Home Organization Tips & Trends

Organization and storage play a significant role in every homeowner’s quest for functional spaces. With so many options available, figuring out what’s right for your home takes a little careful consideration. Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered with these home organization tips and trends!

Decked Out Mudrooms

Mudrooms have come a long way over the years. What was once a place to house shoes and outwear has evolved to become a storage lover’s dream. These conveniently located dropzones often includes built-in benches, hooks, and storage lockers that keep the whole family organized.

Cabinets Galore

Built-in cabinetry is excellent for creating spaces that are both visually appealing and well-organized. Best of all, today’s cabinetry offers a variety of creative storage solutions. From tilt-out cabinets for hampers in the laundry room to pull-out spice drawers in the kitchen, the options are truly endless when it comes to cabinet storage.

Floating Shelves

Floating shelves are a pretty and practical way to add extra storage space to your home. While they can be used throughout the home, floating shelves work especially well in rooms with limited space. They also come in many different styles, making it easy to find a design that suits your home.

Removable Storage Solutions

Baskets and bins are just what you need if you’re looking for less permanent storage solutions. They make it easy to keep similar items together on shelves and in closets, pantries, and cabinets. Hooks are also a convenient way to keep things organized without taking up valuable real estate.

Want even more home organization inspiration? The Home Edit is a great resource for more home organization tips and trends. In the meantime, scroll below to see some of our favorite storage solutions in action!

Kids Spaces with Personality

One of the joys of building a custom home is tailoring spaces around your unique lifestyle. When it comes to designing rooms for families, it doesn’t much more fun than creating spaces for kids.

Whether we’re making a dreamy nursery for a new baby, a playroom for inspiring a 3rd grader’s imagination, or your teenager’s favorite afterschool hangout space, we love designing for kids.

From the practical to the playful, scroll below to explore a few of our favorite client kids’ spaces filled with design personality!

Sports Recreation Courts: More Than Practice Spaces

Minnesotans are no stranger to frigid temps and cabin fever. As many of us hunker down during the long wait for spring, an indoor sports recreational court sounds like the perfect place to burn some energy and blow off steam!

While indoor recreational spaces are excellent for upping your game, they’re also useful in countless ways. Read on below for a list of fun ideas for putting these rooms to work outside of breaking a sweat!

• All-out crafting sessions

• Competitive scooter, car, or bike races!

• Host kids birthday parties

• Install a projecter for movie marathons

• Gymnastics and tumbling practice

• Create an indoor obstacle course

• Build epic large-scale forts!

• Challenge the neighborhood to a pillow fight

• Rent an inflatable bounce house

• Create your own play or puppet show

• Throw the best dance party ever

• Host a holiday carnival

• Design a massive Rube Goldberg machine

• Set-up marble or toy car races

• Have an indoor picnic

• Host a family talent show

2021 Home Remodeling Trends

The past year's events impacted us all in extraordinary ways; it’s no wonder our homes were also affected. As 2021 begins, we have been thinking a lot about what remodeling and home design trends will rise in the coming year. Scroll below to read what styles, features, and finishes we think will be popular.

Oversized Kitchen Islands

While many of us haven’t entertained much family or friends this year, our kitchens have hosted everything from conference calls to schoolwork to Zoom happy hours and more! To accommodate all of the extra action happening in our homes these days, we think kitchen islands will continue to expand in size and functionality.

Home Offices

More people are working from home than ever now, which has left many families craving a dedicated home office space. Creating a separate space for work means more peace and quiet for important phone calls, strategy sessions, and focusing on big projects.

Bringing the Outside In

Being couped for so long has all craving fresh air, natural light, open spaces, and time spent outdoors. From porches to oversized windows to dual indoor/outdoor spaces, we think homeowners will want to bring the outside in more than ever before in 2021!

At-Home Entertainment

From restaurants to movie theaters to bars, so many regular entertainment venues have been restricted indefinitely. Custom media rooms, play spaces, game areas, and home bars are a great solution for anyone looking to recreate a night on the town at home. The best part? Simply walk upstairs at the end of the night!

Amped Up Storage

All of this time in our homes has really exposed their strengths and weaknesses. It’s a lot easier to ignore your space’s shortcomings when you’re too busy to notice. We think organization, storage solutions, oversized pantries, and meticulous mudrooms will all be trends to look out for in 2021!