{"id":8519,"date":"2014-03-11T16:41:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T20:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2014-12-22T10:01:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:01:08","slug":"most-popular-home-features-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/most-popular-home-features-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Popular Home Features of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Browsing for a house plan<\/strong> for your next homebuilding project? \u00a0A recent press release from the National Association of Home Builders<\/a> detailed the popular home features of 2014. The first quarter of 2014 is about to come to a close and we are starting to see some homebuying trends. Here are a few things that new homebuyers want in a house plan<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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The master suite in the Bahama Breeze house plan<\/u><\/a>\u00a0features large windows, presenting the opportunity to use low-e glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Home buyers like features such as a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, low-e windows, a laundry room and a great room.<\/p>\n

Energy-efficiency<\/a> is also key, with homeowners craving ENERGY STAR\u00ae rated appliances, programmable thermostats<\/a>, and ENERGY STAR\u00ae rated windows<\/a> ranking high on their list of features.<\/p>\n

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Take a look at the Siena house plan\u2019s<\/a> kitchen. It\u2019s large enough for a gathering yet functional for everyday family needs. The house plan\u2019s exterior texture is reflected in the stone arch detailing around the cooking area and the island features a vegetable sink. A warming drawer rounds out this luxury kitchen for extra functionality.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the kitchen<\/a>, granite countertops, double sinks, and a central island continue to make the cut this year.<\/p>\n

Other features homebuyers want in new house plans include first-floor ceilings, a front porch, exterior lighting, and a patio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Palladian house plan<\/a> is nothing but welcoming. This house plan\u2019s front porch is accented with traditional columns and arches. Cross the front porch into a center foyer with opposing den<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using these features you are sure to construct a home that will stand the test of time. Whether this is your first building project or you are a seasoned builder you can rest assured that you will find a house plan<\/a> that you and your new clients will absolutely love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Browsing for a house plan for your next homebuilding project? \u00a0A recent press release from the National Association of Home Builders detailed the popular home features of 2014. The first quarter of 2014 is about to come to a close and we are starting to see some homebuying trends. Here are a few things that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-houseplans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8519"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9278,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519\/revisions\/9278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}