is moving toward the natural look and feel of stone.
• Patterned tiles: Ceramics are enhancing bathroom floors, accent walls, and shower stalls with geometric designs and woodlike patterns. These tiles are adding a decorative touch to a room that doesn’ t often get much decorating love.
Kitchen
Although homes are trending smaller, kitchens are getting bigger and becoming the preferred gathering point for families. Formal dining room walls are being blown out to create an extension to the kitchen. These larger areas allow for more creative freedom when choosing dining sets, appliances, and countertops. Customization in this room of the house is key. Love to cook? Add specific features that enhance your cooking experience, such as pot-filler faucets above the stove or double ovens for twice the cooking power. Not quite a chef? Create an inviting space for guests to gather around with decorative pops of color added by useful appliances that make cooking a breeze.
• Mix and match: Gone are the days of matching appliances. A variety of companies are now offering new color lines of large appliances to mix and match for a trendy look. Matte finishes
are an alternative to stainless steel, boasting a fingerprint-free surface that provides a sleek look. Two-toned cabinets are also sticking, bringing in similar hues while adding interest to the space.
• Quartz and high-end laminate: Granite is making an exit as the most popular countertop with a durable, fresh-looking competitor taking its place in the ranking: quartz. Quartz is harder than granite and not porous, making it nearly
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