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English-Style Kitchens:
To create a cozy look and feel in a kitchen, some homeowners are drawing inspiration from classic English country style. Think cabinets in rich woods and historical paint colors like moody blues and deep greens. You’ll also find natural countertop materials like soapstone and butcher’s block, as well as large range alcoves, wood ceiling beams, and collected looks that appear pieced together over time.
Shower Rooms:
Light and airy showers featuring frameless glass enclosures remain popular. But some homeowners are seeking something more private. Enter the shower room. This style of shower has a glass door leading into a fully enclosed space that creates an intimate, spa-like look and feel. A shower room allows features that require a more sealed-in design, such as steam and sauna functions and aromatherapy and chromotherapy. With a powerful ventilation fan, a shower room can keep moisture contained and from spreading to other areas of a bathroom.
Range Alcoves:
Kitchen range alcoves are appearing in countless new photos uploaded to Houzz. They’re an extension of the aforementioned English-style influence on kitchens. For a range alcove, the range is set within a recessed alcove or niche area, sometimes arched, and often flanked by countertops and side walls. This feature adds a substantial architectural element to a kitchen, creating a focal point and allowing for a natural stopping point for and containment of a striking backsplash design.
Rounded Furniture Forms:
Furnishings featuring gentle curves and rounded forms are having a serious design moment. Circular coffee and dining tables with cylindrical legs, bulbous sofas and accent chairs, and oblong mirrors are showing up everywhere. The trend stems from a growing interest in organic modern style, which we first highlighted in our 2024 U.S. Houzz Emerging Summer Trends Report. It incorporates natural, organic materials, colors and shapes in a modern way. Rounded and curved furniture has dominated at recent trade shows, including High Point Market and the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, and we expect the trend will continue in 2025.
Narrow Wet Rooms:
Wet rooms have grown in popularity in recent years, according to the 2024 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Report. The setup combines a separate shower and tub in one contained space. While typically seen in spacious, airy layouts, wet rooms are increasingly being adopted for smaller, narrow spaces. Placing a tub at the back of a long room, with a separate shower in front, gives homeowners with tight spaces a wet room arrangement that looks and feels more luxurious than the standard shower-tub combo. When working with uniquely shaped spaces, it’s helpful to meet with a professional using Houzz Pro, who can lay out the options in a visual 3D Floor Plan.
Woven and Mesh Cabinet Fronts:
Woven and mesh details add texture and visual interest. We’re seeing it frequently used to help break up expanses of cabinets, especially in kitchens. Natural woven materials also soften hard edges and provide a warm counterpoint to cold surfaces, two effective strategies for creating a cozy and welcoming space. Woven textures are also showing up on bathroom vanities, as well as on furniture and window treatments.
Layers of Color, Pattern, and Texture:
Designers are getting requests from homeowners for a more-is-more approach that layers bold color, pattern and texture. Whether you call it maximalism or “cluttercore,” this design approach celebrates abundance and allows homeowners to furnish their homes with pieces that reflect their personalities. Think grooved wall and ceiling paneling in a bold color, woven materials and patterned everything — drapery, furniture, rugs, and pillows.
Multiple Outdoor Cooking Options:
A grill is often a must-have for a backyard dining or lounge area, and nearly 9 in 10 homeowners install one during exterior renovations, according to the 2024 U.S. Houzz Outdoor Trends Study. But we’re seeing homeowners embrace other outdoor cooking methods as well. In addition to traditional grills, homeowners are adding pizza ovens, smokers, ceramic kamado-style barbecues, and Argentinian-style gaucho grills that use wood or charcoal.
English Style Kitchens: Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc., Photographer: Nova Soul Imagery Rounded Furniture Forms: Annette Jaffe Interiors Shower Rooms: DLC Builders Inc., Photographer: Tyler Hogan Range Alcoves: Hoskins Interior Design, Photographer: Sarah Shields Photography Narrow Wet Rooms: Morey Remodeling Group Layers of Color, Pattern, and Texture: Nicole Forina Home, Photographer: Andrew Frasz Multiple Outdoor Cooking Options: Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors
