Gina Columbus

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Futuristic finds aren't limited to just the hottest trends.

There are other ways to update your home while keeping the future in mind — it's called aging in place, Sheila Rich, owner of Sheila Rich Interiors of Monmouth Beach, explains.

"Our baby boomers are driving everything in our economy futuristically, because of their needs," Rich says. "The 'over 90' group is a generation that's growing by percentages more than any other generation, and they're living active and productive lives."

So upgrading your home with features of universal design — no matter what disability, age, etc. — is something people are doing so they not need worry as they grow older, she says.

"They are retrofitting homes to age in place," Rich says.

Such products to add in homes are D-shaped cabinet pulls, such as Lazy Susans, as well as raised front-loading washing machines and dryers, adjustable kitchen cabinets, low or no-threshold showers with no doors, an outside covered entry, and more.

"It gives people their pride back, their independence, and it's all age groups," she says. "You shouldn't have limitations on who you should invite to your home or how you can live there. The universe is coming to us."