Although residential architecture trends have taken a turn towards more rustic accents and designs, the trend does not extend to a home’s floor plans. Homeowners are still loving the entry-kitchen-dining-living room combination. Others are wondering when individual rooms will return? CityLab’s Kate Wagner makes a case for rooms in her recent feature and why open-concept floor plans need to end. If closed floor plans are considered such a nuisance these days, why did they prev

Kitchen designers from the Detroit area told the Detroit News that many kitchens today have a new function other than cooking. Designers indicated that entertaining is more popular in today's kitchen than actual cooking. As such, designs are more open and include smaller storage areas to accommodate homeowners' desire to entertain. Several of the trends that facilitate entertaining kitchens are slab tiles and white design, designers told the Detroit News. Since fewer people a

Although it’s somewhat of a minuscule task in the larger scheme of kitchen design, picking out the hardware is still important. A carefully thought-out combination of knobs, pulls, and handles will help make the kitchen complete. With many options in style, size, and finish, it allows for the opportunity to mix and match for different purposes. Houzz contributor Yanic Simard says mixing types of hardware gives kitchens more character on the design side and makes it more funct

The stylish, true-blue hue will influence residential design palettes in the coming year and beyond. Behr has unveiled its 2019 Color of the Year, Blueprint S470-5, a mid-tone blue described as “warmer than denim and softer than navy.” The blue serves as the foundational hue for Behr’s annual Color Trends, which encompasses a palette of 15 supporting colors, that is forecasted to influence design in the coming year. “Much like the sketches builders rely on to bring an archite

While she typically gives out affordable design advice on her HGTV show The High Low Project, Sabrina Soto has a passion for cooking and kitchens. The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any home and Soto shared the top trends she is noticing in kitchen design with Coastal Living. Here are the several trends Soto identified as hot in kitchen design. Do you agree? A Hit of Color “Although white kitchens will never go out of style, you’ll begin to see more color – s

And, according to Ashton Woods' national survey, Americans are making more room than ever for pets. Ashton Woods recently polled 1,400 prospective home buyers to identify the most prominent trends across several topics of home design—ranging from customization and room layouts to fixtures and finishes. The company's 2018 Ashton Woods National Homebuyer Survey determined that personalized design options were a leading consideration for three-fourths of buyers when selecting a