PHOTO: JENNA DUNLOP
What’s new for 2022
The year of living cozily East Coast designers break down the trends that will shape homes in 2022 BY KATIE INGRAM
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ue to COVID-19, 2021 was a year where homeowners started to rethink their spaces, leaving 2022 open to an array of new and old ideas. It’s expected looks will take a cozier, softer approach, emphasizing warm colours and curves. However, there are some pandemic-related trends that will carry over, given that many people will still have home offices, either on a full-time or part-time basis. To help predict just how much will change or stay the same, East Coast Living spoke with four designers to get their take on the year of living cozy.
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JENNA DUNLOP, OWNER OF JENNA RAE INTERIORS (NOVA SCOTIA) Jenna Dunlop didn’t see too many changes from 2020. “I think that might have a lot to do with the pandemic, because there hasn’t been much for people to pull from in terms of inspiration,” she says. Specifically, 2021 drew inspiration from the places people could go, like their backyards. Dunlop says items influenced by nature were popular, like oak cupboards, kitchen islands, and flooring. “I think because people were stuck home, they were pulling from their surroundings,” she says. “I think a lot of people were using the outdoors
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as an escape, and it was a way to bring that back into their home to create that vibe inside.” Textures were also common over the past year. “Whether that be through wallpaper [which is] making a huge comeback, or through throw pillows or throw blankets, the addition of texture creates a nice, cozy vibe and that’s a big part of what clients were looking to achieve,” says Dunlop. Drawing inspiration from outside the home will carry into 2022, she adds, but it will be more travel related. “I think it’s just in terms of people travelling again, maybe bringing things home, those keepsakes and momentos, and getting inspired by places they go,” she says.
