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SPOTLIGHT: COPPERLEAF HOMES
The hottest building trends for 2016 COURTESY OF COPPERLEAF HOMES
You don’t have to click through the TV channels very long before discovering numerous shows focusing exclusively on all of the wonderful options available for getting the home you want versus one you’re willing to settle for. As a custom homebuilder, we’re always excited when buyers have that first moment of realization — that by building custom, they can have it all. Presently there are six trends enticing people to seriously consider building a new custom home.
OPEN CONCEPT
Gone are the days of multiple main floor rooms dividing the house into a maze. Today it’s all about open concept living. Formal living rooms, and sometimes even dining rooms, are going by the wayside, exchanged for larger and more open flex spaces. Increasingly buyers are requesting designs that incorporate open kitchens that flow into a dining space and then to an open living room beyond. These layouts best accommodate the lifestyles of buyers more interested in communal living and gathering. And it’s certainly a lot more economical than the annual display of nice formal furniture placed in rooms too long left shuttered!
DOUBLE KITCHEN ISLANDS
With more home designs calling for open concept living, it’s no surprise that the requests for double kitchen islands is on the rise as well. Ask yourself, when you host a night of entertainment or a large family gathering, where do people tend to congregate? The kitchen!
Making room for cooking, laying out dinner trays, and providing bar space for eating, visiting, or game playing is driving an entire new wave of kitchens designed to accommodate double islands.
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES
With hints of spring on the way, more of us are once again realizing how eager we are to get outdoors and bask in the beauty of the wonderful Colorado landscape. With the help of HGTV, folks are realizing that there is more to outdoor living spaces than a small uncovered deck slapped onto the back of the house. Today’s outdoor living areas often are covered, at least partially so, and incorporate everything from grilling stations to fireplaces to TV entertainment spaces. In the years to come your home will be highly appraised by how well it lives inside and out. It’s a major focus for today’s buyer and has the potential to send the resale value soaring.
WINE ROOMS
Yes, wine rooms are “in” again. However, their design and placement is being accommodated in more refined and strategic ways. As an example, one consideration is a wine room on the landing of the stairs between the main floor and lower level. This placement not only transforms a common stairwell into a unique and beautiful custom feature, but also provides ease of service, up or down, during a party event, making its function more practical. Other interesting features being requested for wine rooms are barreled ceilings, temperature and
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TECHNOLOGY
What would a new home be without the latest and greatest in home technology? More than ever iPhone compatibility is a must. Special features now allow wireless control of everything from thermostats to lighting to movie/entertainment spaces to heated flooring in the master bath. The technological advancements for today’s new homes go well beyond gadgets. There are also new technologies pertaining to basic building materials
that are key features of today’s homebuilding as well. Each year we’re seeing improvements in such things as insulation, doors, windows, plumbing and appliance packages.
EXTRA LARGE MASTER BATHS AND CLOSETS
The average size of a master suite for a new home is approximately 650 square feet and is obviously a critical part of your home design and livability. But while older homes focused more on large masters with sitting areas, resulting in smaller closets and bathrooms, today’s designs are CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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