8 Home Renovation Trends That Dominated 2020 Which You Can Try

Have you ever wondered about the surprising fact that when you own a house, it never seems quite finished the way you want it to be? If you have, then you would realize that with the statement above, we are basically hinting towards how we always want to add more to our homes and make it a better place.

However, the situation has not really been the same in 2020. In fact, it is the first time in decades that people have opted for different kinds of home renovation and have also betrayed the idea of hiring a professional general contractor for various jobs. As a result, we have also come up with a list of trends that have dominated in 2020 and if you are interested to try them out for your home renovation then the list is below.

1. Surfaces Remained in The Spotlight

Different researches from the Joint Center for Housing Studies have presented the fact that carpets, floors, paneling, and ceiling tiles have summed up as the largest expenditures done in home renovation annually. There are almost 5.3 million homeowners who have spent $3,282 a year on surface improvements, on average.

2. Home Wellness Dominated

This year has been very great for the key players of home wellness industry as finally, wellness-focused improvements started to dominate houses in all parts of the state. Millennial homeowners are in love with the idea of non-toxic material such as water and air purification systems and circadian lighting which overall contribute together to help you sleep well.

3. People Saved Their Money

As home renovation was on the decline this year due to COVID-19, therefore, more and more people got the chance to save the money that they were planning to spend on the renovation. But with that being said, there are also more chances that there will be an uptick in projects tied to cost savings, including energy-efficient lighting, home insulation, and improved roofing whenever the projects of home renovation will be on the rise again.

4. Big Updates with Small Budgets

Moving on with the trend of savings, homeowners will opt for more strategically effective updates along with keeping a strict eye on their budgets. So, one can expect that smaller-scale projects with bigger impacts will be the new thing in the upcoming year and a good example of this can be something as small as sleek new sink fixtures.

5. Majority of Houses Were Dipped in New Paints

If you look at the kind of successful companies like Sherwin-Williams have achieved throughout 2020 then you will begin to realize that maybe doing paint was the favorite hobby of people throughout the pandemic. While some people regarded the task as time-consuming, repainting walls or doors still brought them joy and also enhanced the visual appeal of the entire house. You can also try sprucing up your room with new colors in the following year.

6. DIY was an absolute favorite

The good thing is that people have had access to YouTube and Pinterest more than ever during the COVID-19 times and with that, consumers finally felt empowered to take on home improvements themselves. Besides that, a lot of people are also becoming very well aware of the new technology involved and because of that, they are able to make better choices as well. So, as long as DIY is here to stay, people will enjoy the liberty of making any project possible with the material right of their choice.

7. Climate Proofing

By now, the majority of us have seen the impacts of global warming and how it can destroy the whole environment of the home as well. Luckily, as a result of that, more homeowners have also invested in disaster-resistant home improvements this year and if we go by researches then “Eighty-two percent of millennials are anxious about how climate change will affect their children’s quality of life,” according to Suzanne Shelton, president and CEO of the Shelton Group. So, the more the worry, the more people will go for climate-proofing.

8. Custom Features of Emerging Brands

Now is the perfect time to remodel your kitchen or bathrooms without spending more money on getting products from a well-reputed luxury brand. There are a lot of emerging stakeholders in the business that are gaining more market share and because of that luxury is now coming in a wide range of options as well. A good example of this can be the features that were once only limited to semi-custom or custom cabinetry, such as soft-close drawers and custom sizing, you can now buy them for less.

While the list can go on and on with other minor whole home renovation trends that have dominated the year that has not been so good for the whole world, there is one thing for sure we can take notes from the trends and make our own world (the house) a better place to live.