Luxury home design trends are making a move toward practicality and technologically advanced features, with a new focus on dedicated spaces for work life and home life, as many find themselves working from home permanently, post-pandemic. Browse this list for six trends taking off in 2022.
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1. Hidden Pantries
Hidden pantries can vary widely in size and functionality, but disguise themselves as normal kitchen cabinets or inconspicuous doors. You can use them to store groceries and appliances out of sight and gain plenty of functional space where you need it most.
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2. Lutron Lighting Systems
The Lutron HomeWorks system allows for the seamless control of light in a home through dimming technology, window coverings and fixtures. These smart systems allow you to automatically control your lighting whether you’re home or a world away. Controls are modern and sleek and come in a variety of options to match your decor.
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3. Home Office Spaces with Zoom-ready Backgrounds
With many working from home permanently in a post-pandemic world, having a dedicated office space with doors that can close has become a must. Furnishing the space with sleek, modern furniture and a Zoom-ready background will have you camera-on ready from the comfort of home.
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4. Extending Interior Space to the Outdoors
Features like multi-panel sliding doors to fully open your interior space to a patio make entertaining inviting and versatile. With panoramic and low-profile options, you can create a gateway to indoor-outdoor living.
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5. Organic shapes and mid-century modern elements
The ever-popular mid-century modern aesthetic is seeing a resurgence as sleek simplicity has come back into style (or, maybe it never went out of style). Rich colors paired with curved, organic shapes complement each other to create functional yet comfortable pieces.
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6. Luxury Strong Rooms