Most of the time, we update our homes according to our tastes and preferences. It doesn't hurt to get inspiration from popular design trends though. With these top trends that are likely to permeate homes in 2022, get ready to upgrade every room in your home. While it would be ideal to work with top interior designers, these are trends you can follow all on your own.

Interior aesthetics are becoming more refined and desirable. Expect curved shapes, nature-inspired interiors, more pronounced home offices and colossal light fixtures. Amazing, right?

Here's what the experts say will be popular in 2022.

Biophilic Design

After spending most of our time indoors for over a year, it is becoming important to bring outdoor experiences into the home environment. Biophilic interior design is the road to combining inhabitants with nature. It's about to take over home interiors this year.

Biophilic design emphasizes natural design elements such as cross-ventilation and natural lighting. Besides, it promotes the creation of productive spaces, which we all crave as we work from home.

There will be an emphasis on creating a calming environment within homes. This will be achieved using ventilation, adequate natural lighting, the use of plants and a visual connection with nature.

Vibrant Kitchen

Since most people spent most of their time indoors in 2021, there is a natural inclination to make the kitchen space look and feel more personal.

The first kitchen trend that is likely to make a comeback this year is bold contrasting color palette. Besides pops of color, finishes such as matte and gloss will find their way into the kitchen.

We are also likely to see large windows along the counter space or skylights above the kitchen. The idea is to let in more natural light to make the kitchen more alive.

In line with bringing more of the outdoors in, the use of natural materials such as wood is likely to increase. Wood is known to mix well with other interior design elements to create a blank canvas. This can in turn be used to create a masterpiece out of your kitchen.

Surprise! Open kitchens will be embraced less in 2021. Christopher Peacock, Founder and CEO of Christopher Peacock, says, “I am definitely seeing a lot of enclosed kitchen spaces as opposed to large family room/kitchen areas that are open to the rest of the home.” The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the need for separate spaces.

Multifunctional Spaces

After the past year, people have realized that they can live with a lot less space. This does not mean they are bound to move out of their current homes. They may get more creative and make their available spaces multifunctional.

For example, the living room can be made part of the office. The office space can double up as a workout room or entertainment room.

Home Office Designs

There was a rush to create home offices in the past year. In 2022, homeowners will be intentional in creating the ideal home office. This will range from a designated room that contains everything you require for work to a foldable desk in a corner in your living room. The idea is to have an office space that works for you.

More particularly, people will be more creative with their work-from-home solutions. Large walk-in closets will be used as makeshift office spaces. Homeowners are also likely to add more space-saving features and smart shelves to their open-plan kitchens. These create cozy work-from-home stations.

Extra bedrooms are likely to be furnished to create home offices for a more permanent work-from-home solution.

Interior Door Designs

The door is an important part of interior design. It defines the design character of a home. Going by the changes that have taken place in the past, we have amazing door design trends coming up in 2022.

One of the trends that is likely to gain popularity is invisible interior doors. Invisible doors achieve 'invisibility' by blending into the wall. It creates an unbroken color and pattern.

An invisible door emphasizes the space and decor of the room. This design is great for hiding a bathroom door.

2022 will also see an increase in the use of warm natural wood on interior doors. Warm woods create some coziness and a sense of safety and comfort in a room.

Hard-edged doors will be faced out. Many people consider them harsh. They are looking to introduce softer shapes that make spaces feel safer and casual. That is why doors are bound to adopt rounder shapes.

More modern door hardware is permeating the market. While subtle, upgrading your door hardware is a great way to change the look of a room.

Rounded Furniture Edges

Furniture and decor with softer edges are cool and give a room a romantic feel. As this trend's name suggests, we expect pieces with sloped clean lines and curved silhouettes. We don't expect to see any harsh angles in 2022.

The reemergence of these sculptural shapes is expected to create a balance between modern interior design and feminine energies within a space. We expect reimagined contemporary chairs and round-edged tables. These, together with other similar decor, are expected to add a touch of elegance to living spaces this year.

In Conclusion

We have worked from home for far too long. It's high time we embraced the fact that our homes are the centers of our operations. We thus need to make them feel comfortable and a little more personalized.

The 2022 interior design trends are bringing more of the exterior to the inside. More nature-inspired designs, curved surfaces and well-thought-out home offices are likely to surface. We are likely to see more multifunctional spaces too.

In a nutshell, here are the interior design trends to expect this year:

• Biophilic design that will bring outdoor experiences into the home environment.
• Vibrant kitchens with personal touches.
• Multifunctional spaces.
• More permanent home office solutions.
• Updated interior door styles.
• Rounded furniture and decor edges.