After the last couple years of being stuck at home you might have noticed some improvements that could be made! From top to bottom, your home improvement can center on some focus areas. Here are 6 of our favorite home improvement trends for 2022.
#1: Long-Lasting Flooring
This year is all about starting your home improvements from the ground up. Getting a quality flooring upgrade is an investment to last, so you’ll want to ensure you go with the option that makes the most sense for your space. Aspects to evaluate in choosing the flooring for your home renovation include durability, cost, style, and slip resistance. The right flooring can add a lot of value to your home and improve the quality of your life. For highest quality, consider bamboo flooring, which is versatile, safe, and easy to clean. Chevron pattern flooring is becoming increasingly popular as it adds personality and dimension to your space.
To be even more on trend, combine your new floors with further design coordination. Pops of color are especially in right now. Bright walls, whether with a fun wallpaper design or a painted accent wall, will match better with some types of flooring. Make sure to consider your flooring upgrade in context of the surrounding space.
#2: Decorative Lighting
Help your home shine bright with upgraded lighting. You might invest in different sconces or lamps, but it can be even simpler than that to upgrade your lighting. You can change the kind of lightbulbs you use in the fixtures you already have and see a dramatic effect. You’ll add more interest to your space and allow your other decor to stand out more clearly. Decorative wall lights are a great application of this trend–choose something unique to become a conversation piece in the room. Whether you’re just replacing light bulbs, buying a new lamp, or putting up decorative lights, upgrading the lighting can make a big positive difference in your home!
#3: Vintage Elements
In 2022, people remain nostalgic for pre-pandemic days, bringing a more intense resurgence of the popularity of vintage design elements. Plus, with supply chain management issues like shipping delays and general product shortages, you might be waiting longer for those new items you like. Finding and incorporating vintage elements into your design, instead, can be an instantly rewarding experience.
Although these refurbished elements may require a bit more sweat equity, they are charmingly unique.This trend for vintage elements in home improvement isn’t going away anytime soon, and there are lots of ways you can apply it. It can be as simple as a vintage accent, like the one pictured below.
#4: Curved Furniture
Curves are a big design trend in general this year, but using curved furniture specifically has been a popular element for home improvement. Gone are the narrowly defined, rigidly linear furniture options of days gone by; instead, versatility is the rule, and curved furniture is a visual representation of that.
The couch doesn’t literally have to be a semicircle, of course. Any furniture with curved contours fits into this trend nicely.
#5: Sustainable Choices
Whether you’re just starting out in your new first home or you’ve been established in your home for decades, it’s always the right time to consider how to improve your home’s sustainability. Making sustainable choices is more than just a trend, but it’s true that this type of eco-friendly prioritization is a clear focus of design and renovation projects for 2022.
Like the sustainable bamboo flooring mentioned earlier, measures taken to be more sustainable for home improvement often combine quality with care. It’s popular to go with the solutions that align with homeowner values and lifestyles. You can do your research to determine what sources are the best for the environment.
#6: Emphasizing Greenery
Forbes recognizes the trend of homeowners emphasizing greenery and taking other similar measures to “bring the outside in” because they want to connect with nature more. This may mean having more windows or larger windows as a major staple of the home improvement plan.
There are many ways to follow this trend that can vary depending on where you are and what makes sense for your space. Oversized windows are very trendy, where space allows. You can also improve your home with more plants. We usually think of home improvement as being more of construction than becoming a plant parent, but there are no hard and fast rules.
Find Your Application of the Trends
It’s great to look at all the latest trends in home improvement before tackling your project. But remember that each home, and each homeowner is different. There is no one size fits all when it comes to design and improvement. When you find your application of the trends, you’ll be satisfied with the results.
