10 Things We’ve Learned About Houzz Users So Far This Year
Take a look at some of the most-saved photos of 2019 to see what UK and Irish homeowners are loving right now
If you’re wondering what’s catching the eye of UK and Irish homeowners at the moment, this round-up of some of the most-saved photos of 2019 so far should be illuminating.
These images were uploaded by Houzz professionals from the UK and Ireland and saved to homeowners’ ideabooks. Did any of your favourites make the list?
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These images were uploaded by Houzz professionals from the UK and Ireland and saved to homeowners’ ideabooks. Did any of your favourites make the list?
This article is from our Most Popular stories file
You’re saying yes to yellow
If an uncluttered entrance isn’t welcoming enough, it seems Houzz professionals and homeowners have another trick up their sleeve: yellow accents are appearing in many of your favourite hallway images.
This sunshine shade works well in an entrance to create an uplifting glow as you walk through the door. Here, the team at Andrew Jonathan Design have gone for all-over colour, but you could equally include a yellow-painted bench or sunny artwork.
If an uncluttered entrance isn’t welcoming enough, it seems Houzz professionals and homeowners have another trick up their sleeve: yellow accents are appearing in many of your favourite hallway images.
This sunshine shade works well in an entrance to create an uplifting glow as you walk through the door. Here, the team at Andrew Jonathan Design have gone for all-over colour, but you could equally include a yellow-painted bench or sunny artwork.
You still love blue in the kitchen
Blue has been a popular choice in kitchens for a while now, and this calm colour shows no signs of going away. Deep navy cupboards, such as these by BeSpace, are particular favourites with Houzz users, and the hue works well on both contemporary and traditional styles of cabinetry.
Dark blue is a practical colour for a kitchen and goes well with other finishes in the room. Here, it contrasts with the white worktop, but it would look equally attractive with a wooden surface.
Discover worktops that look good with a dark blue kitchen.
Blue has been a popular choice in kitchens for a while now, and this calm colour shows no signs of going away. Deep navy cupboards, such as these by BeSpace, are particular favourites with Houzz users, and the hue works well on both contemporary and traditional styles of cabinetry.
Dark blue is a practical colour for a kitchen and goes well with other finishes in the room. Here, it contrasts with the white worktop, but it would look equally attractive with a wooden surface.
Discover worktops that look good with a dark blue kitchen.
Dining is best with a view
Whether your style is traditional or contemporary, the criteria for your dining space is often proximity to a window. Houzz professionals are tapping into the modern homeowner’s desire to connect their interior to the outside, and are planning spaces accordingly.
This dining table, for example, is placed right next to the huge sliding doors to the garden. There’s also a large rooflight above to flood the area with even more natural light.
Whether your style is traditional or contemporary, the criteria for your dining space is often proximity to a window. Houzz professionals are tapping into the modern homeowner’s desire to connect their interior to the outside, and are planning spaces accordingly.
This dining table, for example, is placed right next to the huge sliding doors to the garden. There’s also a large rooflight above to flood the area with even more natural light.
You’re bold with black in the bathroom…
Black elements are having a moment in bathrooms, and Houzz users are going with the trend. Rather than opting for the usual chrome taps and fittings, you’ve been saving images of bathrooms that feature jet black ones instead.
This white and wood bathroom by Willum Long has been taken up a notch with the introduction of contrasting fittings, which add a sharp accent to the neutral space.
8 stylish ideas for using black bathroom taps.
Black elements are having a moment in bathrooms, and Houzz users are going with the trend. Rather than opting for the usual chrome taps and fittings, you’ve been saving images of bathrooms that feature jet black ones instead.
This white and wood bathroom by Willum Long has been taken up a notch with the introduction of contrasting fittings, which add a sharp accent to the neutral space.
8 stylish ideas for using black bathroom taps.
…and you dare to go dark in the cloakroom
Houzz professionals often give us great advice about designing a small space, and one of the best is the use of colour in a cloakroom. Rather than trying to make it appear bigger with pale shades, experts often suggest you embrace tiny proportions and go for dark, cosy tones instead.
Homeowners have obviously heeded this advice, as the most-saved cloakroom images on Houzz this year so far have all featured dark walls, including this grey scheme by Harriet Hughes Interior Design.
Houzz professionals often give us great advice about designing a small space, and one of the best is the use of colour in a cloakroom. Rather than trying to make it appear bigger with pale shades, experts often suggest you embrace tiny proportions and go for dark, cosy tones instead.
Homeowners have obviously heeded this advice, as the most-saved cloakroom images on Houzz this year so far have all featured dark walls, including this grey scheme by Harriet Hughes Interior Design.
Grey is still great in living rooms
This one can divide opinion, but there’s no denying that grey is still a hit with Houzz users, particularly, it seems, in the living room.
The soft grey walls in this living space by O&A Design work brilliantly as an elegant, calm backdrop, and they’re the ideal foil against which to show off the warmer navy and coral textiles and bright bucolic artwork.
This one can divide opinion, but there’s no denying that grey is still a hit with Houzz users, particularly, it seems, in the living room.
The soft grey walls in this living space by O&A Design work brilliantly as an elegant, calm backdrop, and they’re the ideal foil against which to show off the warmer navy and coral textiles and bright bucolic artwork.
Feature walls aren’t fading
Along with grey colour schemes, feature walls have been appearing in your favourite bedroom images. A contrasting surface behind the bedhead is a popular option that helps to frame the sleep area.
This bedroom by John Wilson Design is bold and beautiful, with its surface of floral blooms that have turned a neutral space into something much more daring.
Along with grey colour schemes, feature walls have been appearing in your favourite bedroom images. A contrasting surface behind the bedhead is a popular option that helps to frame the sleep area.
This bedroom by John Wilson Design is bold and beautiful, with its surface of floral blooms that have turned a neutral space into something much more daring.
Wood works on your exterior walls
When it comes to images of home exteriors, one material stood out above the rest. The majority of photos shared in this category featured properties clad with beautiful natural timber.
Wood-clad exteriors look stunning and help to connect a building with the space around it. With this extension by Penton Architects, for example, the timber slats help the property blend in with the garden and nearby trees.
When it comes to images of home exteriors, one material stood out above the rest. The majority of photos shared in this category featured properties clad with beautiful natural timber.
Wood-clad exteriors look stunning and help to connect a building with the space around it. With this extension by Penton Architects, for example, the timber slats help the property blend in with the garden and nearby trees.
You’re going wild in the garden
There are still plenty of gorgeous modern garden ideas being saved to Houzz users’ ideabooks, but these spaces also feature more wild, rustic elements. A combination of contemporary landscaping and naturalistic planting, as in this urban garden by Amanda Shipman Designs, is popular with homeowners.
Here, the wildlife-friendly planting is complemented by linear fences in modern black, providing the best of both worlds.
Tell us…
What are your favourite photos from the year so far on Houzz? Did you save any of these images, or are your ideabooks full of alternative ideas? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
There are still plenty of gorgeous modern garden ideas being saved to Houzz users’ ideabooks, but these spaces also feature more wild, rustic elements. A combination of contemporary landscaping and naturalistic planting, as in this urban garden by Amanda Shipman Designs, is popular with homeowners.
Here, the wildlife-friendly planting is complemented by linear fences in modern black, providing the best of both worlds.
Tell us…
What are your favourite photos from the year so far on Houzz? Did you save any of these images, or are your ideabooks full of alternative ideas? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
And who wouldn’t – it makes sense to install a seating area by the front or back door, so you can easily take footwear on and off.
Some of your favourite hallway photos of 2019 so far have included smart benches, such as this one by Border Oak. If you can incorporate storage into your seat, all the better, as the aim for most of us is to create an entrance that feels organised and inviting.
Would you like to create a bench seat in your hallway? Find carpenters and joiners in your area.