Design and Designers

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    SoftPlan 14 CAD Software

    Back when I was selling my own remodeling jobs, my computer-generated presentation packages would often allow me to lock out the competition. Sometimes, they’d never even get to present their bids.

     
  • Psychology of Space

    Key to understanding clients' remodeling needs is understanding their use of space.

     
  • The Bigger Picture

    The design staff at Titus Built, Wilton, Conn., consists of the director of project development (also called the lead designer), an architectural designer, a kitchen designer, and a draftsperson who supports all the drawing efforts and specifications. Burke Cheney, the company's lead designer...

     
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    Koi Story

    While the owners of this Rochester, N.Y., home wanted a two-story addition that included an exercise room, a studio, a library, and an atrium, the koi pond was really the focus. The owners were developing a large collection of koi and wanted to house them indoors.

     
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    Incandescent Bulbs and Fixtures are Beginning to Take a Back Seat to CFLs and LEDs

    Interior designers at Brentwood Custom Homes know what's good for their customers—and for the planet—even if those homeowners have never heard of it.

     
  • Vacation Home Remodel

    On an unseasonably warm October morning, the Delaware River flows less majestically than it normally does through Bucks County, Pa. It hasn't rained in the county for a month, and the river level is low.

     
  • Before + After: Urban Renewal

    If houses were living things, this one would breathe a sigh of relief, with its new front porch extended as a thankful handshake. Downtrodden and neglected in its most recent history, its rooms cut up for office space and storage, the 1909 bungalow at the edge of a downtown Orlando historic...

     
  • Addressing Selections Early Keeps Projects on Schedule

    Addressing selections early has helped Washtenaw Woodwrights keep projects on schedule.

     
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    Paying Attention to the Front of the House

    The front of the house is where extra attention is well-deserved.

     
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    Oceanfront Gazebo Renovation

    The team at Meadowview Construction built this dramatic gazebo and deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. David West, owner of the Georgetown, Mass., company, says that the unique design of the $80,000 renovation and its cliff-side location required many of the construction details to be worked out...