2013 Trends

10 Remodeling Trends for 2013

What will be some of the TOP 2013 trends for home remodeling, you ask?

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1. Go Green~

The main trend for 2013 is going to be using eco-friendly materials within your remodel and/or build. Everyone wants to live a healthy lifestyle and it is looking to be pretty popular over the next year. Contractors are going to be asked more and more to GO GREEN!

2. Kitchen Cabinet Style~

A sleek kitchen cabinet (borderline contemporary) is going to be the most popular this year. Something EASY: Easy to clean, easy to look at, easy all around. The sleek look is becoming more and more popular and the contemporary look is being mixed in with different "themes" to better create the look!

3. Let's Talk Countertops~

Out with the old in with the NEW! Granite is SO YESTERDAY! If you want to jump on the trend wagon you best be looking into Quartz! Quartz is about 25% more expensive then granite but with price you get QUALITY! Quartz is virtually maintenance free and is 100% sealed. I like to say this countertop is bullet proof!

4. The Look of Hardwood~

The look of hardwood is so POPULAR! Carpet is really sitting on the back burner this year to make room for tile and hardwood. Whether you do authentic hardwood, engineered hardwood, or hardwood looking TILE - there is really an option for everyone and every lifestyle and the "look" of hardwood is definitely growing more popular!

5. Decorate That Backsplash in Glass~

The decorated backsplash is growing more and more popular! Glass tile may be too trendy for some people but whether you do a little or a LOT - glass is the trend for 2013! Some people may do the whole backsplash where others might do a "rug" of glass tile behind the stove top. Whatever you choose, glass tile is a beautiful touch to any kitchen theme!

6. Stylish Simple Sinks~

The two part sink is growing less and less popular every year! This year the trendy sink is going to be a one part over-sized, "simple", sleek appeal sink! 

7. Color Trend~

The 2013 color trend is going to be shades and hues of gray! Anything from the contemporary charcoal or gray to blue's and green's with gray hue's is going to be popping up in a lot of remodeled homes. Neutrals are going to be sitting this year out it looks like!

8. The Elegant Bath~

Bathroom trends are leaning towards marble in 2013! Whether you use a real marble, engineered marble, or a cultured marble with gray veins - you are going to be apart of this elegant trend! People are loving the sleek marble countertop look and it's even getting popular in tub surrounds and shower walls! 

9. A Touch of Sparkle~

Touches of "sparkle" will be popping up a lot more this year! Whether you have some sparkle specks in your countertop, a sparkle in your backsplash, or some sparkling lighting - you are going to want to be apart of this trend! Sparkles bring light to a room, make the room inviting, and it's timeless!

10. In It For The Long Run~

People in 2013 are going to want to remodel there home to STAY. It is so much cheaper to stay in your existing home and remodel it then move into a new home. We just did a remodel for a woman who lived in a very high end neighborhood, in a colonial style home, 3 levels, 4 baths. To remodel the ENTIRE home was about $500,000 CHEAPER then move into something of similar value. Make the kitchens roomier, choose options that will be easier to keep clean, choose materials with little maintenance, give yourself more storage options, 

and virtually remodel your home to stay.