SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Trulia®, a home and neighborhood site that helps homebuyers and
renters discover a place they'll love to live, revealed Americans'
favorite architectural styles and where to find them across
the United States. In their new
survey, conducted online by Harris Poll of more than 2,000
Americans age 18 and older, Trulia found that Americans' favorite
home styles are craftsman (43%), ranch (41%) and colonial (36%).
Millennials, aged 18-34 years old, were more likely to favor
craftsman-style homes (52% vs. 36% of those aged 55+), while older
adults, aged 55+, were more likely favor ranch-style homes (52% vs.
28% of millennials).
While these styles may be favorites amongst Americans, they may
be hard to find. To help people discover where they can find their
dream architectural style, Trulia dove into its listing data to
find out how common various architectural styles really are. Turns
out, a craftsman home will be hard to come by despite its
popularity. Among all home listings on Trulia, the most common
architectural styles nationally that are called out as selling
points in listing descriptions are colonial, ranch, Cape Cod, Victorian, and mid-century. Though
state-by-state, it varies.
Trulia also found some local surprises:
- Although brownstones are practically synonymous with
New York City, colonial houses are
actually more common in the city.
- Art deco may be Miami's
best-known architectural feature, but mid-century homes are by far
the most common throughout the city.
- If you're looking for a ranch-style home, Colorado Springs, CO, has the highest
proportion of them in the country.
Given the five most common architectural styles in America that
buyers are more likely to find, the Trulia Design Panel, Trulia's
expert group of interior designers, home stagers and professional
organizers, offered their tips on how to decorate for each type of
home.
"Each architectural style across the country adds character and
charm to a neighborhood, making each one unique." said Lynnette Bruno, Trulia's vice president of
communications and research. "These decorating tips from the Trulia
Design Panel help you bring character from the outside in so you
can transform your space into a home where you'll love to
live."
Tips for Decorating the Most Common Architectural
Styles:
- Colonial: Dating back to the 19th century,
colonial-style homes are especially common in the northeast, from
Maine to Virginia, and typically feature multiple
stories, balanced window displays, chimneys, and brick or wood
exterior siding. To decorate, balance the home's wood tones and
handcrafted elements with dramatic paint choices on walls or
furniture.
- Ranch: Found across the country, from Alaska to Tennessee, ranch homes are known for being
single story with features like a low roofline, open floor plan,
rectangular or L-shape, and either a stucco, brick or wood
exterior. Honor the home's modern simplicity by utilizing
clean-lined furniture and neutral tones, but adding personality
with rattan accents, leather, and a mix of metals.
- Cape Cod: Inspired by
17th century architecture, Cape Cod style homes can be found in eastern
coastal areas, like its namesake Cape
Cod, and especially in Maryland and New
York state. These homes often feature one-to-two stories, a
steep roofline, wood siding, and multi-pane windows. Emulate the
simplicity and function of the Cape
Cod style by painting walls in neutrals and take advantage
of the architectural style's charming exterior by focusing on curb
appeal with floral boxes or large planters.
- Victorian: The Victorian architectural style is known
for romantic details with texture and color, pitched rooves, bay
windows, and full front porches covered with prominent gables.
San Francisco is famous for its
extensive examples of the style, including its famous "Painted
Ladies," but these homes can also be found in Louisiana and Utah. Paint baseboards dark espresso or
high-gloss black to mimic dark wood elements popular in the
Victorian era, while modernizing the home's style with wallpaper on
one feature wall while keeping all other walls neutral.
- Mid-century: Beginning in 1940's, the mid-century modern
architectural style drew on simplicity and integration with the
natural world, with features like large glass windows, open spaces,
geometric lines and multiple views and access points to the
outside. Refresh the mid-century modern style by giving the home a
fresh coat of white paint, but give a nod to the style with
furniture that hearkens back to the period, like tapered legs, or
natural elements like live plants.
More details on these tips can be found here
https://www.trulia.com/blog/architectural-styles/.
The Trulia Design Panel publishes a series to share their home
décor insights on a variety of topics, from this month's article on
decorating in keeping with architectural home styles to future
articles on incorporating color into the home, providing the advice
that homeowners and renters need to make their house a home once
they've found their place. All articles from the Trulia Design
Panel series can be found by visiting the Trulia blog, here.
The Trulia Design Panel will be available for custom media
inquiries and interviews as requested. Please contact pr@trulia.com
for inquiries.
To learn more about the Trulia Design Panel, visit
http://info.trulia.com/truliadesignpanel.
Methodology: Trulia analyzed all for-sale
listing descriptions nationwide and at each state level in all 50
states since 2012 to identify the most common property types that
were listed in each location. Property types included: art deco,
brownstone, Cape Cod, Colonial,
contemporary, craftsman, French Provincial, Georgian, Greek
Revival, mid-century, ranch, Tudor, and Victorian.
Survey Methodology: This survey was conducted
online within the United States by
Harris Poll on behalf of Trulia from February 6th—8th, 2018
among 2,079 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is
not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of
theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey
methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample
sizes, please contact pr@trulia.com.
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