MSI Highlights 2020 Design Trends
Through global travels, studies of color and design, and exploration of top-performing materials, MSI reveals its interpretation of the top design trends for 2020. These beautiful, livable palettes and surfaces will help retailers better curate collections of flooring and wall tile to sell more projects and help consumers bring their dream spaces to life.
Posted: January 17, 2020
Bold Oasis
In the new outdoor playbook, fortune favors the bold. From the pool and patio to the fire feature and Japanese garden, dramatic patterns, gorgeous colors and texture-rich treatments make an intriguing case for spending more time alfresco. All-weather collections like Arterra Porcelain Pavers, ledger panels, decorative tile and granite give these private spaces a must-be-seen sensibility. Welcome to the good life; no reservations required.
Modern Farmhouse
Black stone fireplaces. Reclaimed barn doors. Wood beams. Everything in the modern farmhouse feels comfortable yet stylish. The flush-with-texture cozy vibe is made all the more dreamy with natural wood tones, a black and white palette and brushed brass accents. From quartz-clad grand islands to barn wood-inspired LVT to subway tile with contrasting grout, everyone feels welcome in this modern-day kick-your-shoes-off farmhouse.
Moody Blues
From Arctic lights and cerulean to slate, indigo and graphite, the blue family dominates design this year in all the right ways. Navy kitchen islands look inspired and bold. Blue-gray natural stones, quartz and subway tile bathe backsplashes, walls and countertops in a fresh, soothing light. Shimmering sea glass tone mosaics — in patterns of every shape and size — bring the ocean to showers, laundry rooms and pools. For devotees around the world, this daydreamy color story delivers calm and a pop of mystery indoors and out.
Sun-Washed Chic
The 2020 color story is awash with all things warm, soft and light. A decidedly toastier forecast, bevies of blondes, creams and warm wood tones lend a sophisticated California vibe to interiors. Modern simplicity at its finest, golden veined white quartz and creamy quartzite are on the rise — especially when paired with blonde sun-kissed wood grained planks. And the neutrals in our natural stone and mosaic collections have sandy dollar hues. All aglow with sunny sophistication.
Worry-Proof Wonders
Worry-proof materials combine with top-trending looks to create the hardest-working floors, walls and countertops on the market. Among the most sought-after H2O-friendly surfaces in design, these household phenoms take a beating year after year and still look fresh. Here’s to all the super-power ways LVT, quartz and porcelain tile make family life easier.