Published on Aug 20, 2026
Welcome to another Q&A session where I answer questions from y'all on the internet.
Today's question is:
Kolten is candid that he doesn't follow remodeling trends closely, but he shares what he's observed on recent jobs. He notes growing interest in tongue-and-groove and shiplap detailing, as well as accent walls. He's also seen homeowners getting more adventurous with paint colors, pointing specifically to greens and pinkish tones appearing more frequently than before. Rather than naming a single dominant trend, he characterizes the overall direction as a shift toward boldness: homeowners are becoming more daring in their material and color decisions and are more willing to make a statement in their spaces. His honest takeaway is less about any one style and more about a general willingness among clients to take creative risks they might have avoided in the past.
I haven't really been following the trends too much. I know a lot of people like tongue-and-groove and shiplap-style stuff, accent walls, and different colors I've noticed. A lot of people are kind of going a little wild with colors as far as paint, you see different greens more often, and pinkish colors as well, more often. I wouldn't say I necessarily know any big trends out there right now, but I would say people are getting a little bit more bold with their material decisions. So honestly, I'm not someone who chases trends closely, but what I have noticed on jobs is that people are leaning into tongue-and-groove and shiplap, putting in accent walls, and getting more adventurous with their paint. Greens and pinkish tones show up a lot more than they used to. The honest take I'd give is that the through-line is boldness: homeowners aren't playing it as safe with their material and color decisions as they used to.