As we step into 2024, the world of home design continues to evolve, offering fresh inspiration for homeowners looking to elevate their curb appeal. For those of us in Michigan, where the landscape is diverse and the seasons are distinct, staying on top of exterior home style trends is essential to create a residence that reflects both modern aesthetics and local charm.
2024 Exterior Home Style Trends: Embracing Michigan's Unique Charm
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design
Welcome Spring: Refreshing Home Ideas from Evergreen Homes
As the winter chill melts away and nature awakens, it's time to embrace the rejuvenating spirit of spring. For homeowners in Michigan, this season brings a unique opportunity to revitalize your living space and embrace the beauty of the outdoors.
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design
Quarantine: Teaching Us What We Want From Our Homes
First and foremost, we would like to say that we hope you and your loved ones are all safe and well. These certainly are unprecedented times we are experiencing. With most of the country ordered to “stay home” in order to stay safe, we are all spending more time than ever inside our homes. We don’t know about you, but we sure are learning a lot about what works, and what doesn’t work, for our family about our home!
Topics: Insider Tips, Building New Home Tips, Floor Plans, Home Design
With rising healthcare costs, longer lifespans, and more multi-generational households, it’s no wonder the number of people choosing to remain in their home longer is increasing. Fortunately, new technology and greater services for aging citizens make it much easier and more comfortable to maintain independence at home.
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design
Multigenerational households have seen a sharp increase in the U.S. over the past 10 years. Initially spurred by the Great Recession of 2007-2009, the number of multigenerational households continues to grow today. In 2016, a record 64 million people, or 20% of the U.S. population, lived with multiple generations under one roof, according to the Pew Research Center.
Topics: Floor Plans, Home Design
2018 Bathroom Design Trends for Your Canton, Michigan New Home
If you’re thinking about building a new home, you know one of the most exciting parts of the process is designing it! So you'll probably want to know what’s trending in new home design for 2018. Today we will focus on a number of new design trends for bathrooms from colors, to finishes, to countertop materials.
Topics: Home Design
What's Trending Now in New Home Construction?
While some may argue that home building doesn’t change much from year to year (yep, our houses are still built with wood, hammer and nails!), we at Evergreen Homes would argue otherwise! Thanks to a raft of popular TV shows about homes, picture-gathering websites such as Instagram, Pinterest and Houzz, and websites dedicated to house plans, new home buyers have a much better idea of what they want and much higher expectations as well. And we at Evergreen Homes have been listening to our home buyers!
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design
10 Ways to Boost Your Canton, MI New Home’s Curb Appeal
First impressions are everything – especially when it comes to your home. Your home’s exterior is the very first thing anyone will see, and the only thing most people will ever see. And when it comes time to sell your home, curb appeal matters even more. According to the National Association of Realtors, 51 percent of homebuyers found the home they purchased on the internet. Without great curb appeal, your home won’t show nearly as well!
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design
Is your home feeling a little dated? Would you like to freshen things up a bit? Or are you thinking about building a new home and want to know what’s trending now in home design? No matter what the reason, check out our list of the top 5 “do not miss” home interior design trends for 2017:
Topics: Home Design
Top 5 Home Design Apps for Planning Your New Home in Canton, Michigan
There is an app for everything these days! So it’s not surprising there are apps available for home design. There are so many though, we find it a bit overwhelming. Here are our picks for the top 5 most useful apps for home design inspiration when planning your new home in Canton, Michigan.
Topics: Building New Home Tips, Home Design