Lifestyle Trends We're Watching

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	Express Yourself You can build your personal style, interests and passions into your home. These 2014 Parade of Homes and Lifestyle Show homes have open concept space, bonus rooms and customized spaces and materials that exemplify how contemporary home design and construction help you express yourself.
	Home Economics ... For Real For years and years, homeowners will proudly tell visitors "this was a Parade home." Parade homes  have all the value of a new home, energy efficiency plus low maintenance with a design for today's lifestyles, plus the Parade panache. A new home is home economics, for real.
	Making It Work Convenience is an integral part of the design of these 2014 Parade of Homes and Lifestyle Show homes. Open concept designs allow activities to flow from one space to the next. The latest in home automation makes controlling essential functions as easy as using your smartphone.
	Stay In Tonight ... Outside We want to live outside the way we live inside, and these 2014 Parade of Homes and Lifestyle Show home designs make that not just possible but easy. Lanais, patios, fireplaces, covered porches ... they're how we live now everyday and when we entertain.
	Thinking Forward These 2014 Parade of Homes and Lifestyle Show homes respond to the call to be environmentally efficient while also meeting high standards for style and convenience. Sustainability is so beautiful these days, and it works so well.
	Grow Older Together A home is a lifetime investment, so there is no reason your home shouldn't be the perfect fit forever. Universal design elements make it easy to "age in place," and modern design makes everything from everyday life to having family visit to entertaining easy and enjoyable.
	Come Together Entertaining friends and enjoying family time are both easy in these 2014 Parade of Homes and Lifestyle Show homes. The spaces are designed to bring people together in relaxed groups, mingling to talk, working together on projects or just having fun.