2 HOME GUIDE February 2010 Top 10 kitchen and bath trends for 2010 ARA — Does your kitchen or as serving trays and pizza boxes. bathroom look like it's stuck in a If you're tired of running the time warp? Then it might be time dishwasher when it's only half-full, to update the most-used rooms in consider installing a dishwasher your home. For inspiration, look no drawer. Because it's independently further than the National Kitchen operated, you can wash small loads and Bath Association, which recently as economically as large ones. Plus, shared its top 2010 kitchen and bath the extra flexibility to run cycles trends. simultaneously with your traditional To compile the findings and dishwasher makes clean-up quicker determine the latest kitchen and and easier, explaining why nearly a bath trends, the organization surthird of designers are incorporating veyed those members who designed a this new trend into kitchens, as well. kitchen or bathroom during the last Another popular element to quarter of 2009. According to NKBA, include in the kitchen in 2010 is a the top 10 trends for 2010 are: pull-down or pull-out faucet. Utilized 1. Shaker style kitchen design by 85 percent of kitchen designers, 2. Maple and alder cabinetry it's an easy way to make a design finishes statement at the kitchen sink while 3. Quartz countertops 4. Pull-down/ pull-out kitchen faucets 5.Polished chrome finishes 6. Under-counter refrigerator drawers 7. Dishwasher drawers for small loads 8. Marble vanity tops 9. Integrated sink tops, drop-in sinks, vessel sinks and pedestal sinks 10. Bronze and stainless steel finishes In the kitchen Making a big statement throughout the kitchen in 2010 is the addition of functional drawer appliances. One such example, which has been specified by nearly a third of NKBA's kitchen Courtesy of ARAcontent designers, is modern Make a statement at the sink with the new Arbor pulldown refrigeration technol- kitchen faucet from Moen; it's perfect for 2010 and beyond. ogy. Turning convenience into a luxury, under-counter refrigerated drawers increasing functionality. The new feature adjustable horizontal and Arbor pull-down kitchen faucet from vertical dividers to keep frequently Moen seamlessly brings simple used items close at hand. Perfect for sophistication to the kitchen with its the ultimate entertainer, refrigerated transitional styling that complements drawers are quite roomy, typically virtually any decor. It's available in tall enough to store a 2-liter bottle a chrome finish, which is another and wide enough to hold items such 2010 trend to look for in appliances, Granite is the dominant material chosen for vanities in current remodels — used by seven of every eight designers — however, in 2010 alternative natural materials, like marble, will continue to grow in Courtesy of ARAcontent popularity. The Rothbury bathroom collection from Moen features the hottest finishes, Achelping your bathroom feel fashion-forward. cording to accents and hardware throughout the NKBA, just entire kitchen. For more information under half of bathroom designers about the Arbor pull-down kitchen utilize marble, as it provides a sofaucet from Moen, visit moen.com or phisticated look that's reminiscent of call (800) BUY-MOEN (800-289-6636). See Trends Page 11 In the bath