The Wood Beam Wow Factor
The trend for adding wood beams to ceilings and fireplace mantels is actually bringing back a feature from homes built by early Americans. At that time, the beams were both structural and decorative – with [...]
2018 Winner of MBIA Gold Award for Custom Contemporary Home
How to build something transitional/contemporary and still have it fit in the neighborhood - that was the architectural and design challenge for this month’s featured home. This busy working couple with two children were ready [...]
Mixing Wood Tones
Don’t believe what you hear – you can definitely mix and match wood tones in your home. With that said, there are tips to follow in order to make your space more interesting without just [...]
How to Design a Kitchen Island
The kitchen is one of the most complicated rooms to design and figuring out how to add an island to your kitchen can be both confusing and difficult. Deciding on layout, dimensions, seating, appliances, and [...]
Wonderful World of Windows
There is a wonderful world of windows out there, and if you look at some of our homes you’ll see what we mean! The old single kitchen window has been updated with a triple window [...]
Tasteful Transitions in Flooring
When looking to create an interesting or dramatic effect between rooms, using different flooring material can provide just the right effect. If you have a stone or tile foyer, that provides a more formal entry [...]
Beautiful Craftsman Touches
Craftsman style homes are part of what was called the Arts and Crafts movement. They were a statement against more modern and industrial looking designs. These homes are recognized for their low pitched rooflines with [...]
Using Fun Colors to Brighten up Your Home
For those of you who are tired of boring beige, let a little color into your home. Whether you go for that daring look throughout by painting your entire Dining Room walls in bold blue [...]
How to Make Wood Tones Work For Your Home
Here’s How to Avoid The Ski Lodge Look & Make Wood Tones Work For Your Home Fact: wood is a timeless home design material. Also fact: it can easily make your home look like a [...]
4 Practical Design Tips for Tween Bedrooms
That middle-of-the-road span of time between childhood and teendom is perhaps the most daunting for parents. But aside from dealing with mood swings and screaming matches, this stage in life also requires another transition: their [...]
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