The 6 Hottest Trends For 2022

If you love all thing home then you will love this article from Vanessa Walker, Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor, on the 6 Whats Hot Trends for 2022 below.

Do you want to know what’s on the horizon for beautiful homes next year? Read on to find out what experts say will be the most popular styles of home renovations in 2022.

1. Preppy Pastels

For on-trend palettes that the most fashion-forward homes will be showcasing next year, the phrase that counts is ‘1980s meets cottagecore’. The ’80s element introduces pastel brights – although not in the electric sense – and summery tones in the form of pinks, yellows, browns, and blues. These are displayed in organic patterns and free-form shapes that speak to a playful approach to decorating.

Cottagecore is decorating that references agricultural life, manual skills and handmade crafts. Aesthetically it’s a relaxed, un-curated look that embraces simplicity and mix-and-match, with elements of nostalgic countryside. This aligns with a rise in how Millennials – people born between 1980 and 1995 – are making their mark on decor, with touches of vintage style, flexible furniture for multi-functional spaces, timber, personalised neon, wallpaper, and natural fabrics.

2. Navy Blue In All The Right Places

Thankfully, this whimsical approach can comfortably be combined with Australians’ ongoing love of darker, sober colours such as charcoal, black and navy blue (which had a 735 percent rise in search terms on Houzz in 2021 compared to 2020).

Deep diving into Houzz search terms shows that ‘navy blue island bench’ had a 435 percent rise, with a 875 percent increase in searches for ‘navy blue bathrooms’. As such, we foresee living rooms and bedrooms embracing a preppy-pastel, lighthearted approach while powerhouse rooms remain in darker, classic palettes.

3. Curved Fittings & Fixtures

We have been talking about the rise in curves for a few years now. In 2022 we expect the trend to continue and grow, migrating from fittings (items that are added into or attached to a property) to fixtures (materials that are part of the build). Where possible, more organically shaped staircases will replace linear styles (Houzz had a 735 percent rise from 2020 to 2021 in searches for ‘curved staircases’). Other areas where we expect to see this trend emerge include curved glazing, rounded walls (and kitchen island benches).

4. Mindfulness & Pause Zones

Once upon a time a home was designed to have a kitchen, a laundry, bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, and perhaps a garage. Fast-forward to today’s design thinking and we are likely to see many more professionals work to utilise every available space, including in-between spaces, for a purpose… and increasingly that purpose is contemplation and relaxation.

Madeline Sewall, director of houses at Breathe Architecture, says this approach fits in with her company’s ethos of “always endeavouring to build less and give more. “For Breathe, this means making the most of small spaces by bringing function and joy to every corner. This might be a small standing desk or a workstation tucked into a bookcase, or a window-seat reading nook that makes the most of a window reveal and a beautiful view,” she says.

For homeowners and renovators, these pause zones bring an extra layer of nuance to homes, creating appealing spots for small moments throughout the day.

5. Alternative & Adaptable Doors

Goodbye, three-hinged doors that hog space with their swinging panels. Hello, space-saving barn doors that have had an aesthetic makeover in recent years. As proof of how thirsty users are for better-designed doors, the search for ‘modern barn doors’ on Houzz recorded a huge leap from 2020 to 2021, up 529 percent.

Doors that signal ‘this home is beautiful on the inside’ also experienced an upswing that is certain to continue into 2022, with a 666 percent search-term rise on Houzz year-on-year. For 2022, this trend is all about claiming the style of your house from the street or entrance.

6. Entangled Design

The concept of entangled design is likely to grow exponentially over the coming years. Essentially it is spaces that cross over. An obvious example is reworking living spaces to accommodate working from home. Other ideas, as noted by Sydney architect Amrish Maharaj – and which he has included in his practice – include:

Converted garages accommodating studio-sized bedrooms and bathrooms (for visiting overseas guests), which double as entertainment zones or pool houses.

• Functional garages or carports that open to the backyard. “This allows for the opportunity for the car to be temporarily parked on the street and the space can be utilised for entertaining,” he says.

• Projects that use attic roof space as a kids’ playroom (directly accessed from the children’s first-floor bedroom). “These can then be converted into a study or simply storage at a later date,” he says.

• Areas where it’s possible to integrate a suspended study desk over a void space off a first-floor hallway.

“We have noticed a clear shift in the past two years with an owner’s ability (or need) to work from home becoming the catalyst for renovations and new builds,” says Maharaj. “Occasionally, this can simply mean an oversized kitchen island that doubles as a workspace during the day, kids’ homework zone in the afternoon, and casual dining in the evening. More often, we are seeing the need for dedicated home offices (with a considered orientation, natural light and backdrop for zoom meetings).”

The challenge, says Maharaj, is to accommodate this relatively new-use space within existing constraints. The combination of office/guest bedroom or office/sitting room are logical solutions. However, with work often taking up half [a person’s] waking hours each weekday, people have found it increasingly important to create inspiring places to work (even at home), he says, by utilising otherwise unused areas such as off hallways and projected into void spaces.

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