Home Design Trends for 2014

Happy 2014 faithful Halifax readers! We hope the New Year brings you happiness and success. While you work on that prosperity we will be busy helping you transform your home in 2014. Today we will talk about design trends for the coming year. The theme is transitions – how do we transition a home that was built in (and meant for) the late 1900s to today? For us, it’s about refocusing our homes to fit with the pace and technology of modern life without losing the comfort and tradition we are used to. Here’s how new trends can be applied to two rooms of your home! 

The Kitchen 

The kitchen is the hub of the home. Now that many Canadians are eating healthier and focusing on where our food comes from and how it is prepared, we’ve returned to a kitchen-centric life. However, not everyone has time to enjoy a slow-cooked, prolonged meal in their dining room each night, as lovely as that would be. For those with a fast-paced life, consider the kitchen table as your main dining area, and decorate it as such. Try to go not too sparse or too formal; it should be a casual eating space that you wouldn’t mind entertaining at if you were dropped in on. Be sure to embrace technology as well. From iPads as cookbooks to checking your schedule as you make breakfast, having gadgets in the kitchen can really boost your productivity. 

Traditional Kitchen with Dinning Area by Case Design/Remodeling Inc.

Traditional Kitchen by Case Design/Remodeling Inc. 

The Everyroom 

Is it a living room? A library? A play area? Gone are the days of strict room functionality. We’re sure that you remember the “guest living room” in your parents or grandparents house. It was the one you were never allowed to go in, and it was by far the nicest. What’s the point? 

Instead, try to view rooms outside of your traditional mindset. A large room could easily feature a media center at one wall and a desk for a home office on another. The laundry room could hide away the kid’s arts and craft supplies, or the kitchen could have a book shelf with a reading nook. Be creative but remember that practicality is king. 

Traditional Living Room by Case Design/Remodeling Inc.

Traditional Laundry Room by Case Design/Remodeling Inc.

We hope you enjoyed our take on 2014 design trends. We’ll be sure to update you later in the year with new hot trends and to see how our predictions are shaking out. Meanwhile, what would you like to see in home design trends this year? 

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Halifax Kitchens, The New Entertainment Space

Kitchens Are The New Entertainment Space


To many Halifax families, the kitchen is more than a place where food is cooked and eaten. It's where parties begin and end, bills are paid, pets are fed, homework is done and the day’s events are recalled over cups of coffee. As the kitchen becomes the focal point of the home, it has gained in size and importance.

Homeowners are investing more in their kitchens and allocating generous space in their designs, taking into account its multiple functions as a food-preparation and cooking area, serving and eating area, food and dish storage area and as a social area. More and more, open kitchen designs that blend into the dining and living area are practically the norm these days.

As the demand for additional functionality, technology and ergonomics increases, newer kitchens feature more useable space and modern conveniences, kitchen cabinets with creative storage solutions, high-tech lighting controls, audio/visual input and output and internet connectivity. In addition, functional elements such as center islands, high-performance appliances complimented by finely crafted kitchen cabinetry in any number of wood finishes, durable kitchen counter surfaces such as granite, concrete and engineered stone, backsplashes, multipurpose sinks and high quality tile floors showcase the kitchen as the new entertainment space in the home.

From a financial standpoint, the kitchen has become an area of the home that has a very high rate of return for money invested. Most homeowners are savvy enough to realize that money wisely spent in the kitchen will bring back a good return on appraised value of the home.

If you have any questions or need help with your kitchen project, call Case Handyman and Remodeling of Halifax at (902) 454-2273, or find us online at http://halifax.caseremodeling.com/