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Making your home office work - Designing with you at the center. You may feel "exposed" if your back is to the doorway. If that's the only option, consider a mirror in front of you so you can easily see behind you. And what you sit on is even more important. "Any old chair", as [...]
This is a question I get a lot from my clients. The qualification guidelines are similar to a purchase mortgage loan but construction loans are somewhat different in other ways. For example, the interest rate is typically locked in from the time of application to the completion of your home. Another big difference is how the [...]
One thing that really annoys me is slamming the kitchen cabinet doors shut. Seems one of my kids or grandchildren close the door with force as they are walking away and end up banging the door when it closes. The Yorktowne Cabinetry, offered in cherry, oak, maple, hickory and knotty alder, features a soft close [...]
Summer and warm weather have finally arrived after we have all endured what seemed like one of the longest and coldest winters around our area in quite a few years. We know it was cold this past winter with ice on the Great Lakes weeks after Memorial Day. It’s time to make sure your house [...]
Next time you drive down your street, pay close attention to the garage doors used. They're probably all pretty much the same-16 or 32-raised panels. Predictable. Boring. The homes in your neighborhood don't all look the same, so why should the garage doors? An attractive garage door can actually enhance your home's street appeal and [...]
One of the newest features which today’s homebuyers can add to a Fine Line Homes kitchen is “under counter” lighting to enhance the work areas on countertops and also serve as a low level light source for evening use. There has always been the opportunity for Fine Line Homes homeowners to utilize recessed ‘can lights’ [...]
You might say "up" or "down". OK. Maybe the real question is where do you want the stairs to be situated? Stairs located in the center of the home may minimize hallways upstairs but many times center stairs are an assumption at the design phase. When center stairs run along the entry, they may squeeze [...]
If you are looking to make a statement in your new home, or maybe you want an easy way to create a new look in your existing home, then give some thought to the pulls & knobs you use with your cabinetry throughout your home. To some, it may seem like a minor aspect in [...]
One of the questions I’m asked most often is: How long does it take to build my new home? The typical answer to this question is 4 to 6 months from footer date to completion. Keeping in mind that this can vary depending on many different factors such as weather, customer change orders, mixture of [...]
Tired of clanking through your cookware to find the right size skillet and then repeating your search for the matching lid? Glideware™ to the rescue! Awarded a "Best Of Kitchen" at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, Glideware organizes cookware and matching lids by hanging them vertically from a gliding full-extension arm. What an elegant [...]
