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Sustainable Home Renovation Ideas for 2022
Through home renovation, you can bring your home up to speed with your lifestyle. Many homeowners in Seattle don’t realize the many options they have to renovate and upgrade their homes to be more contemporary, modern, and sustainable. As the world returns to some form of normalcy, homeowners look to ensure their homes can stand
The Origin and Meaning of a Sustainable Home
The word sustainable is used in many different contexts these days. It has become deeply embedded in the vernacular and used when people discuss everything from home-building, lifestyles, and public policy. From our vehicles to our homes to our appliances, the idea of ‘going green’ is far-reaching and forward-thinking. It involves the underlying idea that
The Essential Guide to Choosing Custom Cabinets for Your Custom Home: How to Get Started
The custom home journey begins with a desire to make your home extraordinary. The initial impulse is different for every homeowner and is often fueled by different aesthetic visions, but building a custom home goes far beyond choosing a layout. In fact, most homeowners are often taken by surprise when they realize the amount of
Bring Nature Into Your Home With These Mood-Altering Home Features
Modern man’s relationship with nature is often distant. Some argue that modern living—despite its creature comforts, conveniences, high-tech devices, and fast access to information—has had a profound effect on the way people live with and understand nature. One of architecture’s most beloved figures, Francis Lloyd Wright, once said that he “believed in God only he
The 3 Steps of the Custom Home Construction Process: Cutting-edge Materials and Building Techniques
Custom home building is a journey. Like every great adventure story, it begins with a call to adventure. As the prospective home buyer, the tale begins with a vision and a calling to something greater, extraordinary, and ground-breaking. This drive leads to a home that is not only beautiful but that lives up to—and surpasses—
The Ultimate Basement Remodeling Guide: Turn Your Basement Into a Masterpiece
There was a time when the underbelly of the home— i.e. the basement—was a dark and dreary place, mildewy and moldy, cluttered by old junk, stuffy with old books and dusty old furniture, used for laundry, storage, or the occasional teenage rock drummer, but it was devoid of style, design, and unique touch. A basement
5 Basic Reasons Why Living In Seattle Is The Best!
As a home builder, we knew exactly where we wanted to set up shop. Seattle, Washington has been our home for years, and with a true reason and purpose. When it comes to creating a custom home, there’s nowhere else that has the same personality and benefits as this amazing city. The city has so
2021 A Year For Home Renovation
Now that you’re either in the process of or just organizing your New Year resolutions, did your home make it on that list? When it comes to a home renovation, it’s no easy task. There’s plenty of planning to take into consideration. It’s best to take things slow as well. You don’t want over half
Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations and Home ROI
Homeowners are constantly seeking ways to maintain their houses’ value, and they often engage in renovations to achieve this. Some want to boost the property’s value for an improvement in the resale price, while others just want to upgrade their home for self-satisfaction. Whatever your reason for considering a renovation, you should know that not
