Archive for the ‘Interior Home Finishes’ Category

Structured Wiring For Your House Plan

February 1, 2008   No Comments

Colors, designs and quality flooring are the most important features that homeowners consider when redesigning their dream home. But with cutting-edge technology becoming a powering trend, many owners of contemporary house plans are transforming their home into a high-definition paradise with structured wiring – an arrangement that combines all your communication devices into one user-friendly [...]

From Here to There: Staircases Add Function And Style To Colonial House Plans

January 6, 2008   No Comments

One of the most accentuating features of a multilevel home is the staircase. After all, it serves as an everyday function to get to and from the kids room upstairs or the relaxing family room hideaway downstairs. It can illuminate colonial house plans with grand staircases and wrought iron metal railings accenting the features of [...]

Hitting the Ground Running: What Floors Work In Your New Home Plan

December 31, 2007   1 Comment

A typical day in your home may include multiple toys sprawled across the floor and pets running though every room in a playful delight. Dishes may be found on nearly every counter and table, spills on ever floor, and shoes in every corner. With so much going on at once, your flooring is sure to [...]

Adding the Finishing Touch: Interior Moulding and Trim For Your Home Plan

November 30, 2007   No Comments

Many home plans today are part of a seamless collection of subdivisions with similar designs, tones, and colors. Seen from an airplane window, even vast luxury home plans resemble a cluster of tiny, geometric shapes lacking intricate features. But up close, details like trim and moulding are what ultimately transform your home into a unique [...]

To Burn or Not to Burn: Home Fireplaces

October 12, 2007   No Comments

Imagine curling up in a small, cottage house plan during a winter vacation retreat or even in an every-day country house plan with the sounds and scents of a warm, crackling fire. The thought alone is enough to melt anyone’s heart after a long day. Fireplaces are often equated with comfort and tranquility, transforming a [...]

Ceiling Fans for Great Style and Function Perfect For Your New Country or Cabin/Cottage Home Plan

September 29, 2007   No Comments

The Casablanca Cosmopolitan Collection “La Fleur” ceiling fan features a bowl light fixture and reversible Maple/French Crème blades.

Ceiling fans have been an essential supplement to home heating and cooling for over a century. With today’s stylish designs, modern ceiling fans also enhance the beauty of your home.
A practical addition to any home, ceiling fans were [...]

Kitchen Countertops that Count

September 14, 2007   No Comments

Anyone who appreciates cooking recognizes the value of uncluttered kitchen space. This space is cherished by way of clean kitchen counters that wait to be filled with the ingredients of your favorite family recipes and meal traditions. Good comfort food deserves a good counter. But what makes a kitchen counter count? The cook decides!
Do you [...]

How to Create A Unique Home Design with Custom Woodwork

August 29, 2007   No Comments

Photos courtesy of Wick’s Custom Woods, Highland, Illinois.
For more information visit www.wickscustomwoods.com.
A house is made a home with personal touches.  When you look back to homes built before there were manufacturers producing dozens of materials by the minute, everything was custom built to add character to the home.  This charm is often lost in new [...]

Home Networking Makes Connections

August 24, 2007   No Comments

Photo courtesy of ClosetMaid®
Does it seem like the same scenario day after day – he needs to use the Internet for homework research, she needs to work on that half-finished report and you desperately have to respond to work e-mails before the office thinks you are permanently out to lunch. Even though you have a [...]

Smart House and Home Automation Reaches the Mainstream

August 20, 2007   1 Comment

We all have those days when the rain pours down as we juggle our groceries to the door and we just can’t seem to get our key in the door and turn the knob with an elbow but somehow we get inside, even if we look like we belong in the circus. No one left [...]