Top to bottom, staircases perform both functional and aesthetic roles in our multi-story homes. Typically, a prominently located feature—often in a front foyer or near the front entrance—staircases can fall anywhere along the spectrum from eyesore to eyepopping style statement, including bland and unremarkable.
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There’s an outdoor shower for every “body” and budget
If you loved running through the sprinkler as a kid, the kid in you is likely to find the same pleasure in an outdoor shower. Or if you longingly associate showering outdoors with watching the sun set over the sound and savoring a book during an afternoon storm from the cocoon of a screened porch—in […]
Floored by flooring choices?
When it comes to what’s underfoot, there is more than meets the eye. Whether you are building or remodeling, flooring is one of the most important long-lived decisions you will make in relation to aesthetics, function and even issues like safety and sound. Besides the number of choices in materials, each comes with a slew […]
Kitchen upgrades that make the grade
The frenzy of cooking and family togetherness of Thanksgiving is now past. And if this favorite culinary-centric season left you thinking that the heart of your home is in need of a serious upgrade before next year’s feast rolls around – say, opening up the space to adjacent rooms – we are here to help […]
