Luxury interior detail with geometric wallpaper, brass wall control panel, and warm wood door.

Six Luxury Home Design Trends You Should Consider

  • Raquel Benguiat
  • July 6, 2022

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.

 

Bright white kitchen with a wood-topped island, open dish shelves, and a leaning wooden ladder.

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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. 


Black home control panel with gold and silver buttons on a veined stone wall.

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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.


Luxury home office with dark built-in shelves, a desk, and two cream chairs.

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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.


Luxury home with a stone chimney and illuminated windows beside a swimming pool at dusk.

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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.


Luxury home office with a dark wood desk, leather chairs, and blue rug. 

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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.


Walk-in closet with brass-trimmed cabinetry, jewelry displays, a central island, and marble flooring.

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6. Luxury Strong Rooms

Treasure rooms mimic a walk-through safe featuring custom designed storage options that beautifully display and secure your most precious valuables. Agresti's luxury strong rooms are perfect for home owners who wish to combine elegance with security. The company builds custom-made safe rooms that are tailored to meet the needs of each client and feature the highest quality materials and workmanship. 

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Modern home with angular rooflines and glass walls beside a swimming pool at sunset.
Modern home with stone accents, a swimming pool, and patio loungers.
Modern dining area with a sculptural wood table, gray upholstered chairs, and large windows.
Luxury dressing room with dark cabinetry, mirrored doors, jewelry displays, and a marble floor.
Luxury living room with illuminated built-in shelves, oversized abstract artwork, and cream lounge chairs.
Luxury home office with a curved copper-toned desk, linear fireplace, veined stone walls, and dark upholstered chairs.
Black wall-mounted control panel with buttons for recessed, solar, decorative, and blackout lighting.
White kitchen with dish-filled open shelves, a pale-wood island, metal pendant lights, and a leaning ladder.
Raquel Benguiat posing with her hands beneath her chin against a teal background.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

RAQUEL BENGUIAT IS A LUXURY REAL ESTATE AGENT IN RANCHO SANTA FE WITH DOUGLAS ELLIMAN AND A LONGTIME COVENANT RESIDENT WHO MEETS CLIENTS AT HER PRIVATE OFFICE IN THE VILLAGE. IN REAL ESTATE SINCE 2004, SHE REPRESENTS BUYERS AND SELLERS OF HIGH VALUE ESTATES ABOVE $5M ACROSS ALL 24 RANCHO SANTA FE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE COVENANT, FAIRBANKS RANCH, AND THE BRIDGES, AS WELL AS DEL MAR AND THE SURROUNDING COASTAL AREAS. HER WORK COVERS EQUESTRIAN PROPERTIES, GOLF COMMUNITIES, AND LAND SALES.

REALTRENDS VERIFIED RANKS HER IN THE TOP 1% OF AGENTS NATIONWIDE. SHE TAKES ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF CLIENTS EACH YEAR, SO EVERY SHOWING, NEGOTIATION, AND CONVERSATION IS HANDLED BY HER PERSONALLY, AND SHE IS KNOWN FOR HER DISCRETION, OFF-MARKET ACCESS, EXTENSIVE GLOBAL NETWORK, AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONTINUE WELL BEYOND THE TRANSACTION.

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