Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

What’s going to be hot in home design next year? The Wall Street Journal printed an article with a few guesses based on what designers are seeing:

• Sisal-rug lookalikes — Sisal fiber rugs are being replaced with wool, cotten, and synthetic look-alikes that resist stains and other wear and tear.
• Shapely Bathtubs — Out with the rectangular built-ins and in with free-standing tubs with curves.
• Midtone paints — Bring on the neutral colors like khaki and taupe.
• Glass wall tiles — The glass segment of the tile industry is growing quickly becaue of its “range of finishes, from iridescent to glossy to matte.”
• Silk window curtains — Solid-color silk curtains are seeing more sales because they match nicely with popular fabrics such as boucle and tweed.

Source: “Design Trends Destined to Die” from the Dec. 30, 2005 issue of the Wall Street Journal