@Creekland I have heard for months that refrigerators and freezers have been in high demand. Early on in COVID, people were buying them to do long term food storage. I think that is still the case, and people are cooking at home more, possibly seeing the need for something bigger, more energy efficient etc.
My H MUST have a rocker recliner to sit in. Itās like a security blanket to him! Last Monday night at 10pm as I was heading to bed he announced that his chair had just broke and āyou (me) will need to look for a new oneā. Hmm. 
Well I went to a LazYBoy shop Tuesday night. Hate most rocker/recliners. I think they are just all puffy and obnoxious looking! So Iām really picky. There were two in the store that I could put up with. H was fine with either but picked one. SOMEHOW we got really lucky and there was one in the leather color we wanted at the warehouse in Columbus. We donāt have it in hand yet (should be this week) and Iām not counting on it until itās in the house but the salesperson told us that if it were not for that one chair we would be looking at a minimum of 12 weeks for a chair.
Sounds like a lot of the manufacturing was halted for awhile and now they are trying to catch up with months of orders. 
Appliances are definitely in demand. This house requires a smaller fridge due to the kitchen constraints. Iām sure that doesnāt help with the current trend to want larger. Factories will produce whatever they make the most off of.
I think anything related to home improvement is subject to backorders and delays. Last week I went to a local carpet store just to get a carpet pad. The owner was obviously frazzled and said that August was his highest sales month ever in all the years heās been in business. He just canāt keep up with the demand of what people want to do to fix up their homes now.
Having been waiting for our new wall ovens (Bosch) since early August. Our JennAir ovens went on the blink in March, parts were ordered, then Covid, then finally the company offered us a credit for what we paid for them 8 years ago (still two years left on extended warranty). Now weāre getting the run around on where the ovens are. They were in NC but moved up to NJ and we were waiting for the ātruck to fillā before it left for CT. According to todayās call, Bosch has ordered everything back to their warehouses in NC (due to Covid? theyāre going to sanitize them?). Who knows.
They measured for my new countertops yesterday. Now just waiting for them to call with the installation date. The measuring guy said it could be as little as two weeks. Then the backsplash will have to be done. It should all be finished by mid October at the latest, which gives me plenty of time to get ready for Thanksgiving. Last year, I had new tile floors put in and they finished the night before T-day. Needless to say, there was still a lot of dust everywhere!
Lol, I remember that! I couldnāt have said who posted it, but I do remember reading about someone worrying about tile installation right before Thanksgiving. 
Concur on waiting for appliances as an issueāweāre changing out kitchen appliances at our vacation home. We ordered a Miele dishwasher in Aprilāit was supposed to arrive July 31. Ordered a Viking refrigerator on May 1, it was supposed to arrive August 31. Weāre still waiting for both. When I called the appliance place, the clerk (whoās my new friend) told me that every appliance maker was backed up and delayed because of supply issues.
We arenāt ready yet for our new fridge (extensive remodel in the painting phase), but I believe we ordered it (Sub-Zero) in February. Hope there is no problem getting it delivered within the next month.
Is not getting appliances delivered NOT warming up to decorating trends? Sounds like you all like the trends for remodeling but are having trouble getting yours delivered.
There has been a recent trend in acrylic/metal cabinet pulls. I found some I liked, but my builder said she had received lots of complaints about them breaking.
This morning, I found some really pretty ones made out of glass and metal. They way they were constructed looked pretty sturdy. I went to the product web site and liked what I saw-until I saw the price-$200-$500 EACH. What???
Back to the drawing board.
The decorating trend I canāt warm up to is the beautiful slabs of granite over the washer and dryer (seen a lot on Houzz). My thought is āwhat are the chances that your replacement machines will fit into the same exact space in 5/10/15 years?ā.
@Tiredofsnow I mentioned that issue upthread. Washers and dryers have gotten bigger, too big to fit in my closet. No beautiful slab of granite, fortunately or unfortunately.
Sorry, @rhododendron , I missed it!
@Tiredofsnow , no apologies necessary. I was just agreeing with you. It is quite annoying (and potentially expensive) when appliance sizes change.
Someone mentioned the Edison bulb trend. I may be in the market (if my DYI repair attempt fails) for a new light fixture over the breakfast room table. The majority of the new ones I have seen have Edison or those candle-looking bulbs. Since this is the only light fixture in the room, I am afraid these bulbs will not put out enough light. The current fixture has five 60w LED bulbs and it is great.
I guess I am getting old, but I love bright light! There is a large window in the room, but that doesnāt help at night.
Iāve never used the Edison bulbs but they do not look like they are very bright. Anyone have any experience?
The only thing Iāll say about some of the new light fixtures is that I come to be annoyed by the ones that have several light bulbs in them. Seems that one is always on the fritz!!!
Took a little time to āfall upā my mantel. I still like to keep it simple but have a few things like a large glass bottle/vase in an amber color, a wood pumpkin, some little lights that are small gold leaves that have a tiny light on each and a hello autumn small sign. Mix that in with a couple of small green plants, a white candlestick with a fall green candle on top and other gold accents (itās a nice sized mantel)
Do you decorate your mantel for seasons? I do a fall one, a winter/sort of holiday one and then just a fresh light one for spring/summer.
There is an article in the wall street journal today saying the all white kitchen is out. The new āneutralā is blue (slate blue and other shades of blue). Which is what I had seen at that designer house. They showed lots of blue cabinets and appliances in the article.
I would never consider blue as neutral - grey, white, beige, wood tone, brown all neutral to me.
^^^ We are contemplating doing a refresh of our kitchen (possibly for resale within a year or two). It would include painting cabinets. I admit to loving a bright navy on part of the cabinets - but donāt know if Iād do that with intent to sell. I am really drawn to a two color cabinet look.