FAMILY & HOME
Coffee Stations
We’re seeing many luxury kitchens equipped with builtin coffee stations. That’s right coffee lovers, not just an
area to store your coffee-making materials, an actual
coffee machine built right into the wall. At about counter
height, a built-in coffee station makes your favorite
part of the morning an integral part of your kitchen,
minimizing counter space clutter.
Technology
This year, our houses are getting smarter. Different
features of the home—appliances, heating, cooling,
lighting, electronics, security systems—are now able to
communicate with each other. With that, each of these
systems can also be controlled by remote from almost
any location. There are a number of ways to update a
home to modern technology, including the installation
of charging stations, which can be placed in a number of
locations throughout the house.
Outdoor Living
Home owners are really vamping up the way they use
their outdoor spaces for living and entertainment.
Outdoor kitchens, fire pits, outdoor TVs and projector
screens for outdoor movies are great additions for
parties and family time. We might even see a rise of
poolside television sets in the luxury home market.
Between sunrooms with built-in BBQs and private dog
run and wash areas, there are many ways to expand
living space beyond the walls of your home in 2015.
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Tracy Ellis is one of St. Louis’ top luxury home real
estate agents and a member of LuxuryRealEstate.com.
She is the publisher of the magazine, Tracy Ellis: A
Guide to Luxury Real Estate.
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