RANGE REVIEW: INTERIOR DESIGN
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a result of homeowners looking for rooms that offer comfort and reassurance.
DESIGN PREDICTIONS FOR
2023 W
ith a community of over 65 million homeowners and home design enthusiasts,
and more than three
million residential construction and design professionals, Houzz has unique insights into how people are designing their homes. See how hotter summers, the post-pandemic landscape and even mushrooms are influencing our design choices.
1. Nostalgia From the resurgence of ‘modern farmhouse’ style, which is up by 135% in searches on Houzz year- over-year, to the recent interest in cottagecore, homeowners are looking to the familiarity and comfort of the past and bringing elements of this into their modern living spaces. Within the most- saved photos on Houzz, we’re increasingly seeing the use of warm wood, rich colours and carefully chosen vintage pieces along with heirloom textiles, such as patchwork blankets, tapestries and antique rugs.
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As we leave 2022 behind and head towards the New Year, world leading online home renovation and design platform, Houzz shares its top 10 home design trend predictions for 2023.
2. Warm colours
At the beginning of 2022, designers on Houzz predicted a move away from cooler tones to a warmer palette. Now we’re seeing those shades of terracotta, pink and mustard creeping into room
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schemes with searches for ‘dusky pink’, ‘brown’ and ‘mustard’ all increasing on Houzz this year (up 81%, 25% and 24%, respectively). These colours are warm and relaxing and, along with the trend for nostalgia, could also be
3. Temperature-regulating design With greater extremes in weather and rising energy bills comes a need to rethink the way we regulate the temperature in our homes. In the past year, we’ve seen an uptick in searches for ‘external shutters’ on Houzz with heat-reducing window treatments set to play a much bigger part in keeping homes cool in the summer months. Effective insulation will also
become a more pressing
concern to help keep homes warm and reduce energy costs in winter. Searches for ‘external insulation’ rose significantly year-over-year on Houzz as homeowners seek out ways to improve the thermal efficiency of their home.
4. Biodynamic lighting Interiors have increasingly been inspired by nature in recent years, and this is a trend that keeps evolving and developing. The latest iteration is biodynamic lighting–where artificial lighting is designed to replicate daylight as much as possible–which is set to become more mainstream in 2023, according to lighting experts on Houzz. Homeowners are certainly seeing the benefits
of a well-
planned lighting scheme, with searches for ‘lighting design’ on Houzz up by 73% this year.
5. Interesting wall coverings Wallcoverings are set to play a big part in 2023, according to designers on Houzz, with murals, bold papers and interesting textures all emerging as growing trends. Within the most-saved photos on Houzz, we’ve seen a
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