The biggest kitchen design trends for 2022
With a new year just around the corner, 2022 not only brings hope but an array of exciting and diverse kitchen trends, ideal if you’re considering investing in having a new kitchen at some point next year!
Kitchens have always served both as a functional space for cooking and preparing, and as a sociable space in the home for families and friends to gather. However, next year it is believed that kitchens will take on even more of a hybrid role, with many kitchen designs incorporating a more permanent dedicated home office area.
Statement lighting
No longer just for other rooms in your home, surely your new kitchen deserves fabulous lighting too? Opulent and potentially decadent, to contemporary and classy, when used in conjunction with practical lighting, statement lighting is sure to add ambiance to the overall look and feel of a kitchen.
Truly ‘lived-in’
This trend really embraces the way many of us realistically live, rather than the showhome kitchen we all aspire to having!
From opting to have an easy living or seating area in the kitchen, to choosing a range cooker or wood burning stove, the ‘lived-in’ look is a trend for 2022 that many of us will love
Luxurious Walnut
The perfect complement to metallic finishes and pared back white interiors, Walnut is sure to bring warmth to any contemporary kitchen.
This timeless colour combination echoes the ever popular Skandi style both in terms of finishes and colour.
Wood is good!
Having been a trend in 2021, choosing a finish that really emphasizes the woodgrain textures looks set to continue in popularity in 2022, connecting the outside world into our homes, and allowing us to feel a little closer to nature!
Whether used as a worksurface, or as a splashback or to clad a wall, nothing says opulence like marble! Guaranteed to add a luxurious touch to your new kitchen, and with distinctive veins set to be a big trend in 2022, every piece is totally unique in appearance.
Glorious marble
Parquet flooring
Taking inspiration from original parquet floor designs, patterns such as herringbone are set to surge in popularity in 2022.
So, whether you’re looking to restore a reclaimed feature floor, or emulate a period design tessellation using a contemporary equivalent, stylish floors are back in business and are sure to create a statement!
Dining islands
With many island units frequently having a breakfast bar integrated into their design, a popular trend that looks set to re-surge in 2022 is to extend the island worksurface area and create a dedicated lower level dining area, or purpose built seating with separate table.
Minimalist design
Minimalist kitchens are set to be one of the biggest kitchen trends for 2022, where the units themselves are the focus! Pared back simplicity, fuss free detailing and considered materials are all encompassed in our Italian kitchens, which exude minimalist style.
Glass or mirrored walk-in pantries
Walk-in pantries have become one of the ‘must haves’ on many peoples’ new kitchen wish list, allowing you to easily store and clearly see all your larder essentials. Basically like a walk-in wardrobe for your kitchen, glass or mirrored pantry doors are set to become a hot trend in 2022, but only for the super tidy! So, if your pantry is in danger of becoming a cluttered free for all, it might be better to opt for opaque glass or even solid doors.
Bright and vibrant, or sophisticated and more subdued, whatever the colour that you fancy in your new kitchen, white and cream kitchens watch out, as colour is back and it’s bigger than ever!
Bold kitchen colours
With so many inspirational kitchen trends emerging for the forthcoming year and beyond, whatever your style or taste, let 2022 be the year of your new kitchen.