Holiday Decor Safety Reminders Per the National Fire Protection Association, 800 home fires yearly involve holiday decorations, and 170 involve Christmas trees… resulting in $23 million in property damage. To keep your home and family safe: Choose the freshest tree you can find and keep it watered. For toddlers and pets, keep breakable and dangerous […]
In the past decade gas fireplaces have far surpassed wood-burning models in terms of popularity. They eliminate the work of storing, carrying, and arranging wood, tending the fire, and cleaning up. They are less expensive to install (eliminating the need for an up-vent or masonry chimney) and arguably safer to use. There are a wide […]
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Lighting is an often overlooked—but highly impactful—design element. When designing their home, most people carefully select lighting fixtures as an element of their personal style. Sometimes overlooked, but equally important to the fixture style, are the placement, direction, intensity, and shape of light sources, as they all work together to set the mood in a […]
Steam showers may have high initial cost, but there are few luxuries in a home that have such immediate, tactile and frequently used benefits, soothing aching muscles and providing a stress-reducing respite. The range of shower options, body jet configurations, shower heads and modern digital controls can give homeowners precisely the experience they prefer. If […]
As clean lines and simpler interior details gain traction in the marketplace, inset or frameless cabinet doors are also gaining popularity. An inset door is flush with the front of the cabinet box, which makes the available storage space a little smaller, but it also cleans up the line of the cabinet and has big […]
We’re celebrating the groundbreaking on the first home at Summer Creek with a casual barbecue. You may have seen the first invitation, which went out earlier this week in a separate email—please feel free to bring your family, have a bite to eat, explore our Example Home and learn about our offerings in this serene […]
A free-standing bathtub is a stunning focal-point, particularly in an owner’s bathroom. Available in myriad shapes and sizes, they come at many price points and in every finish —from acrylic and cast iron, to copper, solid-surface composites, and wood—with styles to complement any décor. Despite matchless aesthetic appeal, there are a few practical considerations: Select […]
Homeowners are increasingly drawn to an exterior style that is popularly known as “contemporary farmhouse”. In some areas, it is overtaking traditional manor homes and replacing the craftsman style that’s been popular for a decade among buyers in close-in suburbs. While “contemporary farmhouse” is not a strictly architectural term, it is easily identified and characterized […]
Large ceramic, porcelain, and stone tiles (18” or larger on a side) are increasingly popular for baths, foyers, and kitchens. With fewer grout lines, they are dramatic and can visually enlarge a space. Large format tile requires special handling because larger tiles are vulnerable to cracking if there is any flexing or torsion of the […]