Downsized Design
01.10.11
While the monetary crash and slow recovery have altered spending habits, they haven’t deterred the desires of today’s homeowners to have smashing, efficient spaces in their homes. Lives continue to be frantic and stressful, and the home is viewed as a respite – a appointment for relaxation and gathering comfortably with friends and family.
How those welcoming spaces are achieved, however, is no longer the same as it was very recently a few years ago. With the age of conspicuous consumption in the past, homeowners have had to transform their mind sets, often working within their home’s existing parameters rather than the in a body spaces they dream of.
“Clients are definitely making do with the leeway they have so they don’t have to make as large of an investment,” stresses Ken Czarnecki of KSI Nautical galley & Bath in Brighton, MI. “They won’t be moving with the housing demand as it is, so they want their homes to look great, and they want improved functionality. But, the scheme needs to be kept within a reasonable budget.”
Source: Kitchen and Bath Design News