Over the next 10 years, functionality, accessibility, and sustainability will be major themes guiding home design trends— from embracing healthier building materials and furnishings to homes that are designed to be more resilient to bad weather.
Here are the 10 residential design trends to watch for over the next decade:
- Smarter homes: Technology will become more prevalent in the operation of homes, including automated controls for temperature, security, and lighting.
- Healthier homes: Consumers are becoming more aware of environmental health issues leading to greater use of low or no volatile organic compounds of paint and composite wood, natural fiber upholstery, carpets without polyvinyl chloride backing, and air purification systems.
- Disaster-proof: Home owners will call for homes that can hold up better against natural disasters, which may mean elevating residences, windows with impact glazing, safe rooms, and backup power generation.
- Energy efficiency: Sustainable design elements that increase a home’s energy efficiency — such as solar panels, water reclamation systems, and tankless water heaters— will likely grow in demand. For a growing number of buyers, finding a home with energy efficient features and a sustainable design is a big priority. Builders are also going green, choosing to build new homes that feature EnergyStar appliances and windows, programmable thermostats and using sustainable materials.
- Age-in-place: Universal design elements will grow in popularity to help an aging population stay in their homes longer. These design elements will likely include wider hallways, added handrails, and one-level living spaces.
- All about the kitchen: Kitchens will be the focal point of the home, fueled by open design concepts that allow it to stay front and center.
- Outdoor living spaces: More home owners will look to invest in sprucing up their outdoor living spaces, beyond just outdoor grills or decks. Look for more home owners adding outdoor kitchens and fully furnished outdoor rooms.
- Home offices: Home owners, due to changing work patterns, will likely place a greater emphasis on the need for a space devoted to a home office.
- Smaller but better designed homes: As home owners demand to be closer to jobs and public transportation, architects will have to build in more accessible locations that are typically more pricey. This will likely bring about smaller but more innovative designs.
- Urban influence: With growing calls for an urban lifestyle from younger adults, architects will adopt some of these urban characteristics into their projects, and focus on higher-density development that offer more amenities to residents and are tied to other commercial activities.
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine; NAR Newsline Blog (March 17, 2016)
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