Top 8 Design Trends for 2022

At Tri Pointe Homes®, we pride ourselves on understanding how our customers want to live. As industry leaders, our goal is to ensure that every home we build is life-changing by design™. From the earliest stages of community site selection and home design, our dedicated team of experts have an understanding of how our customers want to live, play and love the community and home they are in. Many products offered in our Design Studios are sourced to support green building practices while offering the design forward personalization options you are looking for. The top 8 home design trends for 2022 reflect that need for balance in personal taste, functional design, and sustainability.

1. Outdoor living expanded: Entertaining outdoors continues to be an important way to stay connected with friends and family. Our floorplans are designed to blend outdoor spaces seamlessly with indoor rooms. Our decks and patios have truly become living spaces. Exterior landscaping materials that complement indoor selections help visually extend the indoors to the outside. Wide glass patio doors allow you to move in and out with ease and covered outdoor living areas provide a dedicated space to enjoy year-round. With optional fire pits and landscaping choices, you can create an intimate place to relax, an open space for entertaining, or both according to your personal taste. To get inspired, see our story on "Outdoor Living Designed to Match Your Personality."

2. Bold decor choices: From wall coverings to staircase design, a splash of color or a bold pattern creates visual interest. We are seeing accents of deep colors and patterns, rather than whole rooms done in a particular scheme or paint color. For dining spaces, opt for a bold geometric wall treatment paired with neutral flooring. In the bathroom, you might paint one wall a cheerful color or even think about adding a contrasting color to the ceiling. Consider incorporating Pantone’s color of the year—Very Peri, a beautiful periwinkle, into your spaces. Wall treatments, accent pillows, and paint are great ways to create a nice pop of a favorite color or unusual pattern without making a major commitment.

3. Oversized islands: The kitchen island is a multi-functional space for meals, homework, and paying bills as well as food prep, so it’s not surprising that islands are becoming larger and may even include seating or a second sink. A waterfall island, where the counter material covers the top and the sides of the unit, is increasingly popular and affords a clean, modern look.

4. Emphasis on sustainability: For over twenty years, we have been a leader in green building. In addition to our partnerships with the LEED, ENERGYSTAR, and Indoor airPLUS programs, our LivingSmart® program is central to our home design process. You’ll enjoy improved indoor air quality and reduced energy demands that also lower your utility bills. Our homes are also equipped with home management technology that allows you to remotely manage your lighting, indoor climate, home security system, and more.

5. Modern bathrooms: Today’s bathrooms have become living spaces and can incorporate oversized tubs, seamless glass shower designs, ample counter space, and clean-lined faucets to create an open, airy atmosphere where you can relax and unwind. Green and blue tiles create a sense of peace, especially when mixed with neutral floor tiles. You can make a bolder statement with mosaic tiles and a brightly colored counter surface. If you’d like to capture the grandmillennial design trend, opt for vintage-inspired toilet paper holders, fixtures, and décor elements.

6. Light woods: Lighter wood tones in cabinets and floors can help produce a soothing effect. They are also a nod to nature and help connect the indoors and outdoors. Tri Pointe Homes’ Design Studio offers a range of options for floors and cabinets to incorporate these pale wood tones into your new home. Whether you want a gray cast or a warmer wood, we have options that suit your style.

7. Dark accents: To balance lighter woods and neutral wall colors, black or dark-colored metal fixtures and tiles are trending. Consider incorporating darker tones in your lighting fixtures and kitchen and bathroom plumbing and hardware. Patterned black and white tiles will instantly transform a bathroom or kitchen. If you don’t want to commit to something permanent, opt for decorative accents like pillows or wallcoverings with some black. Or paint one wall black and hang a light-colored photograph or painting on it to create a soothing balance.

8. Bright ideas: Lighting is no longer an afterthought. The hottest trend is hanging an oversized chandelier in your dining room, living room—or even in the bedroom. For the kitchen, pendant lighting can become a statement piece if you choose larger fixtures and incorporate decorative lightbulbs. From decorative orbs to sleek wall sconces, lighting is such an important feature in creating your home’s distinct personality.

At Tri Pointe Homes, we are constantly expanding, growing, and adapting to meet you where you want to be with new products, finishes and features available in our homes. Our passion for innovative design combined with our knowledge of new and emerging trends will help you create a home that supports your lifestyle and reflects who you are.

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