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The simple yet sophisticated look of Kohler’s Verticyl lavatories combine crisp, clean lines with a unique flat basin bottom design.


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Quartz Countertops Quartz continues to take away market share from granite in the market for bathroom vanity tops. A year ago, 85% incorporated granite into a recent design, compared to just 48% for quartz, but now, that gap has narrowed to 83% for granite and 54% for quartz. Meanwhile, solid marble has declined from 46% to 37%, while cultured marble and onyx have increased from 12% to 19%.


Green Bathrooms No, not eco-friendly spaces—we literally mean green bathrooms. A year ago, green color palettes were used by only 14% of designers, that figure has risen to 24%. Still, whites and off-whites, beiges, and browns are the most commonly used color tones in bathrooms. Other common color tones include blues at 22%, grays at 21%, and bronzes and terracottas at 17%.


A Worthy Vessel Under mount sinks continue to dominate newly remodeled bathrooms, with 97% of NKBA bathroom designers having specified them over the last three months of 2010. However, vessel sinks have become the clear second choice among designers, at 51% up from 39%. Integrated sink tops were also up from 34% to 38%, pedestal sinks up from 21% to 29%, and drop-in sinks up from 23% to 27%. This shows that bathroom designers have been specifying more lavoratory sinks across the board.


Satin Nickel Faucets This trend relates to both bathrooms and kitchens. From the end of 2009 to the end of 2010, the percent of designers who specified a satin nickel faucet rose from 41% to 63% in the kitchen and from 45% to 57% in the bathroom, while the percent who specified a brushed nickel faucet fell from 61% to 48% in the kitchen and from 66% to 38% in the bathroom. Other popular faucet finishes in both the kitchen and bathroom are bronze and oil-rubbed bronze, polished chrome, and polished nickel. However, while stainless steel is popular in the kitchen, specified recently by 44% of designers, that figure drops to just 16% in the bathroom.


The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is a non-profit trade association that has educated and led the kitchen and bath industry for more than 45 years. Visit www.NKBA.org for more information.


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