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Happy New Year. In this episode, we\u2019ll cover a recent article from houzz.com called \u201c40 Home Design Trends That Will Shape 2022. \u201c\xa0

I think it\u2019s important for us to be aware of what\u2019s trending in home design, but we probably shouldn\u2019t be too interested in fads.\xa0 We\u2019ll be talking about trends.\xa0 There\u2019s a difference. A fad is short-lived.\xa0 It comes and goes quickly.\xa0 A Fad is a style that suddenly becomes popular and is embraced with exaggerated zeal. But fads usually don\u2019t stay popular very long and can seriously date your house.\xa0 Think sponge-painted walls of the 90s.\xa0

A trend, on the other hand, is a general direction in which something is going.\xa0 Trends are popular in a particular season and they last longer than fads. Some trends can stay in style for many years or even decades and some trends can actually become timeless classics.\xa0 Many trends are current and classic and those are the best ones to follow, if you like them, because they won\u2019t date your house.\xa0 A white kitchen, for example, is on-trend today, but is also a timeless classic.\xa0 A white kitchen looked great 10 years ago (and even 100 years).\xa0 A white kitchen also looks great today and probably be on-trend 10-100 years from now.

To come up with today\u2019s list of trends, Houzz browsed thousands of their popular photos and spoke with dozens of home design and remodeling professionals.\xa0 They also studied the latest Houzz data and research and looked at lots of past articles to come up with this collection of home design trends that they think will be popular in the months to come.

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