Keeping Pests Out Of Your Home

August 31, 2010   No Comments

We just bought a new Lake house plan and it didn’t take long to realize that we were not alone in the house. I’m not talking about ghosts – I’m talking about bugs, spiders and even a little field mice. We did a walk through of the house about 6 months ago when the owners [...]

Bungalow Style Homes And Their Unique History

August 25, 2010   No Comments

I have been searching the web for different home plan styles and the term Bungalow keeps on appearing. When I think of a Bungalow style home I think of a 3-sided open-air home with palm trees and hammocks in the yard. I now know that this style of home is much more than that.
Bungalow style [...]

Log Home And Landscape Basics

August 12, 2010   No Comments

We are finally at a point in our lives that we are ready to build a new home. We started out years ago in an apartment garage, moved up to one of those small ranch house plans and are now ready to take the leap and build a new home design. With all the buzz [...]

Easy And Inexpensive Ways To Remodel Your Daughter’s Bedroom

July 28, 2010   No Comments

When planning for the birth of a child it is hard to think of the day that they will be leaving for college. But, trust me, as the father of 2 college-age girls, it does happen. It happens so quickly that soon you savor the time you spend with them because they are never home.
My [...]

Great Tips For Modernizing Your Backyard

July 22, 2010   No Comments

I don’t know about you, but work has been very busy and now that summer is here I want to get out of my home office and enjoy the outdoors. I haven’t seen my friends or family since the last holiday and I am ready to entertain. With that said, my contemporary home plan is [...]

Country and Log Home Landscaping

July 16, 2010   No Comments

Some of my fondest memories growing up were visits to my grandparent’s home in the country. As I grew up it never changed, it was one of the cozy country home plans you often see in rural areas and I will always remember that feeling of safety and warmth when I entered it.
We just bought [...]

Great Ways To Add Curb Appeal

July 6, 2010   No Comments

We are getting ready to be empty nesters but before that happens our home has to go through one last hurrah – the marriage of our youngest son. Soon after the wedding we will be moving into a smaller ranch home design.
There are many things we need to do in order to put the shine [...]

Baby Boomer Home Design Ideas

July 1, 2010   No Comments

My parents are part of the baby boomer era. I really was unsure of what that meant but come to find out this term refers to any individual that was born between 1946 and 1964. My father is turning 50 and out of this era about one third of the baby boomers will reach this [...]

Once We Arrive At Our Vacation Home

June 24, 2010   1 Comment

I thought once school was out we would be able to head up to our lake house and enjoy a little R&R. Little did I know that the baseball season was just beginning so our mini-vacation had to be pushed back for another month.
Once we finally arrived with kids, toys and pets in tow we [...]

Stylish Patio Design

June 17, 2010   1 Comment

We have lived in our two-story home design for over two years now and have decided it is time to add on a cozy outdoor patio. We need a place to relax, unwind and enjoy the outdoors. The ground has finally settled around our home and I have been researching what type of materials to [...]