Home Design Trends for 2006

What's going to be hot in home design next year? The Wall Street Journal printed an article with a few guesses based on what designers are seeing:

• Sisal-rug lookalikes -- Sisal fiber rugs are being replaced with wool, cotten, and synthetic look-alikes that resist stains and other wear and tear.
• Shapely Bathtubs -- Out with the rectangular built-ins and in with free-standing tubs with curves.
• Midtone paints -- Bring on the neutral colors like khaki and taupe.
• Glass wall tiles -- The glass segment of the tile industry is growing quickly becaue of its "range of finishes, from iridescent to glossy to matte."
• Silk window curtains -- Solid-color silk curtains are seeing more sales because they match nicely with popular fabrics such as boucle and tweed.

Source: "Design Trends Destined to Die" from the Dec. 30, 2005 issue of the Wall Street Journal

Get more info on design trends at http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/

Homebuilding Seminar

We'd like thank everyone who braved the weather to attend our "Homebuilding Seminar" last night (March 2nd). It was a great turnout and according to your feedback, we're glad that the seminar helped answer a lot of your questions.

Thanks to all of our speakers for taking the time to share their insight. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or any of the speakers for more information.

If you were unable to attend and would like to be added to the notification list for our next seminar, please contact us at sales@knez.net.

What's Your Home Worth?

There is a great new site which compiles home values online.

It's currently in BETA but it's pretty neat. Go give it a try at: http://www.zillow.com