January is slowly winding down and while the days are still lifeless and bleak, they give us plenty of time to spend indoors, dreaming and planning for the months ahead. It is also a perfect time to have a look at some awesome new design and gardening books that are going to be released in 2022. If you love decorating books and are always on the lookout for a great new addition to your shelves or coffee table, then you’ll be happy to see some promising titles on this list. I know I want them all! Here are some great design books in 2022. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn a commission on all qualifying purchases.

Garden Maker: Growing a Life of Beauty and Wonder with Flowers / January 25, 2022

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, despite Omicron. Thank you so much for following along, here and on Instagram! You made these difficult past two years easier for this gal to bear. And because it is always great to start the new year on a positive note, I thought we could all look back at the top five readers’ favorite design stories of 2021 here on Café Design. These are the five stories that received the greatest number of views and likes. 

I thought I’d pop in and share with you my latest pandemic coping mechanism – painting and repainting a room until my family and friends think I’m off my rocker… I’ve been a little absent lately when it comes to Instagram and keeping up with what everyone else is doing and how everyone else is decorating this holiday, and a part of me is missing that connection. But there’s a good explanation for where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing: I’ve been painting and repainting our library! (Please send help!) After the fifth or sixth color had to be replaced, I figured I have either lost it or, this is my twisted way of dealing with the pandemic, with being confined at home far too long. (To give you an estimate: I’ve tried about six or seven different paint colors so far, only to return to Linen White, by Benjamin Moore.)