Generation Y Prefers Modern Looking Homes with Technology

Gen Y-ers, also known as millennials, those born after 1980 to about 2000, want a home that hollers "entertain me." Priorities include an entertainment center with automated sound and lighting all controlled from their smartphones or tablets.  Gen Y also wants motorized blinds, fitness areas, movie theaters and an office with Wi-Fi. Places to congregate are more important than a big home or apartment.  Common patios instead of private yards: People want to be outside their homes, but they don’t want big, thirsty lawns. Most Gen Y’s want only a place to gather with friends and cook outdoors.

They do desire a big living room space for home theater type set-up as TV, movies, and video games are part of daily life now. Gen Y wants space to eat meals while glued to the tube, because dinner parties and families gathered around the table are so “last-Gen.”

This generation is emerging socially and wants amenities that enhance that aspect of its life. So instead of a place to settle down, Gen-Y homeowners might be more interested in the home as a social hub.

Technology is second-nature to this generation. They're completely wired. So a Gen-Y home, more than any other, will practically hum with electronics.

Todd Zimmerman is a design consultant for Just Right Blinds & Shutters based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the western and far west suburbs of Chicago

For more information contact: Todd Zimmerman, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com

Information from GFK Roper Reports

Think beautiful stone for walls, floors, fireplaces in Your Home!

Long-lasting stone adds a sense of nature and permanence.  Stone can become the dramatic focal point of a room, especially when used as an exposed wall or fireplace surround. Most types of stone can be finished to be smooth and polished, rough and unpolished, or even fire-finished for a rustic look. Stone choices are almost unlimited, and each comes in oh-so-many colors and naturally-occurring patterns:

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An expert can help you select not just the stone that will look best in your house, but also the type of stone that will work best for how you're going to use it. Some types of stone are more durable than others or can be treated for heavy use more successfully than others. Depending where you live, you may even be able to go to a stone yard to select the pieces of stone that will be used in your home. It’s an experience not to be missed!   Explore the world of stone to add a new dimension to your home.

Todd Zimmerman is a design consultant for Just Right Blinds & Shutters. 

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Do Hunter Douglas Roman Shades Protect Against Heat Loss in Winter and Heat Gain in Summer?

         

It’s a scientific fact that heat is attracted to cold.  In winter months, indoor heating moves toward and escapes through windows to the outdoors.  Without energy-efficient window coverings, as much as 50 percent of the home’s heating and cooling energy can be lost.  Vignette Tiered and Vignette Tiered Architella shades provide your home with increased protection against heat loss during the winter, as well as minimizing the sun’s heat or “solar heat” during the summer.  Todd Zimmerman says, “An extra layer of fabric on the back of the Tiered Architella shade forms air pockets that trap air, creating added insulation against outside temperature and noise.”

Todd Zimmerman is a design consultant for Just Right Blinds & Shutters. 

 

 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the western and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Sugar Grove, Elburn and other communities.

Free Installation, Free Estimates

 Just Right Blinds & Shutters - We repair blinds too!  For more information contact: Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com