Wine murals, yes. Encaustic tiles look fresh but will eventually fall out of favor.

Yes, accent tiles behind ranges aren't really in style. They tend to read super traditional, but they can be done well it just takes more money and thought to achieve that.

What about something like this:

bobsmith that looks very dated to me. I agree with the above posters, I think they can be done well, but in general the trend looks dated, but I was wondering what others thought...