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Houzz Insights for Pros: Most Popular Saved Photos in 2019
See, room by room, the images our community of renovators, builders and inspiration seekers have saved this year
Do you want to know what style of rooms current and future renovators, builders and home-improvement fans are looking for right now? We used our data analytics to find which photos were most saved by our 1.5 million unique monthly users (excluding photos featured in editorial stories, so as not to skew the results).
To get the most relevant and up-to-date information, we specified photos that were uploaded by Australian professionals between May 31, 2018 and May 31, 2019. We then narrowed it down to photos our Australian users saved during the first five months of this year, from January 1, 2019 until May 31, 2019. What does it tell us about what our community is seeking as they consider or undertake a renovation or home improvement? Take a look…
To get the most relevant and up-to-date information, we specified photos that were uploaded by Australian professionals between May 31, 2018 and May 31, 2019. We then narrowed it down to photos our Australian users saved during the first five months of this year, from January 1, 2019 until May 31, 2019. What does it tell us about what our community is seeking as they consider or undertake a renovation or home improvement? Take a look…
Marble still features in this popular kitchen, where a concrete island bench and a bank of vertical panelled joinery ramps up the interest.
Marble again. This time in a kitchen that expertly blends old and new, beachy and urban.
Top three saved dining rooms
Tropical style wins for our most-saved dining room image.
Tropical style wins for our most-saved dining room image.
Black chairs with a sturdy medium-toned dining table, and styling that has touches of coastal appeal, is a look our community aspires to.
But when it comes to contemporary living, pure opulence and a luxurious aesthetic also proves popular.
Top three saved bathrooms
A modern bathroom with textural fish-scale tiles, touches of brass and a floating vanity is the most-saved bathroom so far this year.
A modern bathroom with textural fish-scale tiles, touches of brass and a floating vanity is the most-saved bathroom so far this year.
Neutral colour schemes are proving to be the most popular look in this space, with personality provided by bathroom lighting, fittings and accessories.
Large-scale grey tiles in a more conventional bathroom style also appeals to users.
Top three saved living rooms
A fabulously designed banquette surrounded by dramatic black bookshelves captured our readers’ attention.
A fabulously designed banquette surrounded by dramatic black bookshelves captured our readers’ attention.
As did this beautifully resolved space, with tiles for convenience, books for pleasure and a fireplace for warmth.
A fireplace feature again, as well as a neutral scheme that is broken up by the wonderful pattern in the chimneybreast. Cosy and clean.
Top three saved wine cellars
This dedicated place to store wine without sacrificing too much room is a winner with users.
This dedicated place to store wine without sacrificing too much room is a winner with users.
But if you must have a room, then make it a large one with all the trimmings.
Because we can all dream…
Top three saved hallways
Making a hallway work by creating a study nook obviously appeals to our sense of maximising the potential of all spaces.
Making a hallway work by creating a study nook obviously appeals to our sense of maximising the potential of all spaces.
As does classic touches in a period home.
And showing there is a strong appetite for contemporary design, here’s a fashion-forward hallway area our users admire.
Top three saved nurseries
Creative, nurturing spaces inspire Houzzers.
Creative, nurturing spaces inspire Houzzers.
And soft blues are popular in the nursery. It’s not all about baby-appeal though, with stylish touches that allow this room to speak to the home’s overall decor.
Artisanal touches maketh the nursery, if photo saves are anything to go by.
Top three saved outdoor living areas
Gathering friends and family together beneath a pitched ceiling with an outdoor kitchen nearby seems to be an Australian dream.
Gathering friends and family together beneath a pitched ceiling with an outdoor kitchen nearby seems to be an Australian dream.
As does a beautifully designed dedicated relaxation area surrounded by plantings and foliage.
Even a corner patch of a smaller yard can become an intentional place to draw people’s attention, as our photo saves indicate.
Top three saved laundries
Simple and streamlined yet with stylish touches are the core characteristics that appeal to our readers when it comes to the laundry.
Simple and streamlined yet with stylish touches are the core characteristics that appeal to our readers when it comes to the laundry.
We see a variation on that theme for our second most-saved laundry image. Note how users like tiled splashbacks that add interest to an otherwise very practical space.
And again for our third, with timber touches warming up the space.
Top three saved staircases
A blend of timber with black details in a decidedly streamlined style has broad appeal when it comes to staircases.
A blend of timber with black details in a decidedly streamlined style has broad appeal when it comes to staircases.
Glass balustrades and timber treads with no risers are evidently important.
As is this staircase, with its lovely stylistic flourishes…
Top three saved entrances
A slim Scandi-style console provides practical storage in this most-popular image. Accessories also appeal.
A slim Scandi-style console provides practical storage in this most-popular image. Accessories also appeal.
Users who saved entrance images showed an appetite for beautiful homewares and well-placed accessories.
Mixed materials, as well as varied shapes and volumes, sway our readers in this space too.
Top three saved bedrooms
Gender neutral wins the day in this often-shared space. A sense of symmetry proves popular too.
Gender neutral wins the day in this often-shared space. A sense of symmetry proves popular too.
Perfecting a soft yet cosy look in a period home is obviously top of our users’ wish lists.
And a variety of textures wins every day, as this bedroom shows with its dreamy curtains, cloud-like carpet and mix-matched soft furnishings.
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The most-saved kitchen… is a streamlined white-on-white affair with touches of marble and vertical panelled joinery.