1. Larger kitchens borrow space from the dining room
While most homeowners (64%) keep their kitchen roughly the same size as the original during a remodel, more than a third (35%) increase the floor space. To gain more square footage, some homeowners steal space from the dining room (29%) or living room (12%). Almost 1 in 5 home owners (18%) build an extension, while a smaller part includes space from the hallway (10%) and closets (7%).
After remodeling, the majority of homeowners (53%) have a kitchen of 200 square feet or more, up 1 percentage point from the previous year. Medium-sized kitchens (100 to 199 square feet) account for 34%, while 13% of renovated kitchens are less than 100 square feet.
“Nearly half of U.S. homes are 42 years old or older and were built to serve homeowners from a different age,” says Marine Sargsian, an economist at Houzz. “As kitchens take on a more centralized role in everyday activities, homeowners are choosing to surrender adjoining rooms and outdoor spaces for additional kitchen square footage to meet their needs.”
While most homeowners (64%) keep their kitchen roughly the same size as the original during a remodel, more than a third (35%) increase the floor space. To gain more square footage, some homeowners steal space from the dining room (29%) or living room (12%). Almost 1 in 5 home owners (18%) build an extension, while a smaller part includes space from the hallway (10%) and closets (7%).
After remodeling, the majority of homeowners (53%) have a kitchen of 200 square feet or more, up 1 percentage point from the previous year. Medium-sized kitchens (100 to 199 square feet) account for 34%, while 13% of renovated kitchens are less than 100 square feet.
“Nearly half of U.S. homes are 42 years old or older and were built to serve homeowners from a different age,” says Marine Sargsian, an economist at Houzz. “As kitchens take on a more centralized role in everyday activities, homeowners are choosing to surrender adjoining rooms and outdoor spaces for additional kitchen square footage to meet their needs.”