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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ I hate the above tumbled marble squares. It's very dated and looks 1990- 2000s[/quote]

no that's timeless, people will be ok with tumbled netural grey it may not be a selling point but it will always be the 'that's ok we don't have to rip that out' , trendy is the glass or mosaics small tiles.
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Sorry, that's not timeless. It's not even a trend on its way out. It is a long over trend for at least 7 years now (and, honestly, was never popular among design people - just housewives).  If I came into possession of a house with those tiles, I would think the opposite of "that's okay we don't have to rip that out".  They would be torn out within weeks they are so ugly.

White kitchens are timeless. There has never been a time in the last 100 years that white kitchens were not workable within that periods trends. A quick update of hardware, lighting, backsplash and counters, and a white kitchen looks brand new.

Subway tiles are definitely a little oversaturated, but I think if done correctly still feel classic. Marble, herringbone patterns and the like I think will always look pretty classic.   Also, non-standard sizes (like extra long, or oversized) are still interesting and new.  Someone else suggested granite - which can look classic if you choose a contemporary granite. But if you choose a granite straight out of 2006 (which is what most people seem to choose), then it looks terribly dated and heavy.

Sometimes I wonder if people have opened a design magazine in the last 5 years![/quote]

You are clearly out of touch, most people buying houses are not designers. Do we need to flag you as the out of touch kitchen designer? Kind of like how all architect rave over modern home design but buyers just prefer colonials?[/quote]

NP here and I agree with this sentiment. Housewives buy the houses. They don't need to rip out things that are gentle classics. [/quote]

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