Trends in the way people use their homes today inspire their plans to remodel their existing space and cause them to plan their dream home start to finish. Among the trends Kirk Stathes has defined are:

Space is a lot less formal than it used to be, an endorsement of the Great Room Concept where the living/dining/entertaining goes on. For those who still insist upon having a living room, it is developed as a parlor or an “Away Room,” a smaller space where one can retire to entertain smaller groups of friends, or to read or be alone.

Master suites are not as large as they were 10 to 15 years ago. Instead, there is a return to intimacy and closeness.