I’m sharing some of the cool new tile and countertop materials, shower enclosures, and some unique cabinet finishes that really blew me away during my trip to KBIS 2019 recently.

I think you’re going to love these.

Tile Seen at KBIS 2019

Oh, Ann Sacks, you never disappoint in the beautiful products you display.

Hi-gloss linear subway tile in emerald green at Ann Sacks booth at KBIS 2019, shown with exotic marble, brass open floating shelves and white marble countertop

Mosaic marble tile floor in sunburst pattern shown at Ann Sacks booth, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Walls of mosaic marble tile shown at Ann Sacks booth, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Terrazzo is definitely on trend and Ann Sacks displayed this pattern in a shower. Love me some terrazzo.

Terrazzo tile shown in shower stall at Ann Sacks booth, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Bedrozians has such a wide variety of tiles and a big display this year. These 3 dimensional tiles were unique.

3 Dimensional tiles in hex and diamond shapes at Bedrozian, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

You know they must be on trend when I saw some of the tiled walls in the New American Remodel home tour later that day, a few of those walls pictured below.

(I’ll be sharing that home tour soon here on my blog. It was such a major transformation of an existing property.)

3 Dimensional hex tiles, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends | The New American Remodel shower stall

3 Dimensional tiles, KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends | The New American Remodel powder bath accent wall

Porcelain cement-look tiles | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

I was on the hunt for some new vendors that had great looking porcelain tile that looks like cement tile.

Bedrozians had these displayed.

Everyone wants the trendy cement tile look, but it comes with cement tile problems…..cracking, slippery when wet, absorbent, etc. Porcelain has none of those problems and finding some look-alike options is always a goal.

I found a new vendor I hadn’t seen before, Somer Tile.

They caught my eye with these graffiti and cartoon art type tiles surrounding their booth. (I later saw these tiles in the Miracle Mile shopping mall across from my hotel in Vegas, on a storefront!)

Graffiti tiles | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Pop art tiles | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

They also had some porcelain tile that looked like cement tiles.

Love this hex shape cement-look porcelain tile. The black has a little texture to it which is good for slip resistance and for not-showing-every-single-spec-of-anything that falls to the floor. :-)

You can play with these tiles and make your own patterns. (I sent this pic to a client for their guest bath tile floor.)

Porcelain Slabs For Countertops

Porcelain slabs have been around for a few years and people find them indestructible. They are becoming a great option for countertops as a thinner material and can be used vertically in shower stalls, etc. for a groutless installation.

However, it all boils down to the edges or corners and how to hide the fact that the product look doesn’t go through the body of the slab. You can disguise it on the edges by mitering two slabs together, but with an undermount sink where you see the cut edge, it has been a problem.

Mitered edge on wood look porcelain slab countertop with waterfall edge from Sapienstone |KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Wood look porcelain slab from Sapienstone | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Until now.

Sapienstone has a product that goes through the body of the slab as seen with this new wood-look pattern they have, Rovere Buckskin.

Looks amazing, no? See how the wood grain goes all the way through the inside of the slab? It looks so realistic.

And it is incredibly durable.

Wood look porcelain slab, Rovere Buckskin, from Sapienstone | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Wall of samples of Sapienstone porcelain slabs | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Check out these super thin panels they used as cabinetry on this wall. Wow, the design possibilities are endless!

Marble look porcelain slabs used as cabinetry fronts from Sapienstone | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Shower Enclosures

Shower enclosures are no longer the simple, straightforward functional elements of a bathroom that we all know.

They now have style, color and pattern!

Check out this vintage look rounded brass enclosure offered by Coastal Shower Doors.

Vintage brass look glass shower enclosure | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

They have more styles of their divided aluminum series available now, in standard sizes for faster and more economical offerings, and of course, you can always customize. :-)

The popular Gridscape Series has the mullions on the outside part of the glass. The inside is solid glass, for effortless squeegeeing. :-)

Coastal Shower Doors modern look black framing shower enclosure | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

This interesting series by Dreamline brings in color and pattern to the glass. They have a grid series too.

Shower enclosure with black grid from Dreamline | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Cabinet Doors

I love finding unexpected, brand-new-to-me vendors. This one, Ikonni, supplies metal and glass cabinet door fronts that can be used on any type of cabinetry. They can be used as architectural panels too, with so many options. All are made to order with your measurements.

Here is a simple brushed brass panel door, I’m holding below, and some of the options on the wall of the different types of metals they offer.

Brushed brass cabinet door | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

Metal cabinet door options | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

There are more metal finishes below and even back painted glass! These could even be used to customize furniture pieces, like drawer fronts.

I can really see these in a special area like a wet bar or on a glamorous paneled tv or fireplace wall.

The possibilities are endless!

Back painted glass cabinet door options | KBIS 2019 Surfaces Trends

I’ve got my handy Bathroom Design Guide to share here today. If you need some help planning your bathroom remodel, my project checklist can serve as your go-to source so you don’t leave anything out and can thoughtfully design the bathroom of your dreams!

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