Here’s an interesting article from CNNMoney.com where Les Christie considers the "5 Home Trends We Never Saw Coming". http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/05/real_estate/home_trends_we_never_saw/index.htm My first take on the article was to wonder how Christie missed America’s obsession with garages. We have gone from off-street parking to 3 car garages with room for an RV. Where do we go from here? Well, it looks like we’re going up… scale "with cabinet and storage systems, matching refrigerators, air conditioning and residential looking flooring". The one that surprised me was the snoring room. I had to wonder why we haven’t come up with this idea already. Although I’m not sure I would want it too close to the master suite. The source of these ideas is a survey of 923 real estate agents, so it would be interesting to see their demographics. As far as "what’s out", spiral staircases, bamboo floors and hardwood laminate flooring have topped the list. It will be interesting to see how many of these trends continue. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go hang out in the garage...
Deanna