What’s In and What’s Out in Home Design

White is baaaaaack!
White painted cabinetry, frequently paired with Carrera or Calacatta marble, which has always been considered too porous for kitchen use.

White walls are in too- color is far less prevalent in paint.

What’s In (or Still In)

• Home offices
• Radiant heating (in the floor)
• Multi-function living spaces
• Laundries on the same floor as the bedrooms
• Multi-purpose living/dining area, frequently in the kitchen
• Compartmentalized master suites, including a breakfast bar for a complete retreat
• Big base cabinet drawers instead of cabinet doors with rollout drawers behind
• Wood tones in cabinets- especially dark tones in the city.
• Arts and Crafts anything… one hundred years later, it’s all the rage again
• Multiple finishes, heights, and design elements in a kitchen or bath
• ‘Zen’ style, Asian-inspired finishes and furnishings, as well as fixtures.
• Kitchens designed with a weekday work triangle and a weekend triangle
• Glass tile, tumbled marble, and mix of materials in backsplash
• Updated versions of the subway tile format, in glass, marble, and other materials
• not grouting the very textured tile, for more dimension (obviously, not always a good idea)

What’s Out

• Soaring vaulted ceilings
• spending lots of money for a trophy kitchen- except in the highest income brackets
• 2-story entry foyer
• Formal living and dining room- when they are used, it’s one or the other.