Author: kbadmin
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Create a Quirky Cottage-Style Home Office
Earthy florals, wood, and stone mingle with an industrial metal desk for an updated take on an English farmhouse look. Here’s how to re-create it on a budget
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A Fireplace Face-Lift for Just $87
A blah brick hearth gets a cheery cottage-style refresher with some clever DIY woodwork and a high-contrast paint job
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Traditional Good Looks Still Going Strong
A survey of top prize winners of this year’s Best in American Living Awards prove that buyers are still mad for trad.
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Goodbye, breakfast nook: a more flexible open plan kitchen
Architect James Wentling shows production builders how a hard-working kitchen island makes for a smarter, more flexible open plan.
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30 Years of the New American Home
Since 1984, the New American Home Program has nudged the housing industry to build better and with more distinctive design.
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2013 Hearthstone Builder Award Winners
The next time you think that a difficult economy means you need to cut back on your company’s charitable activities and giving, you might want to consider the work of the 2013 Hearthstone Builder winners.
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A gorgeous, hard-partying kitchen
The new Chancellor’s Residence at North Carolina State University features a kitchen that’s as hardworking as it is beautiful.
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Active House Planners Consider Orientation, Design, and Site Preparation
The ultra-efficient house will blend in with 100-year-old neighboring dwellings.
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FourPlans: Multifamily Homes with Open Layouts
Open layouts were one of the 10 Top Design Trends of 2012, and these duplex plans deliver just that.
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The New Face of Efficiency
The 2013 New American Home offers a model of efficiency-boosting best practices that can be modified for any target market.