Wayne Magazine Spring 2019 | Page 22

design Home trends Here’s what you’ll be seeing in 2019 WRITTEN BY CINDY SCHWEICH HANDLER AND CINDY BAILEN H ome design styles keep changing, but let’s face it, it’s fun to have an excuse to freshen things up. After a tough day at work, we all want to come home to a place that makes us happy and helps us disconnect. Watch out for fads — talking to you, barn doors — but don’t be afraid to try some new decor in 2019, including these trends. Kyle Bushoven, marketing manager for Wayne Tile Company, offers this bathroom decorated in a Felix the Cat motif as an example of “a conversation piece. If you have an extra bathroom in the basement or at a beach house, you can say ‘What the heck,’ and do something different.” A SPIN ON SUBWAY TILES “Subway tiles are still very popular, but may be installed vertically,” says Bushoven. “You get the traditional subway tile, but with a more contemporary feel to it. It’s a nice change.” Other variations include subway tiles that are clipped into picket shapes, he says. 20 SPRING 2019 WAYNE MAGAZINE WAYNE TILES FUN WITH TILES