Our Generation xyb project includes features that potential buyers have never seen in a production home.
Bright colors add a fresh element to a 1930s mansion while keeping time with classic style.
An etched glass fit for partition walls, doors, windows, and shower enclosures.
Expensive merchandising has given way to more cost-effective alternatives in the downturn, but 45% of builders still plan to construct models in the next six months, according to Builder Partnerships survey.
Four top designers share their strategies for keeping the pizzazz for less cash.
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Adding color to your houses can make a big impact for not a lot of money.
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DeAngelo says new design services unit will aggressively court the home builder market.
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Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.
It happens all the time. People drive through downtown Escondido, Calif., on Centre City Parkway and stop for the traffic light at West Second Avenue. Across the street they see City Square, a cluster of four-story, contemporary townhomes painted in brick, mustard, charcoal, sand, and cornflower...
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Guys need their own space, too—whether that getaway spot is used for woodworking, macramé, late night fantasy football trades on the waiver wire, or having friends over to watch “Tommy Boy” for the 23rd time in surround sound.
BECAUSE OF THEIR (USUALLY) diminutive size and their single-loaded views, condos are challenging spaces to renovate and brighten, especially the kitchen area. Fortunately for architect William L. Feeney, this condo in a 1950s building had features he could work with.
SECONDARY PREP KITCHENS—I.E., backstage zones where mess can be corralled during parties—are all the rage in luxury homes on big lots. But doubling up on culinary space wasn't an option in this slender urban row house measuring just 19 feet wide. Although the owners were happy to forgo a formal...
Orland Park Crossing, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, has lots of what its target market—young professionals and downsizers—wanted, including good commuting options, top-notch interior features, and proximity to a new redevelopment area in the Village of Orland Park.
A slower pace, streamlined choices, and more education lead to higher options sales at Ryland Homes in Phoenix.
LAST YEAR, FORBES PROCLAIMED SAGAPONACK, N.Y., the country's most expensive zip code, with a median home price of $2.7 million. When architect Michael Lomont staked out a street address for his young family in this once agrarian community on the eastern tip of Long Island, he paid less than half...
The Insync home could not have been built without the support of its many sponsors, a select group of building product manufacturers and suppliers that contributed to this innovative endeavor.
A synchronous house would not be complete without recharging areas for body and soul. This home's five bedrooms and 5 ½ baths satisfy that human need without skipping a beat—and that means nurturing not only physical, but also emotional needs for comfort and repose.
Some would argue the true test of a home's functional bandwidth is a party, and the InSync Home is built to handle even the biggest of blow-outs. Distributed audio, mood lighting, and professional-grade kitchen wares notwithstanding, the physical environment is conducive to socializing in every...
In recent years, The New American Home has been a beacon of innovation with regard to energy and resource efficiency, earning local and national distinction for low energy consumption and the use of sustainable construction materials and methods.
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NOT SO LONG AGO, THE GARAGE door was a humdrum slab that lacked any style or design options. Today there are seemingly limitless options so home buyers no longer have to settle for the ordinary.