Monday, January 26, 2015

Orlando Design Trends

2015 Design trends

According to top homebuilding experts in Orlando:

Patty Guthrie, director at Mark-Michaels:

Disappearing walls.
Pet suites off the kitchen area.
Double Island sinks in the kitchen.
Porcelain tile.
Open baths like hotel spas.
Open-space feeling inside the home.
Huge windows in the house and kitchen.
Exaggerated thicknesses.
Houses that feel like Florida. 

Tony Weremeichik, principle of architectural design at Canin and associates:

Seamless indoor-outdoor connection.
Exterior courtyards.
Spa showers.
Steam-convection oven instead of a microwave oven.
Modern Mediterranean elevations not Old World but modern contemporary.
Four and five car garage design for storage.
The home should feel like a resort.
Drop zones.
Multi generational suites- kids move back in and so do moms and dads.
Modern Mediterranean.
A domestic suite.
Jewelry box-inside the master closet with it separate space.
Mid century modern.
Open spaces.

Shanna Bender, owner-design principle and design 15:

Works with a lot of international buyers.
Smoother cleaner interiors, lighter, brighter.
Where do the design trends come from:
Clients, music, jewelry, cars, Furniture and nature.
Organic in shape form and function.
Neutral and soft pallets for modern and traditional homes.
Drama in lighting-day or night. 
Stone, water, Wood materials, freeform material.
Technology in design-kitchen and cabinets.
Old world is very out!
Contemporary but not yet modern is the trend. 
Downsizing-more efficient spaces.
The breakfast nook has morphed into every day eating space.
International buyers influencing our local trends.

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