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Designing Spaces For Living, Working And Playing At Home
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(BPT) - Over the last year, life has been
synonymous with ongoing changes, and
chances are your home has had to adapt to
these changes too. Your kitchen table might
now be your office, the living room now
serves as a classroom and your kitchen island
is now a space for virtual social hours with
friends. Are you longing for more functional
and flexible spaces that work for your evolving
needs? You’re not alone.
“Spending more time at home and needing it
to work in new ways has caused homeowners
to rethink their spaces,” says Leigh Spicher,
National Director of Design Studios for Ashton
Woods. “With more of your life at home you
need spaces focused on how you live with
the ability to transform, as necessary.”
While some people are remodeling their
homes to accommodate the new normal,
others are selling and taking advantage of
historically low interest rates in order to build
their own home to perfectly fit their needs. No
matter which category you fall into, Spicher
shares the top trends in home design so you
can elevate your home to prioritize agility,
functionality, comfort and style.
Design rooms for dual purpose
Gone are the days of single purpose, defined
spaces like “living,” “dining” or “bed” rooms.
With the need for home offices and virtual
learning spaces, families need more room to
complete the tasks within their homes. But
imagine the functionality your home would
have if creative solutions allowed one room
to flex for multiple purposes, embracing
the practical needs of your home today
with flexibility for
tomorrow.
Designer tips:
· Carve out space in
larger-than-necessary
rooms for different
purposes. For instance,
an open area in the
owner suite or extra
walk-in closet makes
room for a nursery.
Or the seating area
in a home office may
better serve as a home gym.
· Clean out the hall linen closet and add
a small desk with playful artwork to serve
as a child’s learning space. It will be less
distracting than a playroom or bedroom and
creates a space all their own.
· Add a built-in or console for office
organization in a dining room or clean out old
and unused dishware from the china cabinet
to make room for office and school supplies.
Both solutions offer a beautiful focal point
in the home while being utilized for more
practical everyday needs.
Usher in light in the new year
Rooms are often not designed with proper
lighting. Objective layers of lighting and
correct temperatures
of that lighting play
a key role in not
only how your space
looks and feels, but
also how it functions.
A single layer of
lighting often leads a
room to be too dark
or one dimensional,
w h i l e m a n y
layers of different
temperatures can
make a room feel “off.”
Designer tips:
· Ensure each room has the four layers of
fundamental lights as needed. Each room
should have a main source of lighting like
recessed can lights. Then add task lighting
like a reading lamp or under cabinet lighting
in the kitchen. Accent lighting such as small
track lighting should be used to illuminate a
focal point. And finally, add a decorative light
such as a chandelier or sconce to complete
the room.
· First, determine if you want your room
to feel warm or cool, and then ensure those
layers of light all work towards the same color
temperature. When you purchase lightbulbs,
the packaging will include this little detail.
Create a space for what’s most important
Functional spaces are made for the way
you live while offering opportunities for
connection - and trends are following suit.
Spicher says homeowners are adopting a “new
traditional” style that is both comfortable
and contemporary - making way for natural
spaces where memories can be made. This
means family rooms are designed with group
gatherings in mind with furniture and flow
that encourages conversation and interactions.
Designer tip: Make sure there is a room or
at least a “zone” in your home that is absent
of technology. Turn off and cover the TV to
create more room for those games, puzzles
and good conversation without distractions.
Think back to that “traditional” formal
living room and design spaces intended for
connection and visiting with friends that are
a more approachable and comfortable look
for everyday living.
“ Spending more
time at home and
needing it to work in
new ways has caused
homeowners to rethink
their spaces...”
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