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Runway To Room: These Are The Summer 2022 Fashion Trends

By Wendy Jacob On

Summer is the time to let loose when it comes to fashion: bright colors, breezy fabrics, global influences and patterns.

It’s equally seductive to work some of these influences into our homes. Take a look at how new summer looks can translate into home decorating. Scroll down and get inspired!

Style Trend: Bridgerton Regency

The second season of Bridgerton has inspired a boom in regency style for fashionistas. Puffed sleeves, feminine prints, pearls, bows and laces are the telltale sartorial signatures.

Frank And Oak

The Printed Midi Dress in Fuchsia, $149, Frank & Oak

Home Trend: Bridgerton Regency

Get the look with hits of deep pink and floral patterns fit for Lady Whistledown. In this formal dining room, a Moroccan-inspired flatweave rug with pretty rosettes adds a graphic punch underfoot.

  • Photographer Donna Griffith
  • Designer Tanya Linton

House & Home December 2014

Style Trend: Sporty Stripes

Stripes give any ensemble a sporty flair and adds some graphic punch.

Aritzia

Sculpt Knit Racer Tank,$45, Aritzia

Home Trend: Sporty Stripes

Wrapping chairs in a peppy multistripe pattern looks fresh and energetic in a kitchen.

  • Photographer Donna Griffith
  • Designer Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects

House & Home May 2021

Style Trend: Polka Dots

A perennial summer fave, the mania for polka dots pops up on the regular when the weather turns sunny. This year, skip ditsy small-scale versions for dots that are varied in size, for an artsy, hand-drawn flair.

Ted Baker

Eliyzza Button Up Midi Dress With Tie Cuffs, $210, Tedbaker.com

Home Trend: Polka Dots

In this hallway, a youthful dotty wallpaper adds a fun element to a rustic console and dark door.

  • Photographer Maxime Desbiens
  • Designer Grace Doyle, Melissa & Sacha Leclair, Leclair Decor

House & Home April 2020

Style Trend: Cutouts

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The cutout trend is playing out big on summer 2022 runways from Tom Ford, to Valentino and Versace. Back cutouts are giving way to shoulder and ab slices and asymmetrical cutouts, so there’s no way of dodging a game of peek-a-boo this season.

Holt Renfrew

Shona Joy Safira Cut-Out Midi Dress, $550, Holt Renfrew

Home Trend: Cutouts

In this Vancouver home, shelves are integrated into a cutout vent hood conceal, to keep the counters clutter free and play up the drama of tiles.

  • Photographer Janis Nicolay
  • Designer Ami McKay, Pure Design

House & Home October 2021

Style Trend: Daytime Sparkle

Put the special occasion allure of rhinestones, sequins or lamé to work from 9 to 5.

Holt Renfrew

Embellished Apron Top by 3.1 Phillip Lim, $957, Holt Renfrew

Home Trend: Daytime Sparkle

A disco-ball Moroccan wedding blanket illuminates a white bedroom, and gives an incredibly luxe yet worldly look.

  • Photographer Tracey Ayton
  • Designer Jennifer Scott

House & Home June 2017

Style Trend: Linen

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When the temperature spikes, it’s no secret that linen is the antidote every fashionista reaches for. A classic white shirt is a wardrobe keystone.

Banana Republic

Oversized Linen Shirt, $130, Banana Republic

Home Trend: Linen

The cool, rumpled linen bedding in this free-spirited Mexican bedroom in Baja is so inviting. And there is an added summer bonus: no ironing required.

  • Photographer Heather Ross
  • Designer Patricia Larsen

House & Home August 2012

Style Trend: Coastal Grandmother 

The viral coastal grandma trend coined by TikToker Lex Nicoleta is heavily influenced by Diane Keaton’s wardrobe in Something’s Gotta Give. Think classic pieces like chunky Aran knit sweaters, linen shirts, and breezy Breton stripes.

Joe Fresh

Stripe Shoulder Button Sweater, $26, Joe Fresh

Home Trend: Coastal Grandmother 

In this East Coast cottage, fresh white walls and sunny yellow accents brighten a sunny Maritime bedroom. Coastal Grandma is all about heritage pieces, such as a Hudson’s Bay Point blanket, and timeless shiplap.

  • Photographer Janet Kimber
  • Designer Fenwick Bonnell

House & Home July 2018

Style Trend: All White

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Head-to-toe-white for summer immediately elevates a look, all that’s missing is a mint julep.

Oak & Fort

Square Neck Midi Dress, $66, Oak + Fort

Home Trend: All White

In this Muskoka cottage living room, nubbly bouclé, painted brick and panelling adds texture to an all white scheme.

  • Photographer Valerie Wilcox
  • Designer Cory DeFrancisco

House & Home July/August 2021

Style Trend: Matchy-Matchy

Two-piece coordinated sets are an easy way to create major impact, whether it’s on or off the runway. A matching top and skirt forms the base for a curated look.

Aritzia

New Saturn Mini Dress, $60, Aritzia

Home Trend: Matchy-Matchy

The matching lampshades and headboard blend into the fig-leaf wallpaper seamlessly. The result is fun, pulled together effect that celebrates a dynamic print.

  • Photographer Donna Griffith
  • Designer Cynthia Ferguson; Architecture by Spragge + Company Architects

House & Home May 2021

Style Trend: Spicy Saffron

To give your wardrobe a quick injection of summer heat, reach for some saffron. It plays nicely with neutrals and can hold its own when paired with other saturated shades like emerald, black and rust.

Aritzia

Cozy Fleece Perfect Sweatpant, $40, Aritzia

Home Trend: Spicy Saffron

Play up panelling with a deep, sexy shade like saffron and watch the sparks fly. India Yellow (66) by Farrow & Ball is a deep marigold hue with a palpable warm glow that makes the art pop.

Farrow & Ball

Style Trend: Fringe Movement 

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Add some swagger with a fringe piece that mimics the gentle sway of a tree branch or ocean wave.

Free People

Beach Daze Pullover, $322.40, Free People

Home Trend: Fringe Movement 

Nothing says boho chic quite like a tasseled chandelier, a color-blocked throw casually draped over the headboard and some natural texture on the wall.

  • Photographer Alex Lukey
  • Designer Janine Morrison, Tonic Living

House & Home August 2018

Style Trend: Flirty Fuchsia

With a little help from Valentino’s entirely pink runway show, and Kim Kardashian head-to-toe electric fuchsia this fiery shade is now popping up in virtually every summer collection.

Gap

Fino Ramie Dress in Dark Magenta, $195, Banana Republic

Home Trend: Flirty Fuchsia

Patterned hot pink linens and a matching pouf energize this young girl’s bedroom. When coupled with a lively tangerine rug, the palette gets even more juicy.

  • Photographer Michael Graydon
  • Designer Samantha Sacks

House & Home June 2014

Style Trend: Beading

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A boho staple for purses and blouses, beading adds an extra layer of luxe detail and texture.

Zara

Beaded Cotton Top, $36, Zara

Home Trend: Beading

A large-scale beaded chandelier injects a beachy, St. Tropez vibe in this new-build Toronto home.

  • Photographer Alex Lukey
  • Designer Erin Feasby & Cindy Bleeks, Feasby & Bleeks Design

House & Home April 2019

Style Trend: Platforms 

Platforms instantly add inches and the look of legs for days.  Whether it’s gladiators, thongs, slides, fisherman sandals, or clogs — every shoe style is getting the flatform treatment.

Aldo

Onan Wedge Heel, $85, Aldo

Home Trend: Platforms 

Platform beds have a sleek hauteur. In this PMH showhome, Sarah Baeumler creates a neutral base with this linen upholstered platform bed and amps things up with a floating nightstand.

  • Photographer Donna Griffith
  • Designer Sarah Baeumler

House & Home May 2021