Been looking at properties lately and noticing some patterns that probably won't hold up well over time. The whole farmhouse gray thing seems to be finally dying out which is good but now I'm seeing gold hardware everywhere – cabinet pulls, faucets, light fixtures, door knobs. Just feels like another trend that people will regret in 5-7 years when they're all rushing back to brushed nickel or chrome
Also seeing a lot of those oversized pendant lights in kitchens that hang way too low and geometric tile patterns that seem very 2024. Makes me think about how granite countertops were everywhere 15 years ago and now everyone wants quartz
What other design choices are you noticing that feel very much like current moment trends rather than timeless choices
Current trends that will look dated in few years
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White oak floors (or imitation of it) and sage green cabinets seem common right now.
the good thing about all the gold hardware/faucets/fixtures is they’re super easy to swap out
actual doors that close? can’t wait for those to be trendy. a barn door, especially when used for bathrooms, is not privacy. it is a stupid idea. For these reasons, I think it’s best to stay one step behind bleeding edge for current design trends.
Dated is an opinion
Everything! Vertical, not 50/50 tiles. Metals always come and go. Lighting is always from a time.
Put up what you like, because everything’s going to feel like it came from a certain time period.
And when those quartz countertops have turned yellow (read the manufacturer’s instructions, they will yellow if exposed to sunlight) granite will come back. The marketing behind this was marvelous. How to sell people rock dust + plastic resin and have them think it’s worth as much as real stone. It’s basically corian or cultured marble (which also turn yellow) with a few different ingredients.
House finished change over time like any fashion. Just like clothes or cars. The timeline is usually longer, because it’s costly to change out flooring or cabinetry so houses kinda run in a 20 year timeline.
All trends are by definition going to be dated at some point.
Everything is going to look dated eventually. I think you just want to avoid things that are 1) dated in 5 years and 2) hard to change. Gold/nickel/chrome/bronze fixtures are just on a rotating cycle so not so bad.
For me it’s
– tile that looks like wood (nothing wrong with tile or wood. I think in general things that are pretending to be something else age poorly).
– all white kitchens that look like you could do surgery in them
– geometric accent walls made out of molding
– barn doors