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Evolution in Home Design

Eugene_Bailey_Hill_custom dining area. Evolution in Home Design. If you find yourself pondering home design, sometimes you find yourself with some interesting questions like: What exactly happened to all the Dining Rooms? This week we follow changes in home design trends and look at why we see so few Dining Rooms these days.

If you find yourself pondering home design, sometimes you find yourself with some interesting questions like: What exactly happened to all the Dining Rooms? This week we follow changes in home design trends and look at why we see so few Dining Rooms these days.

the Dining Room

The Dining Room appeared with the popularity of the Victorian style home. In the 1920’s with the rise in technological innovations in the kitchen, the popularity of that separate dining space started to wane. In the 1950’s, with the popularity of TVs & TV dinners, we start to see people eating in the Living Room quite a bit. In the 60s we see eat-in Kitchens become all the rage. By the 70s we see Dining Rooms all but disappear with the rise of ranch-style homes.

Over the last 40 years of home design we have seen many developments, innovations, which appear to favor Open Floor Plans that eliminate the older, separate dining space we knew as the Dining Room. And, while the latest generation of homeowners won’t call them Dinner Parties, they are certainly fans of entertaining & feeding guests.

Washouga Portland OR IKEA Kitchen Remodel. Evolution in Home Design. If you find yourself pondering home design, sometimes you find yourself with some interesting questions like: What exactly happened to all the Dining Rooms? This week we follow changes in home design trends and look at why we see so few Dining Rooms these days.

Home Design - Active & Passive Zones

So much has changed since Victorian-style homes were in fashion. Most notable is how people use their homes. From family sizes & composition, to recreational activities, and how we schedule our crazy days. All of these lifestyle factors shape the ways we structure and organize our homes. How we use our more Active Zones (kitchen, bath, master bedrooms, office) and our Passive Zones (guest rooms, garage, basement) has changed immensely.

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150 Years of Cabinetry

Since the rise and fall of the popularity of the Dining Room, cabinetry and other storage solutions have improved and evolved immensely. Instead of limited selection of cupboards in the kitchen and dining areas, what we have today is far more deliberate and sophisticated.

Eugene_Bailey_Hill_custom dining area. Evolution in Home Design. If you find yourself pondering home design, sometimes you find yourself with some interesting questions like: What exactly happened to all the Dining Rooms? This week we follow changes in home design trends and look at why we see so few Dining Rooms these days.

These days, for any type of home design a standardized cabinetry like IKEA, with custom fronts or not, can provide practical built-in storage for your household. Stylish, practical, and elegant storage options for your entire home is definitely not something that you could really achieve in Victorian era without your own Cabinet Maker on-call.

Portland Fairview Kitchen. Evolution in Home Design. If you find yourself pondering home design, sometimes you find yourself with some interesting questions like: What exactly happened to all the Dining Rooms? This week we follow changes in home design trends and look at why we see so few Dining Rooms these days.

Written by Todd Zimmerman

Producer of the John Webbccast

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