Look for digital calendars, recipe projection systems and home control systems to become the norm in new kitchens. The CABA Internet Home Alliance Research Council conducted a Digital Kitchen Study and presented the results at this summer’s Kitchen/Bath Industry Show. (See the study’s report here)
Some of the findings include:
• 33% of homeowners watch TV in the kitchen
• 51% of respondents planning to remodel their kitchens in 2007 intend to include a television.
• 43% of those remodeling their homes want to surf the Web while in the kitchen.
• 33% of households reported that they currently keep their cell phones on the kitchen counter
• 50% of households reported they keep their phone chargers on the kitchen counter
• 37% of homeowners would like to check the weather from their kitchen
• 48% of children do their homework in the kitchen
• …however, 59% of parents would prefer their kids do their homework elsewhere
• Similarly, in homes with children, 43% reported doing arts and crafts in the kitchen. But 69% of all parents say they don’t want their kids doing arts and crafts projects in the kitchen
The CABA Internet Home Alliance Research Council is a cross-industry network of leading companies engaged in collaborative research to advance the connected home space.
3 comments
For a second there, I thought you were talking about sex.
some interesting numbers to say the least. 37% of homeowners want to check the weather from their kitchen? I find that odd considering Many kitchens are open to the great room/living rooms where there is already a tv in view!
However I think its been a pretty obvious trend the last 5-10 years that the kitchen has been transformed into the NEW family room, And spend a majority of their time in them. Wouldn’t this help explain the fact that the Most effective area in the entire house to remodel are the kitchen, and bathrooms.
Loved this article. I love research data and stats so I found this very interesting.
- Gena Riede