In 2021, home decors revolved around blending style and practicality as we all continued tospend more time in our homes. We learned how to make the most out of our homes—makingthem the centre of our professional and personal lives. Since we had to accommodate all thesenew roles to play, we've had to completely re-imagine our living spaces to suit ourlifestyles—and the trends when it comes to interiors reflect as much.
Home decor trends in 2022 focus on bringing the outdoors in—natural lighting, textures, andcalming colours. Here's a list of upcoming home decor trends we think you should watch out forin 2022.
Biophilic Design
The pandemic has taught us that humans are meant to explore. Put a human in a box (eventhough the said box is his habitat) for extended periods of time, and you'll only end up with aman suffering from cabin fever. We cannot go against thousands of years'; worth of evolutionaryneed to reconnect with the nature around us, and yet, since we are encouraged to stay in,what's the alternative?
We can re-establish our connection to the natural world through biophilic design principles. Wecan focus on creating spaces that echo the calming environment outside, complete with naturallighting and ventilation, incorporating plants, and creating a visual connection with nature.
Bold Patterns and Colours
In 2022, we foresee a revival of the famous art deco theme that dominated the 60s and 70s.Consistent with the goal of bringing a piece of the outdoors in, we're expecting a lot of boldcolours, patterns, and green in all shades.
This theme will be more apparent in your bathroom. Usually, the bathroom is the smallest room,but size doesn't matter this year. What it lacks in floor area, it makes up for it in design and boldcolors.
Bathroom trends will centre around creating your own at-home oasis. Statement features likeopen walk-in showers, waterfall taps, and freestanding roll-top Victorian baths are all set to bebig players this year.
For smaller changes, be bold with your décor. Add colourful pops to your bathroom from soapdishes to toilet brush holders, embrace botanical wallpaper, or install a back-lit mirror to giveyour bathroom that tropical spa feeling this year.
More people enhance their outdoor living spaces, which means stylish outdoor furniture.However, we also see more intentionally-designed outdoor living spaces that don't sacrificestyle and expand the families'; living and entertaining space in the home.
Sustainability
Consumers nowadays are now more conscious about the source of the products they're getting.Moreover, with growing concerns over stewardship of the planet's natural resources, it is nolonger enough that something is beautiful; it should also be sustainable.
With that, we're expecting designers to rise to the challenge. We can expect designers to learnwhat the best materials are to use for the long-term health of our ecosystem. We're also seeinga lot of furniture and decorations being repurposed or upcycled.
The connection to nature continues in the kitchen, as we see the inclusion of wood becoming abig trend this year.
The use of natural wood such as walnut and pecky cypress (amazing, textural wood with oblongholes, like a stretched long sponge) are perfect accents in the kitchen. They could also be greatadditions to cabinets and other similar structures as they add warmth and texture. If you aremore eco-conscious, a reclaimed wood countertop is sure to impress—while still adding thatwelcoming touch.
Simply adding smaller wooden finishes like breakfast stools, shelves, or even chopping boardscan give your kitchen that cozy, warm feeling.
Multifunctional Spaces
As the modern corporate world pushes for a more permanent work-from-home set up along witha 4-day work week, it looks like your home office arrangement is here to stay.
People also start to understand that they can live with less, especially after the past year.People are willing to downsize or stay in their current homes and become creative with howtheir spaces can be multifunctional. They just have to be smarter about using their availableliving spaces to separate their professional and personal lives/time.
For families with children, coming up with child-friendly designs will influence how you mix andmatch your decor. Traditional schooling doesn't inspire much confidence as far as keepingchildren safe is concerned, so parents may continue to opt-out of full classroom settings and optfor more private spaces and create 'mini corporate offices'; for their smallest bosses. Theserooms are equipped with interactive smartboards, high-speed Wi-Fi, and plenty of plug-inoutlets. Homework rooms can also be repurposed later for a college student's startupheadquarters or an adult's home office.
Mindful Spaces
Last but certainly not least, we see homeowners creating spaces that are meant to help themmeditate. The recent pandemic has triggered a shift in the mentality of humans. Before, wedidn't pay much attention to our health; we would drown our sorrows by consuming media,shopping, and filling our empty spaces with materialistic things.
Now that the pandemic has caused us to stay home, it gave us a unique opportunity to do someintrospection, and we probably realised that the best way to move forward is to do some much-needed self-talk. And for that, we need spaces that are conducive for meditation. So, whetherwe transform a corner of our living room, bedroom, or even the bathroom, a place where youcan create your personal space to rejuvenate and relax would make so much difference for yourmental health.
Bottomline
2022 is definitely an exciting year, and we cannot wait to see the trends on this list come to life!If you've been planning to do some home renovations of your own but do not know how to getstarted, Foy and Company can help you with that. The interior designers at Foy and Companycould assist you in decorating your homes and premises. The team is available for consultationsfor residential and commercial projects by offering the best solutions tailored to each project.
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