Message boards Jobs at Tribune Full search Sentimental journey Suburban home styles are back where they started Martha Stewart, the modern Renaissance woman, knew before anyone about the return of the traditional home. The suburban dream homes of yesteryear are hot items today. New construction does not necessarily mean new design.
Fashions repeat themselves, and home designs are no different.
Just wait long enough and your favorite residential style will come around again. In home design, the past frequently foretells the future. Elements of Victorian architecture can be found today in neo-traditional homes , which are enjoying a revival. What was a winner in the 20th Century could likely come back into favor in the 21st Century. This 100-year timeline of suburban housing winners of the past could well give clues to what is ahead.