first of all, i apologise for the late post on interior trends, since we’re well into february already. to keep this post concise and focused, i’m going to concentrate specifically on colour and material trends that you might find easy enough to implement in your home (maybe with some zitozza stuff!) and i will expand on the current round-up suppliers and designers offer with a further post after having visited the scottish interiors showcase in a few weeks time. i’m really excited to visit (it’s been two years without trade fairs!), and i thought i’d share a little bit of research of the colour and material trends i expect to see.
1. RECYCLED & RECLAIMED
okay, sustainable design choices are not so much a “must-have-trend” but a pressing, urgent and permanent imperative change, so i shouldn’t really include this in the list but i do because it is getting embraced by more and more, and it may give some ideas to look further and think about what useless old thing you can turn into something cool. for us, it means, patchwork rugs and zero-waste, for others, this could be reclaimed wood, a bit of DIY upcycling, granny’s old nightstand-turned-houseplant shelf? all good and here to stay!
2. EARTH TONES
you may have observed that terracotta was kind of a big deal in 2021 - i hope you liked it, because it looks like it’s going nowhere, just growing and growing with many shades of earthy browns. expect to see plenty of fabulous, warm schemes usually paired with tactile surfaces and interesting shapes and textures, for a cosiness and warmth. it’s all about keeping it natural and down-to-earth - and it can result in a very serene, calming, loving home.
3. GREENS WITH GREENS
it seems that greens with greens in all possible shades are absolutely go this year. it may come in the form of breakfast room green by farrow and ball as one of their 2022 colour of the year, or a paler, more sagey october mist by benjamin moore. or you may achieve it simply with even more houseplants. or why not do all of them! the more green, the better. pale with deep jungle, dark teal with mint, dark olives with sage. they’re all in, and there is very little to go wrong with green!
4. WORLD PATTERNS
this is a very nice one - lord, how i missed travelling! but we are able to do so again so the travel-inspired details are back, with all the patterns from all the cultures and crafts of the world. of course there are more exotic interpretations of this trend than others, but the idea is to show off the individualities of the handmade, crafted details of traditional techniques. embroidery, print, weave - if inspired by experience and seeing the world, all good!
5. MIX & MATCH
the personal favourite has to be always the one that allows the greatest freedom. if you want to match geometric patterns with organic, modern with heritage, everything with everything, then you’re free to do so! this could mean all-out maximalism, colour blocking with bold, bright colours or perhaps cold, metallic details contrasting warm, earthy tones. or, my personal favourite, layering rugs with more rugs! there aren’t many rules here, it’s all about striking the right balance. it might take some brave choices and a little bit of thinking to pull it off, but it can result in the best looks!
this compilation was put together using the sources below, and the images illustrate zitozza’s interpretations, i hope we can show you that whichever way you wish to implement these trends in your home decor, we’ll be able to offer something useful. happy decorating in 2022!
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2022: our trend predictions in 2022 (farrow and ball, 6th january 2022)
7 interior trends that will dominate in 2022 (house beautiful, by rachel edwards, 5th december 2021)
colour trends 2022 (benjamin moore, no date)
interior design trends 2022: 15 key decorating looks for the year, from materials to moods (livingetc, 10th december 2022 by rohini wahy & rory robertson)
interior design trends to know in 2022 - and what’s on its way out (vogue, 3rd january 2022 by elise taylor)
interior design trends in 2022: styles, decor and color (the nordroom, no date)
the top interior trends for 2022 (sheerluxe, 24th january 2022)