The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) released its 2019 Bathroom Design Trends, which coincided amongst its annual Kitchen as well as Bath Industry Show (KBIS), celebrating the best inward kitchen as well as bath pattern trends.
Freshome has already covered the latest trends inward bathroom technology and bathroom faucets. But nosotros asked Elle H-Millard, Certified Kitchen Designer as well as Industry Relations Manager at the NKBA, for photos from some of the designers as well as insights regarding some of the other fundamental United States of America bath pattern trends.
Show highlight: the Blade 3D Printed Faucet yesteryear DXV
The Blade 3D Printed Faucet yesteryear DXV garnered a lot of attending at the KBIS. In fact, it won Best inward Show. H5N1 computer-guided Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation beam sinters powdered metallic into the shape of the faucet amongst high estrus as well as pressure. H5N1 corporation metallic block is formed out of the powder, as well as and therefore the block is hand-finished to smooth extraneous metal.
The nearly pop bath style
A bath designed yesteryear Sandra Diaz-Velasco. Photography yesteryear Eugenio Wilman. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
“The transitional bath style was the nearly pop style of bathrooms designed inward the yesteryear year,” H-Millard tells Freshome. “Traditional as well as contemporary ranked 2 as well as three, respectively.” Over the adjacent iii years, she says transitional is projected to remain the nearly pop style. “Contemporary should live on a unopen second, substantially passing the traditional style.”
A pulverization room designed yesteryear Janik Lemery. Photography yesteryear Justin Van Leeuwen of JVL Photography. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
She says that people wish something — a color or object — that makes the bath uniquely their own. “Customization is really of import to today’s domicile remodeler,” H-Millard says. “Gone are the days of all-white or all-beige bathrooms amongst polished chrome finishes.” She says today’s bath includes raw gilded as well as patinas, unique as well as interesting faucets as well as soaking baths amongst H2O coming from the ceiling.
A pulverization room designed yesteryear Janik Lemery. Photography yesteryear Justin Van Leeuwen of JVL Photography. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
“And nosotros are seeing a lot of black, particularly inward smaller bathrooms as well as pulverization rooms.” Black is the nearly fashionable color of every year, but H-Millard says it doesn’t accept to live on used exclusively to convey elegance as well as chicness to a bathroom. “The initial experience is that the bath is larger than it is since you lot don’t see, at first, where the walls run into the flooring as well as countertops,” she explains. “Black – both matte as well as polished – is hither to stay.”
Bathtubs as well as showers
A bath designed yesteryear Nowell Vincent, CKBD. Photography yesteryear Chris Reilmann of Chris Reilmann Photography. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
“Both transitional-style as well as contemporary-style bathrooms boast opened upwardly or swinging-door showers as well as free-standing or soaking tubs,” she says. “Shower tile for both styles includes large-format tile, but you lot volition consider to a greater extent than shapes (hexagon, arabesque) inward the transitional style as well as to a greater extent than slab surroundings as well as large seamless pieces inward the contemporary style.” While soaking tubs are withal popular, she says at that topographic point volition live on an growth inward steam showers.
The TOTO Flotation Tub took outset identify inward the NKBA 30s Choice Awards for conception inward the Wellness/Health category. TOTO’s Flotation Tub simulates nil gravity amongst a weightless experience. By creating a reclining position, the hips, knees as well as ankles are flexed, which reduces pressure level on the body’s joints. The tub has a slip-resistant surface, adjustable headrest, massaging H2O jets, LED lighting, as well as a capacitive keyboard.
Sinks as well as faucets
A pulverization room designed yesteryear Janik Lemery. Photography yesteryear Justin Van Leeuwen of JVL Photography. Image courtesy of the NKBA.
“We are seeing floating vanities, flat-panel doors as well as a lot to a greater extent than drawers to render integrated storage,” she says. “The contemporary bath is embracing laminate, which is fast-approaching popularity due to its advancement inward coatings as well as its customization as well as shaping properties.” Recessed panel doors are pop inward the transitional style, as well as H-Millard says painted forest as well as forest grain are other pop choices. “Remodelers are seeking calming, relaxing, warm features for their bathrooms every bit they strive for the perfect spa-at-home experience.”
GRAFF’s Camden faucet (left) as well as Sleek-Stone sinks combine shape as well as function. Image courtesy of GRAFF
In improver to the Blade 3D Printed Faucet yesteryear DXV, trending faucets are sleek as well as stylish, as well as include nickel, chrome, stainless, dark stainless, as well as rose gold. One event is Graff’s Camden faucet (above left), which merges traditional as well as contemporary style. Sleek-Stone sinks are a prime number event of bringing spa style to the home. The sinks are made of 75% natural dolomite minerals bonded amongst resin. There are no faucet holes inward the sinks inward the 2nd as well as tertiary photos above, but at that topographic point are versions of the countertop model that include ane or multiple faucet holes.
Flooring
“Heated, large-format tile, plank, as well as ceramic/porcelain/stone tile are all pop flooring options,” H-Millard says. “Luxury vinyl, ceramic wood, as well as marble are also trending. The Vitromex Conde Porcelain Marble Collection (above) includes glazed porcelain flooring as well as wall tile that is available inward a slip-resistant matte.
Technology solutions
“The smart can amongst an attached bidet characteristic is on the rise,” H-Millard says. “Younger adults looking to their domicile every bit an investment volition pay special attending to the ‘green’ features of a smart can that is self-cleaning, that flushes according to demand as well as that cleanses as well as dries without paper.” And, of course, the lighting roughly the rim at nighttime helps to navigate the bath inward the dark.
The Kohler Numi Intelligent Toilet has an adjustable heated topographic point as well as human foot warmer, built-in speakers, hands-free opening as well as closing of the topographic point as well as comprehend as well as advanced cleansing functionality that includes a self-cleaning wand, precision air dryer as well as deodorizing filter.
The Delta In2ition Two-in-One Shower as well as H2Okinetic Pendant Raincan Shower Head. Images courtesy of Delta.
The Delta In2ition Two-in One Shower is a combination showerhead as well as mitt shower. You tin give the sack switch betwixt the 2 functions or utilization them both at the same time. You tin give the sack also utilization the intermission business office to cut down the H2O to a trickle when lathering or shaving. By docking the mitt shower dorsum into the showerhead, the Delta MagaTite Docking applied scientific discipline volition line it just into place.
Each of the iii pendant shower heads inward the H2Okinetic Pendant Raincan Shower Head sculpts H2O into a unique pattern. By controlling speed, get as well as droplet size, the Raincan provides iii times the coverage of a measure showerhead. Users tin give the sack accommodate each of the pendant showerheads every bit desired.
“The bath is becoming to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than of import to homeowners every bit this is the quietest identify inward the house,” H-Millard says. “And it is the identify where ane goes to unwind, relax as well as recharge, therefore no amenity or applied scientific discipline is out of the question.”