Interior design trends we can expect in 2022
The last couple of years have brought such a huge, fundamental change in the way that we live, that of course design trends will follow. Just look at fashion - it quickly became about comfort (loungewear, floaty dresses) as well as consciousness (sustainability and carbon footprint). Just like fashion trends have reacted to our new way of living, so will interior design.
I don’t think it will come as a surprise that 2022 will see interior design focussing on the idea of home and what home means. It’ll be about comfort, cosiness, and a sense of healing. Spending more time with family, with nature and looking after ourselves, which will translate into natural, organic and long lasting materials.
So, here are my predictions for the interior design trends we’ll see in 2022.
Broken plan living spaces
Large open-plan living spaces have been popular for the last few decades, and for a good reason; they create a large, light and open space where all of the family can be together. However, we’re finding more and more that families are now finding this a challenge rather than a positive.
With everyone at home together in one space, noise levels and less privacy means that using an open-plan living space as a multi-functional room can be quite difficult. “Broken plan” is the idea of splitting these spaces back into individual rooms; using glass partitions, screens, half walls, and adding back doorways, and I think we’ll see more of this in 2022.
Even more plants
I don’t think I’m alone in having amassed a jungle of house plants over the course of the pandemic. Patch’s sales increased by 500% during lockdown showing that we all went nuts for the comfort of surrounding ourselves with nature during an unsettling time.
I think our obsession with houseplants will continue into 2022 and it will branch out (excuse the pun) into wallpapers, murals, soft furnishings, decor and art.
Natural textures and colours
Following on from plants, I don’t think our need to bring nature into our homes will stop there. Natural, organic textures, materials and colours will be popular, in particular wood.
I think we’ll see the return of the wood kitchen, which I for one am very excited about.
Nostalgia and cottagecore
The nostalgia and cottagecore aesthetic is all about rural life: think cottages covered in trailing flowers, decorated with quilts, knick knacks and nostalgic floral patterns. It’s no surprise that this has been a huge trend in 2021 as people have been desperate to escape to the country from city centres. I think we’ll see more of the style, romance and nostalgia of the English countryside in our decor in 2022.
So what do you think - will you be implementing any of these trends next year?
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