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Welcome to our residential construction and interior design blog offering tips, ideas, images and references for the construction, renovation and interior design of your home! New products and trends in residential construction, photos and advice on interior design and decoration are presented here by our housing professionals to assist you in your residential project, whatever it may be! Good reading!

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21 March 2014

Inviting 2 storey traditional

With its ‘Craftsman’ inspired style and the use of stone, imitation cedar and angled columns to enhance the simple lines, Marlowe 2 is an inviting 2…

18 March 2014

11 Most Popular Renovation Trends – Kitchen Design Photos!

Knowing how important the kitchen design is when building a new home, I wanted to share this article with you, from Country Living. It consists of a…

14 March 2014

Colonial with 3 car garage

This uniquely styled colonial with 3 car garage is enhanced by dramatic roof and dormer masses and a wrap around veranda to create a beautiful home…

13 March 2014

Contemporary with garage

Crisp, geometric design and 9’ ceilings are part of the appeal of Sonata (plan no. 3280). Contemporary with garage has room for two cars and a full…

24 June 2011

Friday Funny – What Descriptive Terms in Real Estate Listings Really Mean…

Creative embellishment is sometimes required when listing properties. Here are some real estate descriptive terms and what they really mean... "SOPHISTICATED CITY LIVING" - Next to a noisy bar. "OLD…

23 June 2011

Energy Efficiency Series: Energy Star Qualified Homes

In our energy efficiency series of articles featured each Thursday, we provide strategies or information on how to make your new home energy efficient and comfortable.

22 June 2011

How to Protect and Maintain Your Beautiful Hardwood Floors

Whether you already own gorgeous hardwood floors or you are in the market for flooring and considering them for your home, you should think about the upkeep when choosing. While hardwood flooring can…

20 June 2011

Decor: Eleven Styling Tips For Shelves You’ll Love

Backsplash detail contemporary kitchen contemporary…

18 June 2011

Plan of the Week – “Chalet Adjusted to Meet Requests”

www.DrummondHousePlans.com - Plan # 3923

17 June 2011

Reverse Mortgages – What’s the Catch?

As our population ages, a question arises in the senior years - Downsize (rightsize) or look at options to age in place, staying in your home and finding a way to unlock the equity in your home to…

14 June 2011

Screen the Porch for a Living Room (Almost) all Year

Gast Architects: Projects traditional porch traditional porch…

11 June 2011

Plan of the Week – “Craftsman Approach to Traditional Bungalow”

www.DrummondHousePlans.com - Plan # 3117

10 June 2011

How to Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning

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8 June 2011

Kitchen Solution: The Open Island

Kitchen Backsplash eclectic kitchen eclectic kitchen design by philadelphia…

6 June 2011

Going Green in the Laundry Room

As industries shift to accommodate a new market for eco-friendly products, your choices as a consumer are becoming more and more important to the task of creating a greener world. This permeates your…

7 Tips to Increase the Value of Your Home