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I want a Craftsmen Style home! A request, repeatedly heard in today’s new home building industry. This historically popular, comfortable, family, styled home first emmerged in the early 1900’s In Southern California. Uniquely American, The Craftsmen Style home, takes is roots from an eclectic mix of Asian influence, and the English Arts and Crafts Movement. [...]
Winter has not been kind to the building industry here in Central PA. It has caused us some significant delays in getting our project off the ground but spring is around the corner and we are starting to make some head way with the townhouses. Here are some photos of the framing process so making [...]
Is it a desire, a want or a need? For people whose day doesn't begin until they've had their first cup of coffee, a coffee bar or coffee station in the primary suite is a high priority. Still, most coffee makers weren't designed to be a focal point in your primary suite. Design Basics lead [...]
Each time a new home owner selects a floor plan, and asks me to help them visualize, how their family would live within those walls, I fall in Love (with the possibilities), all over again! For this family, the Knoxville is the “home du jour”. The gabled front porch provides just enough coverage for guests [...]
Prospective home buyers have the choice of two types of houses on the market: resale or new. Home buyers planning to buy a brand-new house or condominium often cite energy-efficiency, open layout, a warranty, and being able to select appliances, flooring, paint colors and other design elements as factors driving their choice. But home builders [...]
Hatteras cape house plan 2nd Floor Household schedules are so fragmented. Home is the sanctuary where families can still be together and we're looking at home design to provide more of those opportunities to connect. It could be reading with the kids before their bedtime. It could be board games, crayon artwork masterpieces [...]
How do you want to access your primary suite closet-directly off the bedroom, or via a door from your bathroom? This has been an ongoing debate for several years and it pretty much boils down to personal preferences-and sometimes design constraints. Homes like our Nottingham, have separate doors from the bedroom leading to the primary [...]
Amidst all of the opportunities to personalize your home, heights of certain amenities may not be foremost in your considerations. But a few minutes considering comfortable heights can lead to years of satisfaction regarding those decisions. In the kitchen, where will your microwave go? Some shorter individuals report concerns over reaching up to remove steaming [...]
Fine Line Homes' Roanoke design is a beautiful example of keeping everything in balance. Outside, optional stone along the bottom balances nicely with shake siding in the gables. While a bit more expensive, desirable exterior amenities such as the twin garage doors, front porch, and graceful hip roofline are balanced with the home's straightforward, cost-effective [...]
By: G. M. Filisko - Reprinted from HouseLogic.com with permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. After finding a buyer, all you have to do to make it to closing is to avoid these five traps. Finding a buyer for your home is just the first step on the home selling path. Tread carefully in the [...]
