The Top Home Design Trends of 2022 You Should Check Out!

Similar to the luxurious home peg in 2021, 2022 indoor and outdoor designs revolved around maximalism, comfort, and entertainment. Read this article to know more about the indoor and outdoor trends of 2022.

Indoor Trends

• Maximalism

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The maximalist trend is perfect for the creative and free-spirited. It usually consists of a mix of colorful decors, a mishmash of velvets, contrasting furniture, a vast array of cushions, granny-chic tones, and clashing prints and patterns. Your interiors will surely have a playful layer that sends a statement about your home with maximalism.

• House Plants

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The pandemic and consequent lockdown restrictions preventing people from going outside made house plants fashionable and relevant more than ever. The continued ascent of houseplants into the home design trends in 2022 was expected given their functionality, as well as mental health and aesthetic benefits,

Initially a craze from the 1990s, indoor plants can make your house vibrant, sustainable, fresh, peaceful, and airy. They can filter out pollutants in your home, positively change your mood, and encourage oxygen production. Additionally, taking care of house plants is calming, affirming, and grounding.

• Home Office Maximization

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A home office separate from your living area enables you to focus on your work without distractions. With the transition to work-from-home, you can spend a lot of time in your home office. Given its relevance in remote work, the importance of making an efficient productivity space is all the more crucial. Home office maximization might be just the answer you're looking for to increase efficiency.

Maximizing your home office is all about using different, comfortable, tidy, or smart furniture that fits your personality. Remember that your room must also be well-lit with natural light, with a fast internet connection.

• Gallery Walls

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Displaying art that you love on walls and mixing different frames allows you to express yourself and your interests. As part of the maximalist look, gallery walls that spell tropical escapes, create lively patterns, and paint dreamy scenes can instantly make your home alive.

• Global Style

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Under the global style, the objective is to illustrate creative, ecological, unique, and nostalgic perspectives worldwide. It works with your favorite pieces, inspired or collected from various cultures. Thus, the global style showcases a sanctuary theme of earthy materials, culture, natural textures, warm color palettes, and bold plains.

These motifs tap into escapism, the desire to be far away. And what's so compelling about these vibrant designs is that they're moving out of just being cloakroom concepts (a small area for daring prints) into the main spaces of your home.

• Primary Palette

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Using a muted palette and contrasting it with pieces, accessories, or furniture with vibrant, primary colors can give your room an artistic and bold feel. A simple but effective trick to add color to your home is with red, blue, or yellow pieces with a unique style and sculptural shape. It stands out from the muted wall and gives it a pop of bright color.

Outdoor Trends

• Edible Plants in All Kinds of Spaces

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Society is finding new ways to grow food in all kinds of spaces. While growing food in your outdoor area might be insufficient to feed you for an entire month, it is rewarding to see the fruits of your labor, literally.

Whether it's through vegetable containers, herb pocket gardens, vertical gardens, hanging baskets, companion planting, or succession techniques, there are multiple ways that you can incorporate edible plants in your home.

• Pergolas

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If you want to expand your living space, pergolas are a great addition to your yard. Getting a pergola this 2022 will extend the time you spend outdoors and allow you to accommodate more guests. Frequently made of beams, posts, and rafters, pergolas can be easily attached or detached to your home.

• Outdoor Kitchens

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Outdoor kitchens are a functional, welcoming, and safe solution to accommodate guests during the COVID-19 global crisis. Additionally, social events are likely to be appreciated given the return to normal. Hence, an outdoor space would allow you to grill your meals outside and feed your friends, neighbors, family, and loved ones! They are expected to grow in popularity in the next coming years.

• Cottage-Style Gardens

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Cottage gardens are full of character, romance, and charm. With soft-colored perennials, vintage containers, perfumed flowers, vines, and edible plants, a cottage-style garden can help you achieve a timeless, informal, snug, and cozy look.

• Maximalist Garden Space

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Maximizing your garden space by surrounding each corner with plants promotes self-care, adds style to your home, and creates a perfect atmosphere for cocktail hour or garden parties. In urban locations, the cultivation of small and smart patio, container, or vertical gardens is expected to be a long-term landscaping trend.

• Outdoor Entertaining Space

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Outdoor entertaining spaces such as a bar area, movie set-up, or gaming spot will be a great hangout for friends. A simple built-in stool, hanging chandelier on your outdoor patio, retractable awning, or concrete geometric blocks to your backyard can significantly improve your home's value.

Looking Best in 2022

The design trends expected this 2022 explored new textures, color palettes, luxurious materials, dramatic pieces, moods, and maximalist patterns. People continuously found ways to inject their personality into their homes and surround themselves with pieces they love. Additionally, with so many confined in their homes the past two years, there is a significant shift in preferences for home entertainment areas.

Indeed, a significant influence in the rise of these home design trends is the pandemic, which has changed how people spend their time in their homes. Along these lines, the transition to the new normal has given new perspectives on how they want to decorate their living spaces.