survey and details on the latest product introductions by furniture manufacturers. The research, conducted independently by Wakefield Research, revealed that 77 percent of consumers do not spend as much time outside at home as they would like to, and 54 percent have little or no outdoor furnishings or need to replace everything. Overall, 85% of households have some type of outdoor space, be it a porch, patio, balcony, or deck.
2025 Survey Data (asked of households with outdoor living spaces): 77% of consumers underutilize their outdoor living space, with only 23% using it as much as they want to. After making updates to the outdoor space they use for personal time, people will do more relaxing (72%), spending time with family and friends (60%), eating al fresco (55%), socializing (48%), and entertaining (44%). 59% plan to purchase new outdoor furniture or accessories for their space in 2025, with 39% planning to purchase multiple pieces of décor.
Millennials are especially likely to make purchases (76%). When it comes to purchasing furnishings for their outdoor living space 57% give precedence to buying exactly what they want, even if it means paying more; while 43% will purchase at a discount, even if the pieces are not exactly what they want. 80% have at least one item on a wish list.
Top items this year include lounge chairs, lighting, fire pit/outdoor fireplace, shade products such as an umbrella or pergola, dining table/chairs, accent pieces such as benches and porch swings, sofas, rugs and pillows. More than half (54%) of people with outdoor spaces either have little to no furniture at all or old furniture they need to replace. 40% have only small upgrades to make.
67% prioritize practicality and durability of outdoor furnishings over style (33%). Aside from money, the biggest barriers to improving one's outdoor space are cleaning and caring for furnishings (42%) and uncertainty about what they want or need (34%). "We can practice self-care any time, any day, just by walking outside our front or back doors," said Jackie Hirschhaut , vice president of the American Home Furnishings Alliance and senior advisor to its outdoor division, ICFA.
"Find a favorite spot to read, eat, work, or just relax and make it your own outdoor oasis." ICFA member manufacturers' trending looks and products for 2025 are downloadable at https://www.icfanet.
org/news/2025_trend_report . The 2025 research was conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of the American Home Furnishings Alliance and International Casual Furnishings Association among 1,000 nationally representative U.S.
adults ages 18 and older between January 23-28, 2025 . The International Casual Furnishings Association, a subsidiary of the American Home Furnishings Alliance, based in High Point, N.C.
, represents more than 100 manufacturers and importers of outdoor furniture and accents, along with retailers, designers, independent sales representatives and suppliers to the industry. SOURCE International Casual Furnishings Association.
