2022 Home Design Trends to Look Out For This New Year
Don’t miss the recent Redfin article we were featured in:
While it may be hard to believe, 2022 is officially here. The past two years have shaped our lives in countless ways, from schools transitioning to online learning and businesses moving toward a more hybrid approach, to a heightened focus on well-being and renewed relationship with nature. It’s also influenced the way we view our homes, what we need from our homes, and ultimately how we want to live. After all, our homes play a more vital role than ever in our daily lives. The desire for stability and comfort were the driving force for many of the home design trends in 2021. So, what’s ahead in 2022?
This year, expect to see more color and patterns, a blending of old and new pieces, a blurring of the lines between the interior and exterior, and more. While you certainly don’t have to follow trends to a tee, getting a glimpse at what’s to come can be the perfect way to get inspired. Redfin asked us, along with other talented design experts, what trends we expect to see. So whether you’re living in Miami, FL, or Vancouver, CA, here are the emerging home design trends that will dominate in 2022.
Kari Quick
“Infusing antiques or passed down family furniture into spaces is a home design trend I am seeing and cheering on. Adding pieces with memory or connection to another time offers warmth to a space that is not only visual but connects with you emotionally. If done right, these items can not only play perfectly into a modernized space but can become a conversation starter.”
Form Follows Family
An excerpt from Austin Home Magazine:
In the new layout, the dining room transformed into a family office, where Mom and Dad could use their computers while the kids worked at their own desks. This would de-clutter the kitchen and allow the breakfast nook to become the main dining area.
To make the main living space feel larger, the design removed the dividing wall that separated the kitchen from the living room. (This was Alli's favorite part of the redesign because now there's a space for her to slide along the floor in her socks.) In addition the project replaced the heavy cabinets in the kitchen with simple shelves, allowing more natural light to shine in through the transom windows.
For the dining table and bench seating, Quick and Leslie decided to contrast the dark blue with crisp white furniture. Though white furniture doesn't normally work for a family with young kids, these pieces are all made of material that is easy to clean. "It's not a dressy kitchen, it's not a casual kitchen— it toes the line," Leslie says. "You want people to feel like they can actually it down and eat."
For the full article, head over to Austin Home Magazine.
Leslie, Homeowner
“It’s not a dressy kitchen, it’s not a casual kitchen— it toes the line. You want people to feel like they can actually sit down and eat.”
Texas Glam
An excerpt from Austin Home Magazine:
Midcentury modern. Hollywood Regency. Traditional. Ecletic. Those are some common types of interior design styles, but none of those describes the decor in the downtown Austin condominium unit that belongs to Jay and Pam Shultz. Pam, instead, uses another phrase: Texas glam. And what is Texas glam exactly? "A little luxury" she says. "Yet I want to know I'm in a condo in Austin."
The interior of the unit on the 41st floor of the Spring Condominium building definitely accomplishes that. The work of their interior designer Kari Quick (of KQ Design), the design mixes textures with a little bit of glitz, producing a handsome unit.
The focal point of the condo is a wall in the dining area that is covered in reclaimed wood from an old shipping crate. About 10 percent of that wood has a high-gloss sheen, and the result is a wall that, like the rest of the unit, is a real eye-catcher.
For the full article, head on over to Austin Home Magazine.
Kari Quick
"One of the reasons we used that wood wall was that it's such a conversation piece."
"What's this? It's art on its own".
The Joy Of desk
An excerpt from Austin Home Magazine:
When Austin Home Magazine asked us to contribute to the Fab Finds for their winter 2015 issue, of course we couldn't wait to share our insights. The topic: desks. Our fav? The Minnow Desk from Loft Home. Here's an excerpt from the article with Kari's feelings on the subject. For the full article filled with even more great recos, head on over to Austin Home.
Kari Quick
"I love this desk because the classic lines and clean construction allow it to work in any style of home. The desk has enough presence to hold its own in the center of a study or become a support piece in a bedroom. Pair it with a bright chair to add a pop of color."
How a House becomes a home
A Cheerful Abode for Pops & Peanut
Just a few short months ago, "Pops" and his dog Peanut were homeless residents of Austin. But thanks to KQ-Design and Community First!, they now have a cheery and functional home. Community First! The village is a 27-acre planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for the disabled and the homeless in central Texas.
VOLUNTEERING TIME
Kari volunteered her time and talent to outfit the small space with all the practical needs of Pops, along with a visual sensibility that matched his tastes.
MAKING IT WORK
Relying on her connections in the community along with her own financial contributions, Kari outfitted the home with an electric recliner, cozy sofa bed, and a clean, easy-to-navigate negative space that made it easy for Pops (who walks with the aid of a walker) to venture safely around the home.
The black out curtains and the oscillating fan help block heat in the summer (the space has no heat or air conditioning), and a cozy dog bed is perfect for peanut, who upon seeing the space immediately curled up in it as if he'd done it a hundred times.
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Assembling the space was a family affair - Kari's husband helped install all the components of the space in under six hours, and her kids helped paint the rocking chair that graces Pops's porch a bright canary yellow.
A PLACE TO CALL HOME.
In the end, what resulted was a man and his dog gaining a place to call their own, with a layer of thoughtful design that makes this a home anyone would be proud of
Kari Quick
" It was a pure joy to work with Community First! and have my family involved in this unique project."