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…
DetailsDreambuilder Nine, our master bath remodel for the Hughes family, is now in progress, and you can see construction photos on Dreambuilder’s Facebook page. Be sure and check back every couple of days as new photos are uploaded. This remodel will take about three weeks to complete. This week, the first week, consists of demolition…
DetailsDreambuilder 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…
DetailsSource: Associated Press/AP Online Publication date: February 24, 2011 NEW YORK – The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell below 5 percent this week, as investors sought more Treasury notes amid growing tension in the Middle East.Freddie Mac says the average rate on the 30-year loan slipped to 4.95 percent from 5 percent.…
DetailsLast week we shared this great kitchen design website with you at Kitchens.com, and a section that shows you different kitchen designs and a ‘swatch board’ of all of the style selections that go into each one. Currently Dreambuilder is working with a prospective kitchen remodel client on a contemporary kitchen that will look very…
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