11 Emerging Kitchen and Bath Design Trends

Custom Home Online features an article this month on the latest in kitchen and bath design trends.  Highlights include: Darker cabinet finishes still strong French door refrigerators are gaining popularity LED lighting is emerging as an energy-conserving alternative Vessel sinks in bathrooms Matte-finished faucets such as brushed nickel See the complete list and a slideshow…

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Hold the Salt: House Converts Salt Water to Fresh Water

By  Jenny Sullivan, BUILDER magazine  There’s plenty to admire about this cliff-dwelling house off the Southern California coast. It’s got a 60-foot infinity pool, retractable glass doors that open wide to the breeze, radiant heat floors in the kitchen and bathrooms, and a unique exterior skin of chili-pepper–red steel-trowel stucco, accented with quartzite stonework. It’s…

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Slow Home Movement Focuses on Building Homes That Work for Occupants

Dreambuilder found this interesting article on what’s known as the ‘slow home’ movement.  Though the name is not very catchy, there are some great concepts here regarding effective home design, livability and sustainability.  While we don’t agree with every detail of the concept, we firmly believe that every house should be designed around the family…

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