A new year means new design trends. Inspired Remodels, the Orange County general contractors with their finger on the pulse of design, share the big trends of 2021.
Wood and Wood Look Floors
Orange County loves wood and wood-look floors. That won’t change in 2021.
Pick a room, pick a look, pick the most appropriate flooring.
Living areas, dining rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and home offices sport wood and wood-look flooring.
2021 finds Orange County general contractors nailing and gluing down hardwoods, floating engineered click-lock flooring, and laying wood-look ceramic and porcelain tiles.
And wood-look tiles show up on more than floors. This beautiful shower liberally draws on nature. Wood-look tile for walls and the seat is the perfect complement to the river stone floor. This type of tile works perfectly in wet areas where wood just won’t do.
Wood or wood-look tile? Can you tell the difference? The wood-look tile of 2021 looks more like wood than the wood itself. Grain and color gradations emulate natural wood closely. Some flooring products feature distressed surfaces as well. So, you can get the look of weathered and repurposed wood in a more durable product that costs much less money as well.
2021 is going to be a great year for flooring.
Colored Cabinets
Colored cabinets are back. Whether it’s a contrasting color for upper and lower cabinets, a specimen piece for a bar, or even a kitchen island, colored cabinets turn up in unexpected places in 2021.
Gray trended for the last 5 years. So, it’s no surprise that green and blue would become two of the most popular cabinet colors. They pair perfectly with gray!
In the kitchen, green lower cabinets put the shine on stainless steel appliances and contrast beautifully with white upper cabinets. And green goes well with so many wood flooring options to boot!
Here’s a different room, a different color cabinet, and different flooring. But it still works wonderfully. The blue bathroom vanity with white top and wavy-textured ceramic tile takes all the drama from the kitchen above and creates a look that’s completely different.
That’s the flexibility of colored cabinets, and blue is the color for cabinets in 2021.
Bamboo Flooring
Eco-conscious consumers flock to bamboo flooring. It’s renewable and much harder than other hardwood floorings. Strand woven bamboo flooring goes to places where wood cowers.
Perfect for high-traffic areas like kitchens, entryways, and hallways. Contrary to popular belief, bamboo floors stand up to refinishing.
Be sure to look for bamboo flooring that’s FloorScore certified. You’ll breathe easier knowing your flooring does off-gas harmful chemicals.
To 2021 and Beyond!
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