Category: construction
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Sense of Place
Varied ceiling heights and wood trim give an open kitchen-dining-living area a sense of definition and enclosure. Engineered wood flooring adds warm tones.
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Modernism’s Warm Side
To prove that modernism doesn’t have to be cold, this design story looks at four custom homes, located in diverse pockets of the country
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Top 10 High-Design Products from 2012
High-style products are a valuable asset for every target market. Here are some of our favorites from the past year.
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Editors’ Picks: 99 Amazingly Crafted Gingerbread Houses
See all the best cookie abodes This Old House readers have impressed us with over the years—and steal ideas for your own holiday construction project
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FourPlans: The Move-Up Gets Modernized
Way more than just large homes, these layouts are ready for today’s families. Master suites are on the first floor, formal rooms have been eliminated, and practical spaces like mudrooms and storage reign supreme.
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A Newly Built Cottage that Looks 100 Years Old
Zoning restrictions that could have been frustrating resulted in a beautiful cottage that snuggles right into its site
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Beautiful corner detail, made from plywood
Corner details in the bedroom and kitchen of a large midwestern home are as beautiful as they are durable.
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FourPlans: Hardworking Layouts
Rightsizing is all about decluttering the floor plan. These streamlined plans have layouts with a bit more than the basics, but nothing extraneous.
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FourPlans: New Favorites
Here’s the cream of the new-plan crop. What do they have in common
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Top 10 Best-Selling House Plans of 2012
Check out which plans won this year’s popularity contest.