{"id":41954,"date":"2022-05-17T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ratedpeople.com\/blog\/?p=41954"},"modified":"2023-02-02T17:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T17:31:33","slug":"2022-biggest-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ratedpeople.com\/blog\/2022-biggest-trends","title":{"rendered":"2022\u2019s biggest home improvement trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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So many of us have wanted to redesign, adapt and remodel our homes over the past two years to cater for new ways of living \u2013 so what are the biggest home improvement trends of 2022?<\/h2>
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For the latest home improvement and renovation insights, check out our Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report 2023.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

We analysed more than 800,000 jobs on our site posted by UK homeowners to create the 2022 Rated People Home Improvement Trends Report<\/a> and spoke to thousands of homeowners across the UK to find out this year\u2019s biggest trends.
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The pandemic is still influencing how we want to redesign and renovate our homes \u2013 but interestingly, that doesn\u2019t just mean creating lovely home offices. This year is the year of more space, better functionality, and home bars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However you\u2019d like to improve your home this year \u2013 you can find all the local tradespeople<\/a> you need right here on Rated People \u2013 from bathroom fitters<\/a>, plasterers<\/a>, and painters and decorators<\/a>, to carpenters and joiners<\/a>, and kitchen specialists<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top home improvement trends for 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If we look at how homeowners want to spend their home improvement budget this year, four of the top five adaptations are around space optimisation. Extensions take the top spot, with an average planned spend of just under \u00a319,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth on the priority list is dividing up open plan designs \u2013 homeowners want to create multiple usable spaces within the home, and building walls to break up open plan zones is one of 2022\u2019s top five improvements that they want to spend the most money on.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the stress and challenges of the last two years, one in 13 homeowners (7%) will be building a home bar in 2022, setting aside around \u00a314,000 to do so. This is more money than homeowners are willing to spend on creating home gyms, a new kitchen, or a new porch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top 15 home improvements that homeowners want to spend the most money on in 2022:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Building an extension – \u00a318,580 (average planned spend for this job)<\/li>
  2. Building an annex – \u00a316,731<\/li>
  3. Adding an en-suite bathroom – \u00a315,885<\/li>
  4. New conservatory\/orangery – \u00a315,564<\/li>
  5. Building a wall to create separate rooms – \u00a313,977<\/li>
  6. Creating a home bar – \u00a313,939<\/li>
  7. Creating a home gym – \u00a313,574<\/li>
  8. New kitchen – \u00a312,057<\/li>
  9. New porch – \u00a311,252<\/li>
  10. Adapting a room to make it multifunctional – \u00a310,772<\/li>
  11. Adding an outdoor entertaining area – \u00a310,483<\/li>
  12. New windows throughout – \u00a39,547<\/li>
  13. Tiling – \u00a37,728<\/li>
  14. Garden landscaping – \u00a36,622<\/li>
  15. Painting – \u00a34,743<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Most popular home improvement jobs for 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    When it comes to the jobs we most want to do this year, more than one in three (38%) homeowners want to revitalise their homes with a lick of paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the top 15 jobs that homeowners want to do the most in 2022, there\u2019s staples like new kitchens and new bathrooms, but pandemic-influenced improvements like creating multifunctional space, home bars and outdoor entertaining areas are also now more popular than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The home improvement jobs UK homeowners want to do the most in 2022:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Painting \u2013 38% (of UK homeowners want to do this this year)<\/li>
    2. New carpet \u2013 21%<\/li>
    3. Garden landscaping \u2013 19%<\/li>
    4. New bathroom \u2013 14%<\/li>
    5. New wooden flooring \u2013 12%<\/li>
    6. New kitchen \u2013 11%<\/li>
    7. Tiling \u2013 11%<\/li>
    8. New windows \u2013 11%<\/li>
    9. Creating multifunctional spaces \u2013 11%<\/li>
    10. Building an outdoor entertaining area \u2013 9%<\/li>
    11. New roof \u2013 8%<\/li>
    12. Creating a home bar \u2013 7%<\/li>
    13. Adding an extension \u2013 7%<\/li>
    14. Loft conversion \u2013 7%<\/li>
    15. Adding a garden room \u2013 7%<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      To see the full research, visit the 2022 Home Improvement Trends Report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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