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How to Get The Most From Your Contractor
Homeowners and remodeling pros suggest how to improve their working relationship, with some useful tips on how to keep your next project on time and on (or even under!) budget
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How to Install a Pedestal Sink
Plumbing expert Richard Trethewey makes a challenging bathroom renovation task look easy
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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.
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