In 2025, Peter Cadoux, winner of the Westport Lifestyle Readers’ Choice Award, continues to impress clients with his thoughtful designs, balancing how homes are lived in with the practicality of the materials used in their construction. Whether designing traditional or modern homes, he finds that a quieter elegance and streamlined aesthetic are increasingly appealing to many of his clients.
“We stay at home more and we entertain more,” Peter says. “Clients are more purposeful in where they go, how they live and how they want things to function.”
Asked to reveal top home trends for the coming year, Peter was hesitant to use the term.
“‘Trends’ implies an expiration date to designs that should be timeless,” he says. “I call them shifts. We live differently than we did 20 years ago. Even the antique renovations I design include elements that reflect a lifestyle that has evolved.”
Peter Cadoux sees a move to sustainability: both with less decoration and more comfort. Customized built-ins and open spaces are multi-purpose, featuring unusual pairings like high gloss finish and natural beams. Clients are also blurring their indoor/outdoor square footage and creating trans-seasonal homes with ceiling heaters, moveable bi-fold walls, and glass technology.
Aesthetically pleasing, energy-efficient materials like composite, stone, brick, and metal are less wasteful, require little maintenance, and protect from harsh elements.
Upscale bunkrooms continue to gain popularity as homeowners look for ways to use space efficiently and provide better options for guests. Other luxuries include cold water plunges, infrared saunas, and dedicated yoga rooms. Wall water dispensers in the kitchen adapt another spa staple to the home.
“You put your Stanley in there and go,” Peter says.
One of the most unexpected must-haves of the year? Elevators for transporting everything from people to laundry to heavy groceries. As Fairfield County homeowners look to maximize space, some askew the ranch styles of yore for verticality.
“While I’ve been fortunate to design many magnificent, larger homes, efficient designs should always be prioritized,” Peter says. “The size of my designs is always relative to my clients' needs, but with efficient planning, they can include features they might not have thought possible.”
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