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Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
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3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS
At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros
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PERC Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency at IBS with 'Clean Build Conversations'
Hear from industry standouts Matt Blashaw and Anthony Carrino at this hour-long Show Village event
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Natural Wonder
Natural materials -- brick, stone and wood -- soften the ultramodern character of this magnificent glass house perched on a rocky hillside north of Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Secure Future
While the exterior of this Georgian-style executive estate in Cary, N.C., features elements of a classic style, this $2.4 million, spec-built showplace, known as The Barrington at Regency, is every bit a home for the future.
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Inner Beauty
Architect Morris Schindler designed the home using the principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, an Indian system of architectural planning based upon the world’s most ancient interpretations of natural law and how they relate to building design.
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Tide and True Exercise
Now discriminating and health-conscious homeowners are seeing an exercise pool as not just an investment for life but also as a design focus in their luxury homes.
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Everything Old Is New Again
When I began organizing this edition of Luxury Home Builder, the focus was on contemporary architecture.
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Old Stuff in the New Economy
No catalog could possess the kind of eclectic mix of furnishings and fixtures found at this store.
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Spanish Tile Makes a Splash
Interior design is obviously important in any home, but even more so when the home is a $1.3 million centerpiece to a Street of Dreams event.
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Desert Retreat
In a valley cradled by the Catalina Mountains, this $700,000 spec home features an authentic adobe-style exterior that harmonizes with its desert surroundings.
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A Leading Attitude
New home design isn’t one of those things that changes from year to year or season to season like fashion.