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By the end of the day, after seven or more hours, perched over my desk, peering into a computer monitor that seems to grow smaller by the minute, oh my poor tired eyes! This started me thinking of ways to help new home buyers to alleviate eye strain in their new homes. When building a [...]
Few exterior cues hearken back to simpler times more than shuttered windows and big, covered front porches. Add divided-lite windows plus masonry accents to horizontal siding and you've got the recipe for an instant classic. Our Greenville home plan is a fine example. So...what about the inside? What interior amenities similarly reflect traditional roots? To begin, [...]
Terminology varies from region to region or plan to plan, but whether it is called a flex room, bonus room, flexible area, flex space, etc. you will want a house plan that offers areas that can be used for a multitude of purposes as you and your family’s lifestyle changes over time. With a growing [...]
The guest bath-also commonly referred to as a "powder room", is primarily a convenience. Having a guest bath means not having family, friends, colleagues and even clients admiring your child's collection of rubber duckies. But what's the best location for a powder bath? Well, that depends on how you live in your home. In home [...]
One of the things I most value about working for Fine Line Homes is the standard of integrity maintained for the 32 years I have been privileged to be employed with the company. It starts with the owner, George Parmer, and is practiced by the management team and throughout the entire company. The Marriott Hotel [...]
The prevalence and popularity of outdoor living comforts are on the rise, as homeowners become accustomed to the many benefits exterior spaces have to offer. With cooler and shorter days just around the corner, now is the time to start preparing the outdoor spaces of your home for relaxing and entertaining that will transcend the [...]
Today’s home buyers are more and more wanting to capitalize on the beauty and strength of stone on both the inside and outside of their homes. In the past natural stone was almost always cost prohibitive, but nowadays we no longer have to deal with monolithic blocks hewn from raw earth. Today, stone veneer is [...]
Form and function. Beautiful and practical. Great home design has to have both. The bathroom in a primary suite has always been a "hot button" for home buyers. Hence, bath design receives lots of attention. Designers often start with creating the first impression--what you see when you first walk into the bathroom. Recently, we've been [...]
Forty pounds of dust, that is! Now, there's nothing you can do to completely eliminate dust as clothing fibers, pet dander, dead skin cells, and items we track in from outdoors add to the problem daily. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), dust bunnies aren't just unsightly and sometimes allergenic; they contain toxic chemicals. [...]
By Jane Hoback: Jane is a veteran business writer who has written for the Rocky Mountain News, Natural Foods Merchandiser magazine, and ColoradoBIZ Magazine. Repair wood floors and scratches that make rooms look worn out. We’ll show you easy ways to put the luster back into your floors. Dogs chase kids, pans drop, chairs scrape, and soon [...]
