Tag: design
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Avant Blurs the Lines for Gen Y Designs
Avant Housing’s latest development, 1880 Mission in San Francisco, targets Gen Y renters with designs that blur the lines between work and play, inside and out, old and new.
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Design Details: Pools, Part II
With styles that range from lavish to low-key, in regions around the country, ideas abound for projects of all kinds.
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Victorian Victory: A New England Victorian Gets a Stylish and Sustainable Remodel
A 120-year-old home in the Boston suburbs gets a modernizing makeover to become a design award winner.
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FourPlans: Impressive Islands
Want to wow buyers? Deliver a big kitchen island. Not only will it boost your layout’s looks, but it’s also incredibly practical, offering counter space and often extra seating.
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Production Homes Can Live Larger Than They Look
Two different floor plans in the same footprint illustrate how smart tweaks make a modest production home live larger.
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Design Details: Pools
A well thought-out pool can add value to a home and a luxurious touch to an outdoor space.
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FourPlans: Plug and Play
For many buyers, how a home accommodates the technology and gadgets they depend on is an important part of the design mix. These plans offer clever, petite pocket offices and e-spaces engineered to keep phones and tablets within reach of living areas without cluttering the kitchen counter or table.
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Staircase Hidden Behind a Bookshelf Brings an Old House Up to Code
In a remodel of a 1990s shingle-style house, the back stairway is hidden behind a bookshelf, and the stairwell is lined with books.
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Grown-Up Tree House
At just 172 square feet, this cedar-sided tree house is a dream hideaway, complete with electrical and plumbing.
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Design Details: Industrial Materials
Rough and ready materials offer a budget-conscious way to give projects a hip look and hardy feel.