Homes in 2026 Will Have Spa Bathrooms, Retro Curves, and Batteries Bigger Than Your Ex's Ego
KEY POINTS
- •Zillow reports a 33% increase in wellness features listed in homes, highlighting spa-inspired bathrooms up 22%.
- •Houzz predicts a retro revival in home designs, featuring Art Deco curves, Tudor earth tones, and jewel tones from the 1920s–30s.
- •Sustainability trends surged with energy-efficient homes up 70%, whole-home batteries 40%, and EV charging stations 25%, signaling eco-conscious buyer demand.
Zillow’s 2026 Home Trends Report reveals wellness features are mentioned 33% more, mostly channeling 'spa-inspired' bathrooms—a polite way to say ‘turn your bathroom into a Duck Pond of Relaxation.’ Meanwhile, Houzz confirms Grandma's Art Deco fling is back with scalloped edges, Tudor earth tones, and more curves than a ’30s silent movie star. Behr, Valspar, and Sherwin-Williams promised paint colors that scream '70s sunbaked nostalgia' alongside calming blues, because nothing says modern anxiety release like choosing between avocado green and electric blue. Energy-efficient homes (+70%), whole-home batteries (+40%), and EV chargers (+25%) are surging, proving buyers want to save the planet and their wallets but still Instagram their infinity pools—sorry, those luxury symbols are so 2024.
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Wellness rooms up, infinity pools down — apparently we prefer detoxing over drowning in carbon footprint, which at least keeps our juice boxes charged.
When your house now prioritizes spa vibes, rechargeable batteries, and retro vibes over three-car garages, you know adulthood really stung.
Remember when people bragged about garages and pools? Now it’s all about whole-home batteries and ’70s earth tones, because vintage chic saves the world.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/27/2025 | Author: Sami Sparber
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