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Inspiration for Better Living • Sunday, September 10, 2017 •
A Special Advertising Section of The Billings Gazette
Parade ofHomes
2017
September 16/17 & 23/24
PARADE PREVIEW:
Welcome to the 2017 Parade of Homes
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By Darrell Ehrlick • dehrlick@billingsgazette.com This is the second in a four-part series of the Parade of Homes, brought to you by the Homebuilders of Billings Association. For the following two weeks, The Billings Gazette’s Your Home section will feature floor plans, descriptions and photographs of this year’s 10 Parade of Home selections.
For 28 years, homebuilders and contractors throughout Billings have created a bit of magic in the Magic City. This year is no different with the popular “Parade of Homes,” which showcases builders at their best.
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This year also marks several new styles and This year’s selection shows an incredibly wide features that seem like they’ll stick around. variety of new features, styles and approaches. Designers, builders and homebuyers have The joke among builders for a long in Billings wanted more industrial. Two of the homes was a modification of what Henry Ford said on this year’s parade have almost entirely -about the Model T. Ford once said that cusif not all -- polished concrete floors. Fewer tomers could have it any color as long as it was homes have wooden banisters and railings, and black. Well, for a long time, Billings could ironwork with cabling have taken their place. have a home in any color as long as it was a Benches and shelving have lost the finer woodsandy brown. working detail and have gotten more basic, while the concept of floating shelves has come But 2017 may be the year when that becomes into its own. less true. Builders are venturing outside the traditional palette. Black, dark gray and even Generally speaking, builders this year have blue of the modern or industrial style are noticed a trend away from sheer space and making stronger showings. toward slightly smaller plans, but with more attention to detail. In others words, it’s not just Several home builders have built homes with about how much house a person can afford, it’s a full modern style. Some have even been how nice the space can be. tasked with an industrial look. That variety of styles, especially ones that haven’t been Oh sure, there’s still plenty of smaller details, embraced frequently, sets this year’s group off like the newer trend of squarish sink bowls from previous years, and makes this tour one for bathrooms, or all-digital appliances. But to see. those details you’ll just have to check out for yourself. Even floor plans have become more varied, as there seems to be no set rules about where See you at the Parade. bedrooms go, and how big (or small) kitchens should be. Some trends are fading, for example
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