Each year, Maverick Design — the creative design team at Wedgewood Homes — publishes a forecast of the trends shaping what homebuyers want most. Their designers specialize in anticipating buyer preferences, recognizing market patterns, and delivering value-driven design across every price point. Here's a look at the top ten trends Maverick Design identified for 2022.
Functional Form
Homebuyers in 2022 are prioritizing intentional design that supports a complete way of life. This means maximized functionality, multifunctional spaces, pockets of privacy and productivity, and dedicated areas for work, fitness, and family. Next-level garages and custom home office solutions are increasingly coveted features.
Thoughtful Restoration
There's a growing appreciation for the character of existing architecture and materials. Buyers are embracing a philosophy of reuse and renewal — enhancing what's already there rather than replacing it. Eco-friendly and salvaged materials, exposed original features, and sustainable choices are all gaining traction. This trend aligns naturally with how Wedgewood Homes approaches every renovation.
The Great Outdoors
Outdoor living continues to expand as an extension of interior space. Buyers want optimized outdoor areas, enhanced indoor-outdoor flow, and thoughtful landscaping that includes drought-tolerant and native plants. Functionality and sustainability go hand in hand here.
Curve Appeal
The hard edges of ultra-minimalism are softening. Archway moments, rounded corners, curved furniture, and organic lines are bringing warmth and movement back into interior spaces — a welcome counterpoint to years of sharp geometry.
Warm Organics
Nature-inspired tones and organic textures are defining 2022 interiors. Biophilic design principles, raw materials, exposed wood, stonework, and organic shapes are creating spaces that feel grounded and connected to the natural world.
The New Neutrals
The neutral palette is maturing and expanding. Warmer, moodier hues are joining classic whites — brown tones, walnut kitchens, and deeper finish tones are emerging alongside contrast-driven darker accents. White walls remain in trend but now share the stage with a richer range of earthy options.
Green Is the New Black
Green is establishing itself as a new neutral. Olive and verde hues in kitchen millwork, green and mint tile, and increased interior foliage are all expressing a continued connection to nature through color. It's a healing, energizing presence that resonates with buyers across markets.
Wood Is in the Details
Expanded wood applications are adding texture and dimension throughout the home. Fluted kitchen and bathroom cabinets, wood slat walls, wood-look tile textures, and exterior wood detailing are bringing warmth and craft to spaces that might otherwise feel flat.
White Light, Big Impact
Thoughtful experimentation with scale and color is making a quiet statement. White lighting fixtures and accessories, ironically oversized or undersized elements, and bold-scale greenery and accessories are creating moments of visual interest without overwhelming a space.
Pattern Reinvented
Classic patterns are being seen in a fresh light. Checkerboard floors, creative color blocking, playful tile installation, micro mosaic, and organic textures are bringing new energy to familiar layouts. The key is thoughtful application — pattern used with intention rather than as an afterthought.
For the complete forecast with visual examples, read the full 2022 Maverick Design Trend Report.
About Maverick Design
Maverick Design is a boutique design company and the creative division of Wedgewood Homes, known for creating imaginative spaces that are tastefully creative and invitingly livable at every price point. Learn more at maverickdesign.com.