January 6, 2020

It’s a new year, and the design community is looking ahead to trends and styles that will prevail. Houzz recently released its own predictions, outlining how colors, luxurious bathrooms and wood cabinets will play a part in homes in 2020.

1. Wood cabinets amid painted. White kitchen cabinets are still the most popular, with more than 40 percent of renovating homeowners installing them, according to Houzz research. However, Houzz is starting to see designers add visual interest and warmth, breaking up the expanse of white by adding wood drawers, shelves and pullouts.

2. Dining rooms with personality. While many family meals take place in the informal spots near or in the kitchen, dining rooms are thriving for special occasions. That specialness opens up opportunities to inject lots of personality through color, pattern, lighting and more.

                                           Kristin Laing © 2018 Houzz

3. A seat in the bathroom that’s not the toilet. Whether for brushing teeth, taking off house slippers or just idling away on the internet, almost every homeowner could benefit from having a place to relax in the bathroom. On Houzz, seating is popping up in the bathroom from built-in benches to stools that provide versatility.

                                      Margot Hartford © 2018 Houzz

4. Tiled bathtub aprons. Tile is a great, affordable material that adds design points to a bathroom, and ordering a few extra square feet of tile likely won’t sink the budget. That’s why many homeowners and designers are wrapping the tub apron in tile or another material like wood. This results in a big payoff with a minimal investment.

                               Jessica Cain © 2019 Houzz

5. Softly colored kitchens. Many popular kitchens on Houzz right now have “soft” palettes like light grays and blues, and it is expected we will see more of this in 2020. In fact, color experts think it’s a reaction to this year’s rise in popularity of moody hues.

                       Margaret Wright Photography © 2018 Houzz

6. Double floating vanities. Double floating vanities are trending among the Houzz community. It’s a great way to free up floor space to give the appearance of more square footage, and it makes cleaning the floor easy.

                                          Heather Banks © 2018 Houzz

7. Colorful laundry rooms. Designers have long championed making laundry rooms enjoyable spaces to be in. After all, if you have to do the laundry, you might as well be in a pleasant atmosphere. But lately designers and homeowners are taking that idea even further. They’re introducing energizing colors, patterns and features to transform these spaces into enjoyable rooms, making them lively, cheerful and a bit quirky.

                                               Jessica Cain © 2019 Houzz

8. Fully wrapped, bold powder rooms. Going for bold style in a powder room is nothing new. A fresh way people are going big here on Houzz is by wrapping the entire powder room in a feature wallpaper or other material.

                            Kristin Laing © 2018 Houzz

9. Wood detail on range hoods. A wood detail on a range brings a little bit of warmth and texture into the sightline and helps break up large expanses of cabinetry that are often painted white or gray these days.

                                          Rachel Loewen © 2019 Houzz

10. Warmer colors. While neutrals are still very popular, Houzz is starting to see people move away from grays and head toward warmer colors, from coral in all shades to ocher and beyond.

                                Marni Epstein-Mervis © 2018 Houzz