Top Design Features: Where Homes are Upgrading

Our homes have become so much more to us over the last year. And with that, the top design features have shifted a bit too. A year of social distancing has changed the way we use our homes and what we see as a priority, let’s explore the reinvention of the family home. 

The Backyard: Our New Family Room

When was the last time you remember spending so much time outdoors? The need to stay at home has pushed us back in time and home is really where the heart is. As a result, our backyard space has become a hot commodity and a new family room of sorts. The desire to be together safely has catapulted the trend to upgrade our patios, decks and firepits and Cleveland area homeowners are making it happen.

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To accommodate this new normal, top design features have evolved too. We saw many DIY projects and transformations happening all over America’s backyards-in an effort to create additional space. The patio became our new favorite restaurant and kids got reacquainted with exploring the outdoors. There’s always a silver lining.  

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With backyard time increasing, it’s no wonder that you are experiencing a different flow of traffic through your home. Maybe you’re entering and exiting through your sliding glass doors more to gain access to your yard. Are you happy with the function and style of their window treatments? We are here to help. The Inspiration for Covering Doors article will go over options that only make life easier.

Solving Problems: Day & Night

Living the remote life has had its challenges including those home improvement projects that can no longer be ignored! Now is the time to address them. Do any of these issues sound familiar? 

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How about clutter? It was all hands on deck last year when home improvements became a family affair. This drove storage solutions to become one of the top design features in home upgrades.  By working remotely, we quickly realized that living amongst our chaos and clutter was not productive, so we tackled this problem head-on by upgrading closet systems and adding storage options. Way to go us!

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This takes us to another lesson in “quarantine life”, the sun and how it moves about your home each day. Lesson learned. We have gained new respect for light control by having experienced, first hand, how glare can chase you from a room or how difficult a dark quiet room is to come by. Being forced to work and learn from home requires a variety of comfortable spaces–so we invented them by controlling the light. Take a look at, tackle the issue, where we help clients create glare free zones. By adding window treatments that look great and function well, we were able to make “quarantine life” a bit more tolerable.

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A good night sleep became difficult to come by last year, whether it was worry and anxiety or trying to find balance in this new remote world, we all felt a bit sleep deprived. Now’s the time to finally create the bedroom oasis you need, the right environment is crucial to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here are some steps you can take toward a healthier sleep schedule.  

Kitchen | Office | Classroom…The Flexible Room

We lived life beyond our comfort zone last year and our homes played a starring role by adjusting to our needs. One of the top design features for homes became creating multi functioning spaces to accommodate the increased number of people and their daily schedules.  

Whether it was a former mudroom turned into a classroom or a quiet guest bedroom now a corner office, the need for flexibility influenced home improvements last year. And window treatments were key in their transformation…let’s see how.

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Creating the right atmosphere for your space and the ability to change gears at a moment’s notice put window treatments in the spotlight. By adding the right window shades we were able to make any room flexible. 

Do you have favorite Top Design Features? 

Love any of these top design features? Feel the need to create a more functional home for your family? Have you already made some adjustments to your home but would like to upgrade further? Our design team can work through the challenges that affect you most and find solutions that will create the look and provide the function you need. Visit our solutions pages for more ideas and contact us for your FREE consultation. Get started today.