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The top 6 influential design trends coming your way

Collecting insights from the community of homeowners and home professionals, Houzz Australia & New Zealand editor Vanessa Walker predicts the next six top design ideas that are set to take off on our shores this year and next. 

“As we continue to cautiously navigate our way through the pandemic, solitude in nostalgia has translated into design trends with a retro resurgence in furnishings, fixtures and colour choices by homeowners and designers,” she says.

The return of feel-good furnishings 

Right now we’re seeing designers and architects on Houzz manifest a wave of the ’70s in building forms from curves to rounded panelling, arches and sunken rooms.

As we continue to cautiously navigate our way through the pandemic, solitude in nostalgia has translated into design trends with a retro resurgence in furnishings, fixtures and colour choices.

Following suit, soon we will experience a resurgence of the style return in feel-good furnishings. Be prepared to see decor including tufted cotton, fringed bedspreads and floral bed linen in ’70s colourways, such as russet offset by soft pastel-like hues. 

It’s hip to be square 

While organic shapes are perennially popular, we’re seeing more square tiles appearing in fashion-forward kitchens and bathrooms on Houzz.

An aesthetic that lends itself to linear conformity but also zellige-style in variations of colour, glazes and rippled surfaces. More and more, hip squares will take form in tiled furniture, in particular benches, side tables and coffee tables. 

Terrazzo palazzo 

Interiors experts at Houzz unanimously agree that terrazzo and porcelain terrazzo-look tiles are still experiencing a rocket-like popularity this year.

Often terrazzo is used as a playful touch, a way to instil a sense of movement and personality in a space. It’s telling that the phrase ‘terrazzo bathroom’ had one of the highest search volume surges on Houzz in 2021 compared to the same period last year. 

The slim shaker 

Shaker cabinet style gets a ‘slim’ shake-up. This version of the trend features a flat centre panel and square-edged border – but with finer, narrower frames and with recessed handles or subtle finger pulls.

Professionals on Houzz say it solves what has long been a design conundrum, how to have a streamlined contemporary kitchen with just enough detail to give it a sense of place in period homes. 

Wallpaper as a textural feature 

Wallpaper makes a comeback, but not as the once regarded hero of the room. Trendsetters on Houzz demonstrate it’s now all about layering wallpaper with other highly textural elements. A trend that is a carefully crafted visual expression of colours and movement. It’s worth noting that these highly curated mixed material combinations require the specialist experience of an interior decorator or designer. 

Creative brickwork 

Curved, cut-out or coloured, the rise of artisanal bricks and using brick materials in creative ways is being more readily integrated into Australian architecture. Creating far more unique and interesting home facades, this trend will cement itself as a modern 21st-century exterior style.

Houzz is the leading platform for home renovation and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish.

Cottagecore is trending and it’s big in bathrooms!

From ‘cottagecore’ to rustic vogue, cottage bathroom interiors are super trending in the design world. Seamlessly integrating traditional cottage elements with modern design features, this nostalgic style whisks people away…
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Fish scale tiles: some of our favourite examples

Image: Pinterest / Inside Out Magazine

Fish scale tiles (also known as scallop, mermaid or fan tiles) are one of my favourite tile shapes at the moment. Sophisticated yet still playful, you may have seen this trend popping up in your Instagram and Pinterest feeds.

Whereas typical mermaid trends generally feature pastel and candy colours, the key to avoiding an overly feminine-look is to use tasteful, muted tones or a deep navy and blue colour palette.

Here’s my Pinterest roundup of some of my favourite spaces that have embraced the fish scale effect.

The colour pop

Image Credit: Three Birds Renovations

Image: Pinterest/Inside Out Magazine

Image credit: H&M Home (UK)

The white kitchen

Image Credit: Sally Rhys Jones

Image: Pinterest/Beta Home

The modern bathroom

Julie and Sasha’s bathroom from The Block 2016. Image Credit: Channel 9 Australia

Image: Pinterest/Kyle and Kara

The old-world bathroom

Image: Pinterest/Style By Emily Henderson

Image Credit: Amy Bartlam for Rosa Beltran Design

What do you think of the fish scale tiling trend? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.

For more Pinterest inspiration: Check out our roundup of monochrome kitchens & bathrooms

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Top six tile trends for 2017

Beaumont Tiles’ design specialist Christie Wood outlines six trends for 2017. It’s less about which tiles and more how we put them together.

EARTH  

This trend may be designed by man but has the earth very much at its heart. It’s a return to nature, the original masterpiece, where you surround yourself with the art of the ages. The stone look is very big in this trend and using natural tones that actually bring the outdoors inside. The earth trend is working in cohort with nature, rather than enforcing another style on it.  It’s about a calming, relaxing sanctuary ambience. In earth, you can also be very high contrast with your material choices to amp up the wow return.

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RAW

We’re moving from the industrial trend into a rawer, unconventional ambience where imperfection (often hidden or disguised) is being brought to the fore.

Raw is about items that are found or unearthed and been naturally affected over time, they have character and age. For example you may be renovating a home and come across a beautiful fireplace – it’s about stripping  it back to what it once was, and celebrating the beauty of it.  It could be an old fence, wall or door. Or it may be handmade. Something that is part of what’s gone before is very grounding and demonstrates that we’re all part of a time continuum. Concrete, unfinished timber-look tiles, handmade or irregularly shaped tiles feature here.  

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FORMATION 

Formation is the materialisation of a concept into a design. It’s where surfaces are shaped, moulded and fashioned with the eye of the designer. They are laid out to capture light, shade or to create a transition to carry the eye. Each piece has its own contour or shape to create pattern with a myriad of applications.  Hexagons, triangles and cubic tiles feature in this trend which can be spectacularly outside your comfort zone or as a subtle background design to lift a space. 3D tiles are new kids on the block and beautiful examples are coming from Europe, particularly Spain.

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MONOCHROME

Black and white makes a classic entrance but its extrovert temperament runs stripes all over the rest. Shades of grey soften the hard edges, and metallic embellishments are the finale to completing the luxurious look. The new monochrome encompasses all shades of grey too. Monochrome is a confident contrast that people feel good and comfortable about.  For example you can use black and white across the floor but it would take a bold personality to do that with other colours. You can experience it with different elements, for example shapes, or patterns, and take it in different directions by introducing a burst unexpected colours.

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NOSTALGIA

In a rapidly changing world where every day we face uncertainty and change, we’re finding comfort in by gone eras. This is about the weight of history (in fact, anything that is memory related) whether it’s exposing retro, 70s, 50s, even the 90s. You can go all out or use subtlety but it’s about bringing a memory back to life and revelling in that memory. In particular retro is making a huge comeback and will be the next big thing after Scandi. There’s plenty of choices in this trend: older look timbers, subway tiles, fans, penny rounds and chevrons from the thirties.

BURST

Don’t hold back; let it burst out in colourful and contrasting energy! Like a curator’s enthusiasm for exquisite pieces, surround yourself with joyful style choices. Multiple textures, colours, and materials are combined in seemingly random composition to make a room pop. Burst is all about splashes of the eccentric and idiosyncratic to create positive and vibrant spaces that ooze personality. Experiment and play with elements like tile structure and texture or coloured fittings to set a room apart from all others and go bold to make it scream character.

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 —Beaumont Tiles is Australia’s biggest retailer of tiles and bathroom with 111 outlets across most states. Their buyers travel the globe to bring back the best in tile designs.  www.tile.com.au

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Play mix and match with these affordable textured tiles

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There’s no doubt that texture is in for interiors and the latest tile range from Tile MegaMart certainly celebrates the trend. A great alternative to safe solid neutral tiles, these hand-etched and embossed tiles add a fair bit more interest without requiring you to go out on a massive trend-driven limb. In short, they’re a great way of adding some depth and interest while keeping your colour scheme fairly monochromatic.

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It’s a look that featured prominently at this year’s Milan Design Fair and we love the earthy feel of the trend. “Beautiful pieces of seemingly hand-etched stone, in richly earthy hues, are the very latest design crush for wall tiles,” says Marita Blaschka, design director of Tile MegaMart.

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The slightly irregular nature of these tiles gives them a lovely worn-in look that works so well with the materials of the moment – timber, stone and concrete. We love how some of them look like pressed tin. “Each rectangular matte tile features a repeat relief pattern designed to be used in a mix to create a very personalised look for interior walls,” says Marita.

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“These wall tiles are suitable for bathrooms, kitchens and living areas, are the perfect balance between pattern and texture and create rich visual interest that is cleverly understated,” says Marita of the range of rectangular tiles that measure 150 X 220mm. “The relief pattern on each tile is even further enhanced by the natural play of light and shadow. Tiles can be laid in any order,” says Marita. Made to mix and match and available in four hues – mud, grey, white and black – the tiles retail for $85 per square metre making them fairly kind on the hip pocket too.

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How to: Be creative with white tiles

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While there are a huge variety of tiles on the market, when building or renovating, most of us end up playing it safe with basic white.

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“It’s a safe canvas and one we probably revert to when the choice of colour becomes overwhelming,” says Christie Wood, Beaumont Tiles’ communications and design specialist. Whether it’s concern about property resale or a simple reluctance to try something new, white is still the most popular colour tile by a mile.

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But it’s a look that needn’t be sterile and boring, provided you use texture and pattern to create depth and interest. “A successful all-white space uses texture, colour and pattern and it’s an exciting way to experiment with different aspects, shapes and design,” says Christie who maintains that you can still achieve a safe and timeless all-white backdrop without compromising on creativity.

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“The biggest mistake people make is choosing the wrong shade of white. Determine your desired ambience first and then pick a shade to create it. Warm whites tend to have a yellow, red or brown undertone for a warm and cosy atmosphere while cool whites have a grey, blue or green undertone bringing light to dark spaces,” says Christie.

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Another key consideration is your choice of material – try to think beyond porcelain. “Tiles are made of many materials from ceramics to polished marbles and gorgeous natural limestones too,” says Christie who believe that layering white tiles of differing materials is key to achieving a luxurious look.

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Also, tiles are no longer just available in square and rectangle iterations. “Elongated rectangles have been the norm but shapes are moving into hexagons, triangles, rhomboids (diamonds) and chevron designs,” says Christie. You should also think beyond traditional shapes and consider wall tiles that come in 3D. “These formations are visually tactile and give a gutsy, personal look that’s anything but sterile,” says Christie.

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Top tile trends for 2015 and beyond from Beaumont

Sense's Margarite tile

Australia’s largest tile house, Beaumont Tiles, have just revealed their 2015/2016 trends. Bringing 100,000 tonnes of tiles into the country each year, they pride themselves on being at the forefront of style, technology and production.

Sense's Margarite tile
Sense’s Margarite tile

So, trend wise, what’s in store for this year and beyond?

“Tiles are increasingly stepping outside the traditional white and beige,” explains Beaumont’s strategic designer, Rachel Gilding. “We’re seeing a huge resurgence in home styling and tiles are an essential product, not just as a canvas, but as a critical part of the design. Overall across the trends we’re seeing enormous diversity in shaped tiles, tiles that emulate natural stone and wood to bring more texture and tactility to a home, and the use of bigger tiles to create the illusion of space.”

Beaumont have split the trend directions into four categories: Nostalgia, Relief, Sense and Bang.

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Nostalgia’s Arcade tile

Nostalgia challenges people’s ideas of tiles through its style of retro meets industrial; with worn, lived in, textured looks. It features handmade elements, cement aspects and bold and colourful patterns.

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Relief’s Buxy tile

Relief has an earthy and textured palette that’s socially driven. As Rachel says: “We live close together in smaller homes and lead really busy lifestyles so we want to come home and relax in our own sanctuaries.” Stone and wood looks dominate this trend, made possible by inkjet technology.

Sense's Pure Fold tile
Sense’s Pure Fold tile

Sense is all about touch, feel, tactility, subtle surprises and structure.

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Bang’s Penta tile

And the Bang trend is vibrant and bold and where colour and shapes play. “It’s all about being playful, surprising and pushing the boundaries,” explains Rachel. “Perfect for the quirky home living space.”

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The tile trends for 2015 and beyond

Breakthroughs in tiling technologies are providing incredible new styling opportunities, not just in the size of tiles (which are getting bigger and bigger) but in natural variations, colours and textures. The choice is now so great, people can easily personalise their space, and thanks to manufacturing processes being trimmed, they’re an increasingly affordable and durable material.

At Beaumont Tiles, our buyers are busy travelling the globe to track down the best tiles. So we’ve got a pretty good view of what’s at the fingertips of style fashionistas! Here are the trends we are seeing for 2015 and beyond.

Bigger is better: The popularity of seamless, open-plan and outdoor living has meant home owners are carefully considering their flooring choices to achieve an integrated, spacious feel.

One of the golden rules to create a free-flowing home is to minimise the number of grout lines in the space. So with clever positioning, less cut lines and the benefit of being easy to clean, big tiles are quite literally a growing trend in Australia.

We’re seeing 600 x 1200mm floor tiles and even large format wall tiles. Note to DIY novices: due to their size, they’re a little more intricate to lay requiring some additional surface prep.

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Natural beauty: With such busy lifestyles, people are drawing design inspiration from nature for their homes. It’s a trend that’s taking off across the globe and tiling is presenting the most affordable option in achieving a tranquil and calming environment.

Advancements in printing technology have produced tiles able to imitate natural materials with wood, worn wood, cement, marble and stone being replicated. It’s almost impossible to tell them apart from the real deal unless you touch and feel the temperature variance – even a wooden texture, for example, can be mimicked.

The great thing about natural lookalike tiles is they provide a base for DIYers to insert their own personality and create a layered interior with flecks of colour, texture or pattern. At that same time, the low maintenance required makes them a highly desirable alternative.

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Make a statement: Beige be gone! Over the past few years tiles have become a design feature in the home as much as a flooring solution. Think bright, bold, textured and shaped feature walls and floors. Statement trends range from edgy modernist with bold artistic designs, neo classical black and white, to creative shaped, textured and 3D tiles.

If you want to make a subtle statement, look out for variations in cement-based tiles. Cement-look tiles are evolving and are mixing with natural materials like wood and stone. The result is stunning, textured surfaces with a raw finish, perfect for a minimalist industrial interior.

–Rachel Gilding is the Beaumont Tiles strategic designer. With 100 outlets Australia wide, Beaumont Tiles is still strongly committed to bringing the world’s best and latest tiles and bathroomware to Australian consumers, builders and renovators.