Canada's biggest Parade gives
Manitoba Home Builders'
Association members a chance
to put their best foot forward to
show the general public what
they can do. Essentially, it's Show
& Tell on a grand scale.
And it's a two-way street. When
visitors talk about their show
homes, builders listen. After
homeowners asked for more
conveniently located laundry
rooms, they moved on up from
the basement to the main or
second floor. Now utility sinks
and countertops have moved up
there with them.
Mega-master bedrooms with
walk-in closets and private
spa bathrooms are pretty
much the norm, along with
quartz countertops on every
conceivable surface. And
someone, somewhere must have
wished for a microwave oven to
be positioned at shin level in a
kitchen island — but fortunately
that trend is fading away. A far
more welcome advancement?
The barbecue deck, with snow
cover and built-in gas supply.
Ditto on walk-in closets in foyers
and family-size mudrooms that
help keep entryways clutter-free.
Builders are designing homes
that reflect changes in buyer
demographics as well, installing
spice kitchens, separate
entrances to basement suites in
multi-generational homes, and
accessible doorways and wider
halls for walker and wheelchair
users.
MEGA-MASTER BEDROOMS WITH WALK-IN CLOSETS
AND PRIVATE SPA BATHROOMS ARE PRETTY MUCH
THE NORM, ALONG WITH QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS
ON EVERY CONCEIVABLE SURFACE.
NEW HOME
OPTIONS
— Cont'd from page 4
6 Parade of Homes fall 2019
