What sets luxury homes apart in Airdrie
Can you have a luxury home without the million-dollar price tag? Designers today are adding luxurious amenities in every room of the house, providing a modern touch and increasing value. If you’re building a home or renovating an older one, consider every room and how you can add design features like these.
Make an entrance
Regal entry ways are the order of the day in a luxury home. Something that says you’ve “arrived”. Coat closets are gone, floors are polished, ceilings are high. A grand entrance is in order in luxury homes no matter what the square footage. Unfettered, clutter-free but welcoming. This is where you want a gorgeous light fixture that creates impact. If there’s a staircase in the front entrance, make them open steps that create a less-heavy feeling.
Cooking up luxury in the kitchen
Trends in today’s more opulent kitchens include restaurant-grade kitchens and industrial appliances. Stoves and refrigerators that a professional chef would drool over are on-trend as are massive kitchen islands. Not just islands where you can place two or three stools but over-sized islands where the entire family can gather around. You probably need the appropriate square-footage with this design feature if you’re renovating. Either that or a creative floor plan.
Eating up luxury in the dining room
With open floor plans in most new home construction, designers are using architectural details to help define specific spaces, such as a dining room. Home builders are using coffered ceilings or adding post and beams. On the walls, horizontal wood planks or kitschy wallpaper can help map out a dining room in the absence of walls. Large lighting fixtures hanging from coffered ceilings also add that luxury touch where space permits. Keep those mid-century chandeliers if you’re renovating – they’re irreplaceable.
Love your living room
This room is where life happens. You may have a more formal living room but the real living room is where your home’s heart beats. Luxury trends in living rooms is all about integrating this space with the exterior of your home. Large windows, French doors, double sliding doors that lead to a wonderful deck or elegant patio. The ultimate way to make this happen is with exterior moveable walls. Yes, this can happen in Southern Alberta. Match the floor on the inside with the floor of the deck or patio for a seemingly seamless flow. Fireplaces on the deck or patio are another luxury touch that can also extend the outdoor season.
The master is in
If you’re pressed for square-footage in the master bedroom, create luxury by dressing up the bed. After all, it’s the focal point of the room. It’s the reason why this room in the home even exists. Make the bed linens opulent.
Walk-in closets are taking centre stage in any master suite and this is where you want to increase your closet’s footprint. Include a place to sit or an island with drawers for additional storage.
The hallmark of today’s luxury en-suites are spa-inspired fixtures. Multiple shower heads, deep tubs, plenty of spaces for deep-pile thirsty towels. Steam rooms and saunas are trending as well in luxury homes in Airdrie.