8 Living Room Trends We Can’t Wait to See in 2022

For design enthusiasts, one of the most exciting parts of a new year is seeing what trends it brings. And, fortunately, 2022 has no shortage of them, especially when it comes to the living room. Though it’s always important to design a space in a way that feels best to you, trends are a great blueprint to follow or simply an exciting way to jazz up a room that may have been feeling a little dull lately.

As far as living rooms go in 2022, there are plenty of updated colors and patterns introducing themselves as trendy hues and shades, as well as the resurgence of trends that laid low for a few years. Some of these trends are mindsets or ways of looking at decorating, organizing, and arranging in a different way—design “resolutions” if you will.

But running through all of them is a common theme of comfort, awareness, and the prioritization of putting a conscious effort into making one of our most important spaces fit for our changing lifestyles.

Maximalist Colors and Prints

Whether bright colors are appealing to you or not, they’re an undeniably easy way to infuse some zest into a space. Even those who lean towards minimal colors and textures will appreciate how easy it is to incorporate a bright hue or two into a living room—and this doesn’t necessarily mean you have to break out the paintbrushes.

“After more of a subdued few years in terms of fabrics, I see people embracing fun colors and unique prints in their everyday furniture,” says Mimi Meacham of Marian Louise Designs. “Utilizing colorful printed fabrics, custom upholstered sofas, chairs, and window treatments will be fun, fierce, and another way to bring personality into the space.”

She also adds that structural parts of the house, like millwork and doors, will even get a chance to shine with a “colorful facelift” of “greens, blues, mauves, and yellows to uplift and frame the prints.”

Kaley Elaine Photography / Marian Louise Designs

Vintage Revival

Amy Leferink of Interior Impressions notes that sourcing vintage pieces is going to be bigger than ever this year: “With the current supply chain issues, we believe people will be more apt to repurpose older furniture and/or decor pieces to not only be more focused on sustainability…

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