These Are the Home Design Trends That Will Rule 2022

The new year is a great time to start fresh—whether that means finally organizing your closet and decluttering your kitchen, or taking things a step further by updating the aesthetic of your home. To get a sense of the top design trends that will dominate our living spaces in 2022, we asked several trusted architects and interior designers for their predictions, and also gathered insights from recently published industry surveys. 

As it turns out, many of the top home design trends of 2022 are iterations of concepts we’ve seen in recent years, but it’s not due to a lack of creativity. Instead, it’s likely because we’re continuing to lean in to our personal tastes and needs. "We are living in the future where individuality and confidence rule," says interior designer Andee Hess, principal of Osmose Design, an award-winning interior design studio in Portland, Oregon.

Jean Lin, founder and curator of Colony, a New York City design cooperative, gallery, and studio that represents independent furniture, lighting, textile, and object designers, shares a similar outlook. "There is a movement against the big-box retailers that pushes back on the homogenization of our homes and design in general," Lin says. "We are settling for what’s readily available less and less—and seeking out our most expressive and genuine lives at home."

Read on for the top home design trends that architecture and interior design experts have seen steadily emerge—and those they expect will fade as we move into 2022.

Seeing Green 

Even before COVID-19 lockdowns had people spending an increased amount of time indoors, studies showed that having plants in your home can improve concentration and reduce stress levels, not to mention improve indoor air quality. Now that we’ve settled into a work-from-home lifestyle that’s seemingly here to stay, it’s only natural that people are trying to find ways to bring the outdoors into their homes. Biophilic design principles have steadily risen in popularity in recent years, with an emphasis on creating calming, plant-filled environments that establish a visual connection with nature. In 2022, it looks like our collective love for lush indoor environments will continue to bloom.

According to the recently released Pinterest Predicts 2022 report, which analyzes emerging global trends based on the platform’s findings between October 2019 and September 2021, searches for "biophilic architecture" increased by 150 percent on the website during that period. The terms "biophilic design bedroom," "staircase garden," and "floral ceiling" also jumped up significantly. But it’s not just greenery-filled living and working spaces that will flourish in the year ahead: Green-painted interiors—from playful accents on kitchen cabinets to fully painted living room walls—will be ubiquitous too.