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Get Ahead of 2025 Kitchen Trends
As we look towards 2025, Symphony Group’s Design Manager, Josie Medved, highlights some key trends that are coming through for next year, "Sleek matt finishes will be increasingly popular in family kitchens, offering a modern aesthetic. Textured cabinetry will add visual appeal, with ribbed effects being a standout trend for next year. Caramel colours will bring warmth and glamour, especially when contrasted with black. Demand for smart, accessible kitchens for multi-generational living will continue to grow and eco-conscious choices will influence buying decisions, as sustainable materials, appliances and practices become more important than ever. Finally, the mix-and-match approach to cabinetry, with contrasting colours and statement islands, is set to define bold kitchen designs in 2025.
Comment by Josie Medved, Design Manager, Symphony Group
Social Media – Going Beyond the Likes
In today’s KBB retail landscape, social media is no longer just about collecting “likes.” It’s a powerful tool for winning and retaining business by allowing retailers to engage personally with customers.
Offering advice on the latest design trends, materials, textures and colours can build strong relationships by offering valuable insight that goes far beyond mere engagement metrics.
For example, don’t underestimate the value of showcasing inspiring bathroom projects, which can act as testimonials of your craftsmanship for consumers. Sharing project images can serve as a powerful endorsement, helping to build trust in your brand and attract footfall. Through active engagement on social channels, built around a strategy, retailers can strengthen consumer trust while reinforcing their brand. Our Bathrooms to Love social media efforts are designed to support retailers by driving traffic directly to showrooms. This impact is amplified when retailers actively participate by also sharing thoughtful, high-quality posts. By working together with suppliers and sharing both their content and yours, it’s possible to create a powerful, combined presence that boosts showroom visits, opening up new sales opportunities.
Comment by Tara Morrison, Marketing Executive, PJH
Retailers should leverage this collaborative approach to strengthen their digital presence. With consistent, engaging, and well-aligned posts, they can transform social media into a business-building asset, creating strong consumer connections and bringing new customers into showrooms.
Bathrooms of the future will incorporate more electronic technology
Long term, at ProofVision, we see the bathroom evolving into a space that incorporates advanced technology
solutions that track our health and enhance our daily experience. The bathroom is quite a unique space in the house. It’s a place where you get some time on your own, a room you use every day, often for short periods of time, where you are busy dealing with routine activities, but your mind is free to wander to
Comment by Will Uttley, Managing Director, ProofVision
other thoughts. By enhancing the enjoyment of your time, we believe technology can add significant value, both to bathroom retailers and consumers.
At ProofVision, we aim to enhance daily living through innovative, waterproof, electrical technology solutions tailored for the bathroom. We are continually expanding our product range to meet the evolving needs of the future.
4 BKU NOVEMBER 2024
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