America's Top Contractors Share Exclusive
Insights on Outdoor Trends for 2024
GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Deckorators®, a leading brand of
UFP Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI), released its annual Outdoor
Living Report, featuring insights and commentary from expert
contractors on the top outdoor design trends for 2024.
The 2024 Report, developed based on consultations with
Deckorators' extensive contractor network throughout the year,
focuses on what homeowners have been requesting most for their
outdoor spaces, including functional design, regional color trends,
and more.
"Our experts are seeing homeowners prioritize a balance of form
and function. It's all about creating a flexible-use space full of
elements that enhance the enjoyment of the outdoor experience,"
says Michelle Hendricks, Deckorators
Category Marketing Manager. "Our mission at Deckorators is to push
the boundaries of what's possible in outdoor living spaces, and
help homeowners bring their ideas to life."
As a longtime leader and innovator in the outdoor living
marketplace, Deckorators provides high-quality decking, railing,
and outdoor accessory products that blend durability with style.
Many of the project examples referenced in the 2024 Outdoor Living
Report feature decking powered by Deckorators Surestone™
technology, newly re-introduced for 2024. Crafted with crushed
limestone, Surestone™ mineral-based composite technology reduces
heat, offers an industry-best strength-to-weight ratio, and has
virtually no thermal expansion or contraction.
Trend highlights from the 2024 Outdoor Living Report
include:
- Functional Design: Homeowners are looking to utilize their
outdoor spaces for multiple purposes, and in all kinds of weather,
from season to season. Flexible-use zones throughout the deck are
becoming a design standard, revealing a trend toward maximizing
utility and prioritizing spatial flow.
- Cocktail Rails: Signifying a shift away from the structured
dining table, the recent spike in bar rail additions frees up space
on the deck and creates additional opportunities for
socializing.
- Monochrome Moment: Homeowners' preferences for deck colors are
becoming more minimalistic, opening up more opportunities for pops
of color and texture elsewhere that can be easily updated with
changing trends.
- Privacy Walls and Shade Structures: These features make the
outdoor experience more comfortable, offering seclusion from
neighbors and protection from the elements. Privacy walls commonly
serve dual purpose, incorporating entertainment centers and
greenery.
- Heaters and Fire Features: Homeowners are challenging the
seasonality of their outdoor spaces with heated elements, whether
it be the sleek, discreet warmth of outdoor heaters or the
eye-catching ambience of a central fireplace.
- Dock Upgrades: Waterfront spaces are evolving to include
upgraded elements that encourage gathering and connection.
- Outdoor Kitchens: Homeowners are treating the outdoor kitchen
as a place for both cooking and camaraderie, showing increased
interest in upgrades such as extended counter space and built-in
appliances.
- Designer/Homeowner Collaboration: Overall, homeowners are
showing more interest in being involved in the outdoor design
process, from start to finish.
To contextualize these trends and other outdoor living
insights found in the 2024 report, Deckorators offers additional
commentary from its network of Certified Pro Contractors:
- Joe Hagen of All Decked Out in
Ohio, on incorporating outdoor
heaters in the Midwest: "Electric heaters are very popular in our
area. We recommend adding heaters to nearly any roof structure,
because you're able to enjoy the space an extra three months out of
the year. I think it's worth it on every project."
- Catherine Lippincott of Premier
Outdoor Living in New Jersey, on
the recent shift toward monochromatic decking palettes: "We find
that a lot of clients want to bring the project to life with more
textures, mixed materials, and greenery instead of really bold
color choices. A lot of people are moving more towards neutrals for
something that's muted and not super loud."
- Jason Varney of Dock & Deck
in Tennessee, on the growing
interest in multi-functional spaces: "Homeowners want their outdoor
living spaces to be used in every application. If they're going to
make that investment, they want to be able to cook there, to sit
there after dinner and enjoy a fire, to be able to watch TV outside
– they want to do everything. These days, there's almost nothing
that can't be done outside."
- Jonathan Moeller of Colorado
Custom Covers & Decks in Colorado, on the utility of a spiral
staircase: "Going with a spiral staircase really cuts down on a lot
of the room that a regular staircase takes up, especially going
down to the yard."
- Sean Collinsgru of Premier Outdoor Living in New Jersey, on the popularity of outdoor
kitchens: "Nearly everyone who contacts us recently has been
requesting an outdoor kitchen in some capacity. And people are
putting a lot more thought into those kitchen areas. On some
projects, it feels like we're designing an interior kitchen for our
clients, because they really dial into every appliance, every
little detail."
- Leif Wirtanen of Cascade Fence
& Deck in Washington, on color
preferences in the Pacific Northwest: "We used to do a lot of
grays; that was the popular mix for a while. This year, we're doing
a lot more brown. We still do a lot of projects with a different
colored accent board, but a lot of customers are wanting the same
color accent board as their field board for more of a minimalistic
look."
The annual Outdoor Living Report represents Deckorators' ongoing
commitment to remain at the forefront of the evolving outdoor
industry while continuing to support its loyal network of consumers
and contractors. By providing informative insights, design ideas,
and the high-quality products that make it all possible,
Deckorators is proud to help today's outdoor living projects reach
their full potential.
To access and download the full Deckorators 2024 Outdoor Living
Report, visit here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ueqbq1e3b9o9ywxngsyb5/h?rlkey=byb4gsarh81wj818r7gt2afmx&dl=0
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About Michelle
Hendricks
Michelle Hendricks, Category
Marketing Manager for Deckorators, a leading brand of UFP
Industries, Inc., offers insights from the brand's experience
innovating new products in the composite decking, railing and
accessories market. Deckorators helps homeowners maximize
their outdoor living space — and make it their very own. That means
offering products with competitive warranties and new and
innovative technologies.
About Deckorators
Deckorators, the first name in decking, railing and accessories,
invented the low-maintenance aluminum balusters category and has
since led the industry with innovative decking and railing
products. With dependably on-trend designs, Deckorators lets DIYers
and builders extend their creative ideas from a home's interior to
its outdoor living spaces. Deckorators is a brand of UFP Retail
Solutions, LLC, a UFP Industries company.
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visit www.deckorators.com or call 800-556-8449.
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UFP INDUSTRIES, INC. (NASDAQ: UFPI)
UFP Industries, Inc., formerly Universal Forest Products, is a
holding company whose operating subsidiaries—UFP Packaging, UFP
Construction and UFP Retail Solutions—manufacture, distribute, and
sell a wide variety of wood and alternative material building and
industrial products worldwide. Founded in 1955, the company is
headquartered in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, with affiliates throughout North America, Europe, Asia,
and Australia. For more about UFP
Industries, go to www.ufpi.com.
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