Healthy living continues to grow in popularity, driven by numerous home design TV shows, apps, and websites. In addition, consumers crave smaller, easy-to-maintain homes with artisanal flare, nontoxic materials, open spaces, and strong connections to the natural environment.
Check out the following product selections that aim to add a little flare and personality to homeowners' interior living spaces.
ClosetMaid
ClosetMaid has expanded its ExpressShelf product—a pre-finished shelf and rod system—to include a new collection of premium, ventilated shelving and hardware featuring the warmth of real wood. The wood shelving is available in 12-inch and 14-inch depths, and is offered in white and chocolate pear finishes. The expanded offering features a variety of new components, including shelf cap kits, trim, shelf joiner caps, and angled support brackets. Fitted with a unique patent-pending hardware system, ExpressShelf installs quickly and easily with basic tools, and eliminates the need for ladders, caulking, and painting, says the manufacturer. The product is also available in basic laminate and melamine solid wood shelving. ExpressShelf can be combined with ClosetMaid’s MasterSuite top shelves and closet rods for additional upgrade options. closetmaid.com
Sherwin-Williams
Supreme High Build interior latex is designed to allow large-scale builders to achieve consistent performance with optimal productivity. Compared with standard interior coatings, the paint requires less labor to deliver a smooth, uniform finish, and its ease of application reduces fatigue, says the firm. It has better washability, scrubability, and hide compared with basic builder paints, according to the company. High Build interior latex is offered in a flat sheen, which diminishes minor flaws, as well as in eggshell and semi-gloss. sherwin-williams.com
Walker Zanger
Walker Zanger has introduced two large-format, natural stone tiles—Fragmenta Terrazzo and Marble Luxe—to round out its new Curated Elegance collection, which is inspired by the ancient roots of tile craftsmanship, but infused with a contemporary touch. The company partnered with one of Italy’s oldest family-owned terrazzo tile makers to create Fragmenta Terrazzo, which combines the composite characteristics of classic terrazzo tiles with modern shades of gray, white, and black. It is offered in 24-inch-by-24-inch tiles. The Marble Luxe collection is cut from large blocks usually reserved for slabs, offering a premium size with minimal thickness for easier installation and thinner grout lines. Incorporating crisp colors and patterns, Marble Luxe transcends the traditional look of marble with bold hues such as turquoise, creamy whites, warm browns, and rich grays. walkerzanger.com
DuChâteau Flooring
Architectural finishes company DuChâteau has introduced five new colorways to its engineered hardwood flooring options: Säand (shown), Umber, Lys, Bravone, and American Walnut, which join the Chateau, River, and Strata collections. The fresh finishes range in hue from warm and golden browns to cool gray tones, and all feature the company’s hard-wax oil finish, which provides a matte look and develops a patina as the floor ages. Bravone is a fawn brown mixed with warm grays. duchateau.com
Nostalgic Warehouse
The new Round Clear Crystal knob features a minimalist circular shape that magnifies its facets beneath. The knob is ideal for vintage-inspired restoration projects, and can also bring a classic touch to transitional and contemporary decors. Composed of lead-free crystal and solid forged-brass backplates, the knobs are durable and suitable for both interior and exterior doors. The knob can be paired with an array of different backplates and finishes to create a variety of customized looks. nostalgicwarehouse.com
Ligne Roset
Chrome Bell and Brass Bell from Ligne Roset are statement-making overhead lighting pieces. When unlit, the shade is golden brass or chrome in appearance; when illuminated, the brass and chrome-coated glass becomes transparent, revealing the bulb in a hologram effect. The style is offered in a one-shade, three-shade, and five-shade hanging lamp with its shade in a semi-transparent chrome- or brass-hued borosilicate glass. It attaches to the ceiling through an epoxy satin black lacquered round ceiling fitting and black cable. ligne-roset.com
Heat & Glo
Offering a fresh take on contemporary styling, the Primo by Heat & Glo provides homeowners with design freedom. Zero restrictions on finishing materials—including barnwood—eliminate concerns of overheating or safety hazards, and make it possible to safely hang a television or art above the fireplace. Primo features the company’s PowerFlow Heat Management Technology, which provides heat and flame control via switch, and allows homeowners to enjoy the ambiance of a fireplace year-round. heatnglo.com
Modern Forms
The indoor–outdoor Nirvana Smart Fan integrates with smart home devices such as Amazon Echo and Nest to connect and automate mindful energy usage through the company’s Modern Forms app, which can create operating schedules for the overhead unit. Through voice command or the press of a button, it’s simple to switch the fan and LED luminaire on and off, change speeds, reverse the rotation of the blades, and dim the lights. Powered by a quiet DC motor that is 70% more energy efficient than traditional AC motors, the fan is crafted with aluminum hardware, offered in four finishes, and deploys more than 1600 lumens. modernforms.com
Viewrail
Viewrail has updated its Flight floating stairs—which are designed to look like they’re suspended in mid-air without structural support—to be quicker and easier to install. Flow-drilled fixed brackets attaching the wood treads to steel stringers eliminate the need to level each individual tread. The updated brackets are slimmer, finishing the stairs with a smoother, cleaner appearance. The system also now features pre-drilled treads; installers need only position the tread onto the bracket and secure it, eliminating several steps for each individual tread, says the company. viewrail.com
Ressource Paint
Ressource’s natural Limewash collection features 77 earthy shades. The natural brush-applied coating dries to create a weathered patina with subtle movement and organic color variation that softens and streaks with time. The paint is low in VOCs, contains no additives, and is resistant to bacteria and mold through its antifungal properties, says the firm. ressource-peintures.com/us
Atlas Homewares
Alaire, Dot, and Logan, Atlas Homewares’ newest hardware collections, draw inspiration from classic and modern design alike. The Alaire Collection’s cabinet pulls are designed to offer a minimal, sculptural style with clean lines, elongated feet and a smooth, soft look. The Dot Collection, made to complement mid-century modern interiors, is characterized by simple, curved bar pulls and oversized, spherical back plates and knobs. The Logan Collection’s cabinet pulls is inspired by 1950’s homewares, with squared edges, a thin profile, and feet that may be installed facing in or out. atlashomewaresdirect.com
