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This staircase not only connects the first and second floors; it opens the house to the backyard.
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Coffee pot filling station, wine bar, under counter storage, it's all there in Cheryl Kees Clendenon's messy kitchen design.
Photos: Courtesy of Schumacher Homes
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The messy kitchen has become a favorite trend for many homeowners.
Running the siding horizontally emphasizes the home’s linear form, while the front porch wraps around one side of the entry becoming a walkway that offers glimpses of pond views for anyone using it to reach the garage (Photo: David Fell).
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This Cap Cod home achieves energy efficiency and high performance with common materials
Dogtrot by CLB Architects has an asymmetrical gabled roof that mimics the distant mountain peaks, adding a contemporary edge to the building’s traditional form (Photo: Matthew Millman).
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Custom homes that are durable, comfortable, and healthy for their owners and the planet
Placing the 6 kW solar array on the detached garage allowed architect and homeowner Donald Powers to calculate the ideal roof pitch for maximum effectiveness. | Photo: Anthony Tieuli / This Old House
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Architect Donald Powers wanted his 100-year-old cottage to be the epitome of energy efficiency. So he transformed it into a net-zero home.
Outdoor living and the display of modern art take center stage at the Philos House, in Dallas, designed and built by Bauhaus Modern Homes (Photo: Costa Christ).
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The philosophy of the German Bauhaus school of art and design drives this Dallas-based custom builder
By employing traditional building techniques, Vintage Builders gave this custom modern farmhouse in Wellesley, Mass., a vintage twist (Photos: Courtesy of Vintage Builders).
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John Hourihan talks about the vintage approach for home building details and for customer service.
The design team respected the home’s century-old Tudor details while inserting modern elements, such as generously sized new windows.
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This century-old Tudor remodel transformed a house with dark spaces and little connection to the outdoors into a space with light and attributes that suited the family's lifestyle and tastes
Of all the technology features in a custom home, it's audiovisual equipment--TVs, projectors, and speakers--that clients most often want to have seamlessly integrated into the design.
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There are plenty of solutions to make home tech devices unobtrusive in a custom home
The neighborhood association insisted that the owner cover the exterior of the home—originally built as a log cabin—with stone. Architect David Haresign made sure his firm’s additions can be clearly distinguished from the home’s log and stone core (Photos: Anice Hoachlander/Studio HDP).
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Renovating an entire house isn’t always the most economical option, but it offers a host of other benefits
A long shed dormer on the front elevation anchors the new third-story master suite (Photos: Haris Kenjar).
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A century-old red-brick home seemed like a straightforward renovation, but ...
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Wood is always the standard for residential construction in the Maritimes
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This home's indoor-outdoor integration plays a role in an illinois family’s quality of life.
Natural finishes predominate in architect Wayne Turett’s New York home. The cedar siding is finished with a blue-gray stain (Photos: Liz Glasgow Studios).
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A seaside retreat follows the Passive House standard to maximize energy efficiency
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December 28, 2020
Even though my wife and I undertook a whole-house renovation of our 1909 Victorian a few years ago, we’re already thinking about our next project.
