Just so you know, I find the word “trend” pretty close to loathsome. I’d prefer to think of design and work in terms of good and bad, problem-solving or not, beautiful or gruesomely out of proportion.
So when I read this piece about a survey 500 people took that got reported on in Better Homes and Gardens, I thought that this is the kind of stuff homeowners read. On Facebook. Where your business is trying to be. At the top of the feed.
Thus, I give you the findings of this survey, which you can read here if you dare.
Who knows, it may actually be an arrow you can pull out of your quiver at your next kitchen meeting. I think the question the survey asks is actually a good one.
Erie Insurance conducted a study to be released Thursday asking homeowners what they most regret not having in their home.
One-third of 500 surveyed U.S. homeowners agreed on wanting one specific home feature. And it’s no surprise that top enviable feature is a walk-in pantry. If you’re lucky enough to have one, imagine what you would do if it one day disappeared. Where would you put all those groceries you bought in bulk? Or those miscellaneous serving dishes you save for the in-laws? It’s easy to see why walk-in pantries are a hot commodity.
A walk-in pantry was the most-wished-for feature by a large margin, but trailing behind are several other features people commonly regret missing out on while shopping for homes:
- Walk-in pantry: 30.2%
- Granite countertops: 17.8%
- Kitchen island: 16.8%
- Tankless water heater: 16.4%
