According to Homeplans.com, the contemporary home “runs the gamut from mid-century modern to the latest designs representing current trends towards sleek, contemporary design. Contemporary-Modern design is characterized by clean, simple lines, a minimum of decoration, lots of glass, and flat or shed rooflines. Many feature unusual open floor plans and Indoor/outdoor living spaces.”
The name “Contemporary” may be a little shortsighted considering it will invariably go out of style someday, yet people will still be obligated to call it “contemporary”, but I digress.
Contemporary-modern homes feature my most hated real estate buzzword, namely “open concept floor plan”. From DIY to Discovery Channel, it’s been driven into the ground. But people want it now, even though they’re not really sure what it means…