2022 Interior Design Trends Now (We love timeless, but we’re curious!)

Ready to check out 2022 Interior Design Trends according to sources such as Architectural Digest and House Beautiful? The 2020s have been marked by the growth of interior design movements like Cottagecore and Grandmillennial, Japandi, and Organic. The implications suggest to this blogger a growing demand for vintage furniture, sustainable pieces, traditional accessories, and objects made with natural materials.

2022 Interior Design Trends to Watch Now

What Styles Are Hello Lovely Followers Loving?

Regardless of trends, NATURAL and UNFUSSY are still buzzwords for followers of this blog who value timeless interiors. And timeless obviously isn’t a singular look. For example, timeless traditional and timeless country decor go by a hundred different names these days to suit marketers.

Whether it is farmhouse, roughluxe, shabby chic, or rustic, casual yet classic timeless style is easy to live with. I’m partial to European country influences from the UK, Scandinavia, France, and Belgium.

Here are some quotes from the poll:

“Industrial farmhouse in neutrals with lots of warm wood and texture is my vibe.” -Reed

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“Japandi – minimalist Japanese and Scandinavian. Neutral and whites, natural and beautiful.” -Fran

“Sophisticated cottage style or Gustavian.” -Jenn

Sanctuary Style & Cozy Comforts are Trending

There are a myriad of ways to live with sanctuary style whether you’re into country or urban style. If you love farmhouses in the South of France, or the minimal luxe organic beauty of California casual, a tranquil aesthetic is often achieved with a restrained color palette.

Here are some ideas to create a backdrop for a “softened refuge”:

Creating a sanctuary need not involve an addition to your home. It can be as simple as identifying a space to chill, subtracting everything from it, and then slowly adding back soft, cozy layers. If your space has become slightly cluttered this winter, don’t wait until spring to subtract…do it now!

While this solid white oak (and made in the USA!) desk is more than I can afford, this image captures a pared-down, natural, organic look I’m always after:

You’ll find all sorts of inspiration you never even knew you needed in books by Jenni Kayne:

The 1980s Are Very Much in 2020s Consciousness

We’re still seeing so many of the colors and geometrics popular when “Who Shot JR” was a hot topic. (I actually have four matching ochre chairs like the ones in the image below to sell on FB Marketplace this week!).

Remember all the teal, mauve, windowpane patterns, preppy style, lacquered furniture, mirrored walls, waterbeds, curvy mod furniture, and paneling?

I personally had plenty of chintz, and this would have been my idea of a dreamhouse:

I’m not mad at the bentwood dining chairs, the sofa, or the mushroomy lamp shades from 1984 (below), but those tables!

A lot of adults in their 20s and 30s seem to resonate with 1980s aesthetic. Remember bedrooms like this?

I haven’t a clue as to why a vase of flowers seemed appropriate on the floor where they are impossible to see from bed and precisely where pets and small children could have a heyday.

Indoor Gardens are a Top Well-Being Trend

According to House Beautiful, indoor gardens are the top wellbeing interior trend for 2022. Plants at home are suggestive of clean, fresh air (they don’t actually clear toxins from the air) and boost moods.

Another rising trend is a desire for natural materials so we’re ditching plastics and welcoming materials that aren’t manmade.

GREEN is 2022’s Color Crush

I’m sure you have noticed that green is everywhere. In fact, AD notes,

“…shades like emerald bring a sense of tranquility and rejuvenation into any space, whether it’s a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, or office. (It’s part of that ongoing process of reconnecting with nature.)”

If you’re into dark green, you’ll definitely want to peek at THIS too!

Even ceilings can be dramatic and also full of character if you’re into cocoon chic.

Is 2022 About Minimalism or Maximalism?

There are widely varying responses to this question. House Beautiful (UK) reports a 535.88% increase for interest in minimalism compared with last year.

Yet Architectural Digest reports an entirely different shift:

“After being confined to our homes for so long, the sterile nature of minimalism is out! More people are pivoting hard into maximalism with weird, whimsical, and wiggly decor pieces that are bursting with unapologetically fun energy.”

I wouldn’t be surprised if in America, we’re split right down in the middle like everything else!!!

Think about it. Millennials love traditional style with vintage and interiors reminding them of their grandparents’ homes.

You can’t really be a minimalist when you’re truly into granny’s style.

However, Gen Xers spending more time at home and looking at their spaces with fresh eyes may feel stirred to declutter and live with less.

What is your take on the minimal vs. maximal trend for 2022?

Is Country Style on the Rise?

When earth shut down in 2020, a whole lot of people began working remotely from home and many moved at least temporarily, to more rural environments.

Style-maker and designer Leanne Ford left LA for country living in Pennsylvania and said this about how her collection with Crate & Barrel was born:

“…it seems like everyone either moved to the country or wanted to. I fell for this look that
feels dusty, rusty and a little glam.”

OMG – wait til you see her laid back approach to decorating a Sears house in the country (with second floor ceilings so low, she couldn’t even stand in ’em!! Check out the tour here:

The thing is, there seems always to be a pendulum factor at work, whether it’s interior design or parenting style. It would not surprise me at all if urban style suddenly took off!

Passion for Vintage Style is Soaring

We’re worried about waste and sustainability and landfills so folks are thrifting and shopping FB Marketplace for vintage more than ever. My friend Jenny mixes vintage with whimsy so well:

But there’s another reason vintage is so hot right now. NOSTALGIA. With the uncertainties of the present and challenging times, we long for the past.

And there are a million ways to interpret vintage style!

I’m a huge fan of how Tracie of My Petite Maison lives beautifully with vintage pieces.

Books Are Cool Again

I mean. We knew this would happen, didn’t we? There is nothing like turning real pages. It is old fashioned and the perfect antidote to techie overload if you ask me.

My fingers are crossed that book collections will not just be a passing trend or a status symbol in the 2020s…I miss the library so much!

Please please please leave a comment and let me know if there’s anybody out there still READING blogs!

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Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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