Getting Your Farmington Hills MI Home Ready to Sell? 2021 Home Design Trends

Preparing to Put Your Farmington Hills MI Home on the Market? 2021 Home Design & Remodeling Trends

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Getting Your Farmington Hills MI Ready to Sell? 2021 Home Design Trends

If you have plans for selling your Farmington Hills MI home now or in the near future, we recommend that you be mindful of design choices when planning a remodel or redecorating. Selecting last years’ trending paint colors, fixtures, and finishes, for example, could cause your home to feel dated quickly. Also, over-personalized renovations that buyers may not resonate with could actually get you less money for your home, or cause it to linger on the market, which is never a good thing. 

Due to the pandemic, we’ve all spent a lot more time at home over the past year. For many of us, our homes have become our office, classroom, gym, and most importantly, our refuge during times of uncertainty. So, it’s no surprise to see that the hottest design trends for 2021 revolve around soothing color palettes, coziness, comfort, functionality over flash, and quiet retreats. 

People are really starting to think about how they function in their own homes more than what others are going to think walking into their homes. Instead, we are asking ourselves: What do I need? What makes me comfortable? What does my family need? The trends for 2021 and moving forward are about real lifestyle, not just flash.

The cozy comfort theme is being translated into colors, materials, and textures throughout the home. Cold grey and white minimalist color palettes are taking a backseat to warmer neutrals with pops of color and pattern throughout. People are also wanting cozier spaces with more separation and privacy and a dedicated space for working from home.

Homeowners are putting vacation budgets towards home improvements and creating their own staycation-worthy retreats. Bathroom trends for 2021 are all about easy-to-clean surfaces and hands-free components that minimize exposure to germs and maximize cleanliness. Enhanced outdoor living areas are also becoming increasingly popular. 

To help inspire your design projects, unlock the full potential of your Farmington Hills MI home, and maximize your investment, let’s take a closer look at some of the hottest design and remodeling trends showing up for 2021: 

1). Uplifting color pallets

This year, colors appear to be gravitating toward warm and happy shades that convey a sense of coziness, comfort, and wellbeing. Palettes are getting their inspiration from earthy hues, warm neutrals, and soothing blues and greens.

While white and gray are still the safe options they’ve been for the past several years, expect to see alternative neutrals becoming increasingly popular choices for cabinets, walls, and furnishings in 2021. For a fresh and sophisticated look, try one of these 2021 paint colors of the year:

  • Urbane Bronze (brownish-gray) by Sherwin-Williams
  • Aegean Teal (coastal blue) by Benjamin Moore
  • Soft Candlelight (muted yellow) by Valspar

Indigo, ruby, sapphire, and plum on the opposite end of the spectrum are showing up on everything from fabrics and home accessories to fireplace mantels and floating shelves. These classic rich hues can help bring warmth, depth, and a touch of luxury to your living space. Designers recommend using the “60-30-10 Rule” to incorporate these colors, which is a classic decor rule that helps create a pleasing color palette for an interior space.

The rule states that 60% of the room should be a dominant color, 30% should be the secondary color or texture, and the last 10% should be an accent. The 60% is the overall color of the room or the background color. The 30% number becomes the secondary color in your space and compliments the main color, but different enough to give the room interest. The final 10% is your accent color, which can be bolder or more subtle depending on the look you what to achieve. The accent color in the space can be showcased through artwork and accessories.  

2). Reimagined living spaces

The pandemic forced many of us to rethink our home design. From multipurpose rooms to converted closets to backyard cottages, we have had to find creative ways to manage virtual meetings and school. And designers expect these changes to impact the way we live and work for years to come. For example, some home builders are predicting the end of open-concept floor plans as we know them.

With many people working from home full-time, the need for compartmentalization is bigger than ever. Buyers are looking for cozier spaces with more separation and privacy. That means separate dining rooms, plenty of office space, and maybe even room for a bar or a home-gym. Parlor-style seating is also trending. The addition of alcoves, pocket doors, and sliding partitions that enable homeowners to section off rooms as needed are a popular and functional design trend.   

3). Dedicated work-at-home spaces

A study by Modsy, an online interior design service, revealed that working from home has already had a significant impact on home décor and design. Limited private space to work was the number one frustration of clients with their, often makeshift, home office work set up.  Creating a private, dedicated workspace has become a priority. The study found that home office design requests had increased by 40% in the past year.

As life gets back to the “new normal,” post-pandemic, it’s likely that many jobs will allow for remote employment, so home offices are here to stay. As a result, we will see more dedicated and private home workspaces, as opposed to makeshift desks. This may mean people will choose to move to larger homes in more remote areas for more space, or re-envision rooms as permanent home offices.

But, what if you don’t have a dedicated room? Alternative workspaces have also become increasingly popular. In fact, one of the biggest trends this year is the “cloffice,” essentially a spare closet turned home office. 

4).  Tranquil staycation retreats

With travel options limited right now, many homeowners are reallocating vacation budgets toward making their home a staycation-worthy retreat. In theory, vacations are relaxing and after a few smart decorating tweaks that cater to your senses, you can transform your abode into a tranquil retreat.

Most would agree that there’s something instantly relaxing about walking into a pristine hotel suite free of clutter. To create the same experience at home, you’ll want to address clutter first. Start by placing baskets at every entryway for shoes, and trays and hampers where messes collect.

You can also create a calm and serene environment by layering lighting throughout the space. Use floor and table lamps with neutral color shades, like white or beige, to evoke a sense of calmness. Next, consider the flow of the room, and rearrange furniture to create symmetry. The room will look and feel calmer because there are fewer pieces and objects to focus on. Lastly, Introduce accents in calm colors.

Opt for accent pieces like lamps, trays, and decorative objects in mellow shades of blue, green, lavender, or beige, or earth tones such as dusty yellow.  Carry those vacation-vibes into your bathroom with some of the top upgrades for 2021.

5). Contemporary easy-clean bathroom designs  

With 2020 came sheltering in place and, with it, a heightened awareness of the cleanliness of our homes. As hygiene continues to be top of mind, particularly in high-traffic environments like bathrooms, expect to see interiors with easy-to-clean surfaces and antimicrobial fixtures. 2021 bath trends include these items without sacrificing style.

Once seen as a futuristic and costly luxury, smart toilets and bidets are finding a prominent place in the post-pandemic home, according to the NKBA 2021 design trends report. Smart toilets have hands-free components, like self-closing lids and touch-free flushing, which reduce interactions with germy surfaces. Smart toilets eliminate the nooks and exposed plumbing of more traditional models, making cleaning the exterior easier as well.

Quartz dominated all other materials in the NKBA report, in which 74% of designers picked it as the top countertop material for the bathroom. Quartz countertops like Silestone easily keep up with the frequent cleaning that’s part of the new normal. Plus, quartz surfacing is non-porous and inherently less susceptible to harboring bacteria, an important trait in a damp environment. In line with today’s contemporary-leaning bath designs, these countertops have sleek profiles with few seams, which adds to their low-maintenance appeal.

6). Inviting outdoor living spaces  

Enhanced seating and outdoor comforts are both strong trends for 2021. The pandemic has elevated the importance of having private space just beyond your own doors.  According to a National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) membership survey (NKBA looks at outdoor spaces, as well as indoor ones, and tracks trends for both categories), outdoor kitchens were the top project. Next were patios and decks. Screened porches and three-season rooms rounded out the top three.

The most requested features for enhanced outdoor living are expanded seating, fireplaces and firepits, and weather protection. When asked where residents prefer to set up their home offices, one of the most popular choices was at the back of the house with direct access to the yard or patio. Homeowners want to work with an outdoor connection. According to Houzz trend reports, pergolas have become a quick and affordable solution for homeowners looking to extend their usable living space outdoors.

Pergolas provide adequate shade for dining, lounging, and other outdoor fun and relaxation. Privacy is also an increasing priority. With the pandemic driving residents outdoors to exercise, meditate, rest, or recuperate, it’s a bigger issue than in the past. “The more private the spaces, the more desirable they are for homebuyers,” the report notes.

Are you contemplating a remodel? Preparing to put your Farmington Hills MI home on the market? Want to find out how upgrades could impact the value of your home? 

Partner with award-winning Farmington Hills MI REALTOR® – Tom Gilliam  

With over two decades of real estate experience working with buyers and sellers, Tom Gilliam provides the kind of knowledge, skills, commitment, and personalized service you need and deserve. Tom understands that selling a home is a huge financial and life decision and that you are looking for an agent you can trust to sell your home for top dollar. 

Tom will first visit your home and assess it in detail to provide an approximate valuation based on the age and condition of the home as well as nearby sales comparison data. Tom partners with some of the best professional home stagers in the area and will offer suggestions for preparing your home accordingly and make it available for showings. 

Tom will create a competitive marketing strategy that exposes your home to the public and other real estate agents through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), other cooperative marketing networks, open houses for agents, and so on. Your listing will appear on all the most popular real estate sites where buyers spend hours a day looking at such as Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, REMAX, Redfin, and dozens of others. Your home will also be featured on Tom’s own highly-trafficked website homes2moveyou.com.

As your agent, Tom will hold open houses, communicate with prospective buyers, negotiate offers, and put out any fires that might erupt along the way. You can be assured that he will do whatever it takes to get your home sold quickly for top dollar. With an agent like Tom, the experience of selling your home is a very personalized and pleasant one.

If you or someone you know is interested in buying or selling Farmington Hills MI real estate, please give Tom a call at (248) 790-5594 or you can get in touch by email.

Tom Gilliam, REALTOR®
RE/MAX Classic
29630 Orchard Lake Rd.
Farmington Hills 48334
Direct: 248-790-5594
Office: 248-737-6800
Email: Tom @ Homes2MoveYou.com
License #314578 

 

 

 

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