Home Design Trends in 2019

What’s trending in home design in the coming year?

I had the amazing opportunity to listen to a talk from Max Wilker, style director for Better Homes and Gardens Magazine about the top design trends to expect for 2019. He is incredibly knowledgeable and I can’t wait to share with you what I learned!

Colors of 2019

Every year the major paint companies come out with their color for the following year. The biggest thing to see in these colors is that they’re all natural colors. The big trend will be bringing the outdoors indoors. Max says the biggest color you’ll be seeing next year is terracotta, so watch out for it!

Pops of terracotta on the couch

Behr- Blue Print
PPG- Night Watch
Sherwin Williams - Cavern Clay

Black and white will also be a popular color combination. Black wood framed interior windows are becoming more popular as they showcase the view through the window more than a white wood framed window.

Have you heard of Greige? This is the color between gray and beige. Think light gray. You’re even going to see it in fashion as well.

Design Trend

The biggest design trend for 2019 is going to be the Southwest design. Think worn leather, nature artwork, southwestern designs on pillows and rugs, and cactus. For a more modern take on the southwest design, put the design in black and white.

Outdoor living spaces

Remember the outdoors coming in? Well the indoors are going outside too. Outdoor living spaces are going to be big. Outdoor kitchens are making a comeback now that technology has caught up and we are now making more durable kitchen materials that can withstand the outdoors year round.

Look for big porches that showcase oversized outdoor furniture which are great for cuddling up on. Ceiling fans on porches and even TVs are becoming popular.

Kitchens

There is a lot going on with kitchen design! White is still the number 1 color for cabinets, but it’s slowly losing popularity. Cabinets are going one of two directions-soft colors such as light greens, cool blues, and pale grays, and very dark blues. Darker kitchens will be trending such as navy, deep gray, and black.

As for finishes, look for gold pulls and matte black appliances and faucets.

Forget granite, quartz is now the number one preferred counter top including vertical installations. Imagine no grout to get dirty and quartz is very durable and easy to clean.

Other Trends

Lighting: Go over-sized. The bigger the better! Lighting has become a statement piece in a room.

Sustainability- A big trend in home design is sustainability. People like materials that are recycled, organic, reclaimed, renewable, or sourced sustainably.

Flooring- Luxury Vinyl Plank is all the rage right now according to Max (I put it in my own home, check out my blog post here). Natural or white wash are the trending colors.

Exterior- Black and charcoal are popular exterior colors with a colorful front door.

As the calendar rolls into 2019, I hope this gives you fresh inspiration for home design in your own home or maybe a flip you’ve been considering. Happy designing!