If you want to know what’s hot for 2022, Pinterest’s latest interior design predictions are a great place to start…

The image-based social media platform has just released its trend report for 2022, based on popular user searches in 2021, and it makes for interesting reading.

From emotional escape rooms to ‘barkitecture’, Good Homes takes a look the Pinterest trend predictions for 2022.

Emotional escape rooms

Emotions are trending right now. After almost two years of being confound to our homes, it’s no wonder people want to create their own oasis to get away from it all within their interiors. This is one search term across Pinterest that is universally popular across all age groups. Searches are up a whopping 150% for rage rooms and 190% for home massage rooms, but it doesn’t stop there. Music themed rooms, crystal rooms and tiny library rooms are also driving the search traffic.

Limitless luxe

Wanting the best of everything in your home is nothing new, but this Pinterest trend prediction is all about bringing luxury into the least-expected corners of your home. Whether it’s the laundry room or a luxury basement, in 2022 people will be giving luxurious makeovers to the nooks and crannies of their home. For millennials and Generation X, forgotten spaces will become conversation starters when you have guests over. The biggest search terms also include, luxury gaming rooms, luxury garage interiors, and luxury kids bedrooms.

Curve appeal

Investing in home decor like curved couches, curved bar designs and curved kitchen islands is set to be huge in 2022, according to Pinterest. Boomers, Gen X and millennials are all driving searches behind this well-rounded home trend, which includes a 170% increase in searches for round pool deck ideas and 140% increase in curved bar designs. Other popular search terms in this trend include curved walls interior, curved kitchen island ideas and curved couches in living room.

Biophilic design

Nature has been a huge trend over the past year, as we connected more with it and brought it into our interiors. Whether it was green paint colours, an increase in the houseplants in our homes or garden rooms, it was a really important part of 2021. Next year however, Pinterest predicts plant-first design solutions will find their way into our living rooms to increase our nature connections and enhance our wellbeing. From staircase gardens to biophilic interiors and floral ceilings, we’re definitely going green! No room is safe, as searches for biophilic office design, biophilic bedrooms and biophilic architecture are all on the up, too.

Barkitecture

Everyone likes to pamper their pooches and feline friends, but in 2022 it’s going to go one step further. Animal-first architecture is redesigning your home with pets in mind, from luxury dog rooms to ‘catified’ homes. Popular Pinterest search terms in this include dog beds made from furniture, cat house design and catify your home.

Hellenistic revival

Pinterest interior design predictions suggest that nostalgia will travel right back in time in 2022. People will take inspiration from Ancient Greece and invest in everything from Corinthian home decor to Aphrodite-inspired wallpaper. One of the youngest generations, Generation Z, is embracing this ancient trend more than anybody. The hottest search terms in this interiors trend are Greek statue art, Ancient Greece aesthetic and Corinthian column.

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