Home Decorating Trends

Indoor-outdoor living has become a tentpole of design over the past few years. But this year, designers predict a swap.

Here at Apartment Therapy, we're all about loving your home and thriving in it.

We tapped pros to delve into design trends they’re hoping to see — and how to bring them into your home.

Like the perfect pair of blue jeans or a classic cashmere sweater, the following decor styles and vibes topped the charts in 2022 and are showing no sign of slowing down as we head toward a new year.

We’re betting that some — or even all — of the following have shown up in your home in one way or another in 2022.

The results are out of this world.

Hint: It has to do with your walls.

And where you can shop these styles today!

Plus more color and paint trends, according to Fixr.

2023 calls for a DIY project in your bathroom.

As 2022 winds down, Etsy is looking toward the future.

According to Pinterest!

It's a color that they haven't featured in over a decade.

Some of these might come as a surprise.

Get a little more mileage out of your expensive candles — and a charming, vintage-look accessory for you home.

Overall, the aesthetic can seem a little spartan, but the design choices made are deliberate, and function is often just as important as good looks—and who can argue with that?

Pretty and practical is the name of the game.

Six trends Apartment Therapy readers love, or hate, or love to hate.

Say bye bye to these features (or keep them, if you march to the beat of your own drum).

Because we know going to the dark side can be polarizing.

What was once the look of college crash pads is basically now high design. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this.

Sheepskins are everywhere these days and why not? They add warmth and texture and can be played off as either luxe or laid back. They can be used in any room of the home, for the best effect – fling it somewhere. Across hard shell chair backs in the kitchen/dining area as in Eva’s Sense of Clarity home.

One of our favorite ways to add a little excitement to an interior is by mixing old and new pieces. Nowhere is this more true than in the dining room, where an old-fashioned table and modern chairs make an especially attractive pair. Here are eight of our favorite examples. Above: An antique table and modern shell chairs mix in the dining room of a Madrid home spotted on Planete Deco.

It might be time for white marble to step down from its throne.

As Nancy pointed out recently, there are some kitchen design choices that never go out of style — retro SMEG fridges and farmhouse sinks fall firmly in this category. If they’ve been considered stylish and practical for decades, chances are they’ll still be popular a couple decades from now.

Simple silhouettes, minimal hardware, and pared-down color palettes. Let’s face it, most design enthusiasts can spot a modern piece from a mile away. (Psst… we broke down the difference between minimalist, modern, and contemporary, if you’re not up to date!) In 2018, almost every store has a slew of furniture and accessories that are inspired by mid-century modern classics—and for good reason. The style is contemporary, timeless, and looks good in virtually any space.

Full disclosure: I’ve never been skiing, or snowboarding, or so much as stepped foot on a snow-covered mountain range. But I’ve seen “Force Majeure” and have taken a virtual tour of Aerin Lauder’s Aspen home, which basically qualifies me as a pseudo expert on the après-ski aesthetic. To get the look (without actually hitting the slopes), here are some cozy ways to work ski style into your apartment that won’t look totally out of place.

Hope you’re reading this one at home because it’s about to get a little risqué up in here. But for good reason. Lately, designers have been featuring the body—female breasts and butts to be specific—on housewares, art prints, embroidery, and clothing, and it’s not simply in appreciation of those killer curves. But we’ll get to that later.

And Athena Calderone, too.

In honor of "Scandi Week" we're breaking down the basics of this mega popular design style.

"It’s meant to be playful and a great starter color" for people who might be color-averse. "It’s okay to try new things!"

It's “inspired by memories of carefree days."