Cutting-edge home design: 1999 and 2019
Then Approx 27 miles of cabling and fibre optics buried inside your walls for your gadgets.
Now Smart Wi-Fi-connected homes and voice-assisted everything. Zero wires.
Then Utility room off the kitchen (because who wants a washing machine near the cooker?).
Now Utility room near the bedrooms (because who wants to lug all that washing downstairs?).
Then Underfloor heating – using pipes cleverly buried beneath your kitchen.
Now Ground source heat pump – using pipes cleverly buried beneath your garden.
Then Wet room, walk-in shower, no bath (except in the bedroom).
Now Copper bath, retro avocado suite, his-and-hers separate loos.
Then Giant stainless steel seven-ring gas stove with double oven, inspired by Jamie Oliver.
Now Eco-friendly induction hob on which all your saucepans spin around like Tonya Harding.
Then Structural insulated panels (SIPs) – super hi-tech synthetic wall insulation.
Now Agricultural cladding – super low-tech natural wall insulation.
Then Bifold doors, with enormous panes of glass (imported from Germany).
Now Genuine Crittall doors, with small panes of glass and steel frames (made in the UK).