Tag: design
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Mars and Venus Face Off on Home Design
When it comes to what’s important in a home’s layout, the battle of the sexes isn’t much of a fight.
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FourPlans: Modern Marvels
As one of the 10 top design trends of 2012, modern layouts are a fantastic way to differentiate your plans from existing homes. Here are four plans with funky, fun exteriors and very smart open layouts.
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8 Kitchen Design Trends to Take Home
At this year’s International Builders’ Show, kitchen trends focused on the ever-evolving great room.
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Mars vs. Venus Face Off on Home Design
When it comes to what’s important in a home’s layout, the battle of the sexes isn’t much of a fight.
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Head-Turning Design Trends for 2013
In a telling shift, the focus for this year is less about cost savings and more about wowing buyers.
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Exposed beams, rustic yet refined
Exposed wood scissor trusses feature industrial fittings.
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21 Big Ideas for Home Design Today
One of the most popular seminars at last year’s show, a Trend Slam, was reprised this year. Here are the takeaways.
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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.