Trends flow in and out of fashion. A designers job is to identify which ones have staying power to keep your next project fresh and meaningful for years to come. A key trend in multi-family that has emerged is Epic Nostalgia. Close your eyes and imagine all of the goodness of growing up in your childhood home. Do certain looks, styles, colors or textures emerge?If so, apply some of those retro elements in new fresh ways to your spaces. ...

 Waffle House is a favorite guilty pleasure for many of us. (I love a sausage, egg, and cheese grit bowl. Drop your favorite dish in the comments.)They have iconic subway tile on the walls with a black and white checkerboard border as decor. I have it seared in my brain from the many visits I have across multiple states to the "awful waffle" over the years. Can you picture it? So in your rental units many a customer has served up t ...

Carpet as ROI. Return on investment. How does that make you feel? Do you want to rip it out of all your units? Are all carpets created equal!?! (Rhetorical answer…no, they are not.)Through advancements in technology, there exists on the market affordable luxury in the carpet space. Vigorous testing, twists, fiber types, color, denure, low lustre, shorter pile, durability, density, weighty, stain-fighting, and wearability ...

 It's time to meet the a huge trend for multifamily. Let’s break down how you can practically use this in the real world. Even more important, let's see how these styles can be incorporated to add more value, get that rent value up, and delight your clients as you secure your footing as leaders in style and design.Get ready because color is back!Dopamine Décor is not for the meek or the mild. This is a ...

Feeling connected all the time? Wanting to unplug. Me too, friend, me too.Let's shut it all down (after we read the blog - oh the irony!)Biophilic design yearns for nature. It seeks it out. Bringing the outside in and the inside out. Living walls. Indoor herb gardens. Color cues and texture from nature. Are you utilizing this macro trend?Christopher Marley is an American artist that puts his design and heavy hitter fashion background talents to w ...

 The trends are heating up! Palettes are warming.Gold is vibing. Are you adding the Midas Touch in your interiors, hardware, lighting or flooring? What better to liven up the ever present cool grey and white aesthetic than 24k hues, right?Have you seen the hardware companies announcing their brass collections? We are loving the yellow gold. ????Swipe the gallery below to see what’s trending. See how it sparkles and shines!Fl ...

Green is SO a neutral. (Any naysayers out there? ????)Good. That's settled! Just look out your window and gaze at the many shades found in nature, from the grass and vegetation to the trees.There is so much color inspiration bringing the outdoors in and the indoors out. True biophilic design is renewing and lush and embraces all the hues of verde. Tile is the perfect way to express this style.Check out the green gallery below and peep ...

Midmod MoodMidcentury Modern has taken a foothold in design, and it won't be going away any time soon. Yippe-ky-yay! Because I love it.Have you seen the geometric shapes in furniture and mirrors take over? It's gorg and retro. I'm sharing a mirrored wall tile with you in the gallery that drips this trend for any of your common areas, shared spaces, coffee nooks, gym smoothie areas and kitchen backsplashes. Beautiful shapes in beveled su ...