The Hottest Living Room Decorating Trends in 2022

As anyone with a living room knows full well, this room is the center of the home. It’s where we gather to enjoy special moments, and where we pass the time in between these moments. It’s the social center of the home, and the emotional nerve center. Whether it’s large or small, sparsely decorated or lavishly laid out, living rooms are among our favorite places to be.

Of course, just because a place is good doesn’t mean it can’t be better. Even if you love your living room as much as we love ours, there’s probably something you can do to make it even more appealing. That’s right baby, we’re talking about a redecorating spree! From wall hangings to carpets and drapes, today we’re going into detail on some of the hottest living room decor trends in 2022!

A word to the wise

Before you can redecorate your living room, you’re going to need to know a few things about redecorating. It might seem simple, but redecorating can be a long and drawn-out process that lasts days, weeks or months. There’s a lot of preparation involved, and the time commitment is heightened when you take into account the fact that you probably won’t be able to use your living room while the process is underway.

Another thing to keep in mind is the price. While there certainly are less expensive redecorating trends (some of which will feature on this list), a lot of decorational materials are seemingly priced as if they’re worth their weight in gold. Unless you’re a particularly creative and ingenious person, you might want to forgo redecoration until you’ve got a bit more money in the budget!

Finally, there’s the taste factor. While ultimately your living room is yours and yours alone to do with as you see fit, it’s also a place that will be used to host guests. If you’re not thoroughly confident in your decorating skills, you might want to consider hiring an interior designer instead of doing the redesign yourself. Otherwise, you might end up with quite the mess on your hands!

The hottest living room design trends this year

If you’ve thought it over and decided that your living room is indeed overdue for a remodel and you’re confident in your ability to do it yourself, then you’ll want to know the latest and greatest interior design trends this year. There’s a lot to love here, and we’ve only chosen the very best of the very best to be featured on this list. Let’s get into it!

Restored antique furniture

There’s a certain beauty to antique furniture. The weathered, chipped and cracked surfaces of these pieces tell a story, a long and detailed account of what life was like all those years ago. This is all well and good, but unfortunately this wear and tear often makes pieces such as these unusable in living room decor. If you’ve got a piece of furniture that fits this bill, you’re going to live this trend: antique furniture restoration!

Restoring a piece of furniture to its original glory is not about turning it into something else; it’s about once again revealing the beauty that has become buried under layer upon layer of strenuous use. When done well, a furniture restoration project retains all the character that an antique piece of furniture has, with an added layer of aesthetic appeal.

If the cosmetic damage to the piece is minimal, all you have to do to get the piece back in fighting form is repair the structural problems. In many cases, this can be as simple as adding some joists or cleats to add some integrity to the frame, or drilling and fitting a few dowels to secure joints that have come loose over time. Even if you have little or no experience, this is often easier than you might think!

Cosmetic restoration is even easier. Most of the time, all you’ll need is some elbow grease and a creative vision. After sanding down the wooden components of whatever piece of furniture you’re restoring, you can simply repaint it or reapply the stain and lacquer of the original. In the end, you’ll have a centerpiece that works both to elevate your living room decor and a very handy conversation starter!

Natural lighting

While antique furniture restoration is time consuming and sometimes very costly, this next entry on our list is a cinch for anyone with medium- to large-sized windows. Natural lighting is an excellent way to make your living room feel larger as well as accentuate the highlights of your living room decor scheme.

In order to let more natural light into your living room, the first thing you’ll want to do is take down your heavy, unappealing blinds. While they can be useful for preserving furniture over the long term, there are plenty of alternatives that can be used instead of blinds, and present far less of an impediment to the entry of natural light into your living room.

Next, you’ll want to clean your windows thoroughly and diligently. It might not seem like the case, but dirt and grime can actually prevent a surprising amount of light from entering the room, and the only way to deal with this is to give your windows a good scrub. Once you do, you’ll see an immediate improvement. Best of all, it won’t cost you a dime!

If you’ve got some extra cash in the budget and your windows are small or particularly unconducive to natural lighting, you might want to consider replacing your windows with newer models. When it comes to windows, the bigger they are, the better. Why not go all the way and install a skylight or two as well? The possibilities are endless!

Indoor gardening

Last but not least on our list of this year’s hottest living room decor trends is indoor gardening. With a little bit of work and investment, this trend could lend some much needed life and color to your otherwise bland living room. It might take some careful planning to get all the details right, but trust us: the effort will pay off!

You can start with some simple and easy-to-care-for plants like succulents. These hearty little plants can survive neglect and inexperience with ease, and are perfect for someone who doesn’t know a lot about indoor gardening. They’re fairly cheap too, so you won’t have to break the bank to buy a couple!

Once you feel confident in your ability to care for your small collection of plants, you can start exploring other possibilities. A window box with some petunias here, a pot with a chrysanthemum or two there, perhaps a bonsai tree on the mantle. Before you know it, you’ll have a little indoor garden going!

From here, the only limit is your imagination. Indoor trees can be a very impressive conversation piece, and small shrubs are also very visually engaging. It doesn’t have to happen all at once, but with some time and effort you’ll have your very own thriving indoor garden. We’re telling you, your guests will love it!

Conclusion

While staying ahead of the curve with living room decoration can be a bit of a tough task to undertake, we hope we’ve given you some inspiration on how you can truly make your living room your own. There’s no shame in taking it slow, because the only thing that matters in the end is whether or not you like it. If you do, then it will all have been worth it!

Beni Restea's experience in marketing and web development took him a long way, as he acquired the necessary skills to be a professional in digital marketing for the real estate industry.