IMPERFECTIONISTS, REJOY YOURSELF. Sean Scherer and other aesthetics professionals see interior design embracing flaws in 2022. The founder of the Kabinett & Kammer curiosity store in Franklin, NY, cites a growing interest in porcelain as an example. chipped and cracked iron. “In the past, people wanted pure, pristine white,” he said. Today, its customers aspire to the contrary: a “feeling of comfort and yesteryear”. Sleek mass-produced items and cool finishes like glass are ghost. Instead, people are turning to the hand-made finishes, plant-based paint colors, and user-friendly architectural curves. “We are craving for warmth, coziness and colors that make us feel grounded,” said Los Angeles designer Peti Lau, who observes the rapid fade of cool tones. Here are the emerging trends that were highlighted most often by the hundreds of designers we interviewed, as well as those they think are taking their leave.

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While hand-painted floor tiles looked charming not too long ago, colorful quadrangles won’t be a big part of the finish arsenal in 2022, interior designer Gray Walker of Charlotte, North Carolina. “The line between inside and outside will continue to blur,” and such ornamentation is too loaded to embrace the simplicity of the natural world, she said. Mosaic floors have also had their moment, said Brooklyn architect Adam Meshberg, “until people started spending more time at home and opted for spaces that were serene and easy on the eyes.”