Kitchen and bath trends for 2015: Subdued elegance with a dash of cheer

kitchen sinkWith the fall remodeling season well underway, the design media have now turned their attention to handicapping the hot design trends for the year ahead.

In recent weeks, several reports have been released that provide insights into consumers’ and designers’ emerging preferences and priorities in kitchen and bath projects. While they range from the modest to the luxurious, a common thread runs through them, emphasizing function, practicality and simplicity.

Perhaps reflecting a somewhat more conservative attitude toward consumption, consumers are gravitating toward a kind of pragmatic elegance, featuring clean lines, classic styling and neutral palettes. Within the past year, the trend in color has been to move away from the more austere whites and blacks or industrial reds of the post-recession era toward warmer, less saturated shades of gray, beige and blue.

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