Home interior trends, just like fast fashion, come and go from year to year and season to season. So, what’s going to be hot in homes for 2022? Let’s hear what the experts think.
Houzz Australia and New Zealand editor, Vanessa Walker, says, “In the Houzz community, we foresee living rooms and bedrooms embracing a preppy-pastel, lighthearted approach while powerhouse rooms such as kitchens and bathrooms will remain in darker, sophisticated palettes.”
“We’ll see homeowners prioritising quality over quantity with homes optimised with mindfulness taking form in dedicated pause zones, and interior features will continue to breathe into organic shapes. Looking at the future of Australian design in 2022, professionals on Houzz predict homes will require creativity in adaptable spaces to meet today’s changing household dynamics.”
Preppy pastels
Showcased in the most fashion-forward homes this year will be the on-trend palette of ‘80s meets cottagecore’. The bright pastels allude to the 1980s element, although forget the fluorescent style (phew), mixed with summery tones of pinks, yellows, browns, and blues. Free-form shapes and organic patterns will form to display the colours, and the decorating approach will be playful and energetic.
The cottagecore aesthetic is relaxed, typically appears uncurated, and embraces simplicity, an ambience of countryside nostalgia, and a mix-and-match look. This style has been modernised with having touches of timber, personalised neon wallpaper, natural fabrics, and vintage alongside flexible furniture creating multi-functional spaces. Aligning with Millennial décor, prepare for cottagecore to stick around a little while longer.
Navy blue in all the right places
Sober colours, such as charcoal, black, and navy blue had a 735 per cent rise in search terms on Houzz last year, compared to 2020. This style can comfortably be combined with the whimsical approach of cottagecore, and Australians tend to be loving the trend. The forecast shows living rooms and bedrooms embracing a theme of pretty pastels and lighthearted ambience, while powerhouse rooms will continue with darker, classical palettes.
Curved fittings and fixtures
The rise in architectural curves in fittings and fixtures has been slowing growing over the past few years, but 2022 is the year its expected to explode into mainstream designs. The trend is expected to migrate from just being used in fittings, to being incorporated into fixtures too. It’s expected to emerge within curved glazing, rounded walls and kitchen island benches.
Mindfulness and pause zones
Once upon a time, a home was simply designed to include a kitchen, laundry, bathroom, bedrooms, living room, and maybe a garage. Jump to today’s architectural designs and people’s homes include spaces that were unthought off a few decades ago. Many more professionals now work to utilise every available space, including the nooks and crannies in between fixtures, to create relaxation areas. This could be a window seat reading spot, a small desk or workstation tucked into a bookcase, or a meditation area underneath a staircase. These ‘pause zones’ bring an extra layer of nuance into a home and create spaces where you genuinely want to spend your time.
Alternative and adaptable doors
Barn doors are back! Say goodbye to the boring, three-hinged doors that take up way too much space with their swinging panels and say hello to space-saving barn doors. These vintage pieces of fantastic architecture have had a dramatic makeover in recent years and are certain to continue their upswing in popularity. This trend is all about claiming your personal style right from the very entrance of your house.
Entangled design
Expected to grow exponentially in coming years, the concept of an entangled design is essentially just spaces that cross over each other. An example would be a reworked living room that allows you to comfortably work from home. The most challenging aspect of this trend is knowing how to accommodate the relatively new-use space within your existing constraints. Combining an office with a guest bedroom is a logical solution, however with work often taking up a majority of your waking hours, people are finding it important to create spaces that are inspiring (even if you’re just at home). By getting inventive and transforming unused off-hallways or void spaces into your workplace, you can embrace the practice of changing a room from a single dedicated purpose into a multi-use space.
What home trends are you hoping to see in 2022? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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