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  • The Latest Fairfield County Kitchen Design Trends

    Are you considering a home renovation in your luxury kitchen?  An informative article from Boston.com discusses the latest kitchen design trends and renovation news, indicating that many home owners have been downsizing on home renovation projects over the last few years.

    Fred Miller from the Home Improvement Research Institute says “If your water heater went out, you weren’t going to take cold showers, but because some kitchen remodeling can be pretty pricey, many owners decided they could live with their existing kitchens for a year or two.” The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) has reported that these trends are changing and the remodeling industry overall is seeing double the growth in 2012, that it did just two years ago.

    What are some of the new design trends? Here are a few of the most interesting…

    Sleek Styling: According to the Boston.com article, one of the biggest changes, especially in the Northeast, are simpler and sleeker looking contemporary kitchen design styles. Referred to as “transitional”,  it is modern but with the classic touch.

    Workstations: A second new trend is in the area of the kitchen layout and work triangle. According to the article, homeowners are doing away with the formal dining room and enlarging the kitchen to include an eat-in dining area. Secondly, the article says the work triangle is no longer the center of the kitchen. Seemingly, restaurant style workstations are replacing the work triangle.

    Docking Stations: No surprise to the modern reader, the next trend of note reported in the article is the docking station. While many families still maintain an office space, the kitchen now hosts an electronic docking station.

    Kitchen designer Amanda LaRose says, “Office space is not disappearing” from the kitchen, LaRose explains, “but morphing. It’s becoming a message center and docking station. It probably does not have a sit-down desk area like it did, and once you take away the need for sitting, you can now use that space for storage.”

    Are you interested in seeing some beautiful kitchens in order to get some new kitchen design ideas? Visit  the Country Club Homes, Inc. Kitchen Design Portfolioto see many great ideas for classic and contemporary kitchen spaces. Here are a few images from our Portfolio for you to enjoy:

     

    Planning to renovate your Fairfield County kitchen, or design a new dream kitchen in your custom built home? Fairfield County and southwestern Connecticut homeowners may contact Country Club Homes, Inc. to discuss your plans; and to review design concepts with the home renovation, design and construction experts here at Country Club Homes, Inc. You may contact us via our website at www.countryclubhomesinc.com or by telephone to 203-762-0550, to discuss your plans.

  • The Studs of Construction: Understanding the Lumber in Your Home

    You’ve encountered the studs of construction before: You measure and mark the walls to hang a piece of artwork. The first nail goes in easy-breezy, the second one nearly jars the teeth out of your head as you pound it in. That’s a stud. Homes in Fairfield County and around the country are usually framed…

  • Adding a Sauna to Your Home is Great for Your Health

    An in-home sauna may seem like an unnecessary luxury, but in reality it can provide significant benefits to your health. A sauna’s heat works to sooth your nerve endings, relieve tension, reduce joint pain, and relax your muscles.  Spending time in a sauna also works to calm your body and relieve it of stress which promotes…

  • Create Cleverly Concealed Work Spaces in Your Home

    Have you discovered that you could benefit from additional workspaces in your home? Using creative built-in storage is an excellent way to create unique spaces designed specifically to meet your family’s needs. Contemporary Family Room by New York Architects & Designers Murdock Solon Architects via Houzz   Considering adding a: Homework center: Does your kids’ homework spill out across…

  • How to Tell if a Wall or Column is Load-Bearing

    Many homeowners seek to open up space in their home during a home renovation project by removing a wall. This can connect spaces and completely transform a home’s layout. Before a wall can be removed it must first be determined whether the wall is load-bearing. This can be determined by: Traditional Staircase by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club…