New Home Features

When building there are so many new home features to choose from – though it’s exciting, some can find the amount of choices a bit daunting. It’s inevitable that you will be met with options that you hadn’t even considered. We’re here to share our knowledge so you can get a jump on the building process – it will make you feel more confident going into the design phase.

Must Read Articles About New Home Features :

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5 Essential Front Door Color Ideas to Choose From

The color you choose for your front door ultimately defines your house in terms of class, style, and taste. There are several front door color ideas that you can choose from — however, they should fit in with the overall palette of your home. Choosing your front door color will depend on the color of your house, your preferences, and how you’ve decorated. Here are five bold front door colors and tips on how to pick them.

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10 Popular Custom Home Customizations

Customizations take a new home from typical to tailor-made. So, if personalization is what you crave, why settle for ordinary when it comes to your dream home? Here are 10 popular customizations you might love in your new home.

Everything You Need to Know About Ranch Homes

Learn why the one-story, open layout has made a comeback. The common saying, “as American as baseball and apple pie” could easily add “ranch homes.” A study released by the National Association of Home Builders shows two-thirds of home buyers (64%) would like a single-story home. To better understand the demand, here are some reasons the single story structure is popular again.

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Quartz Versus Granite Countertops

Designing a house opens the doors to tons of options. Picking out the countertops in a new home for your food preparation and eating areas might be one of the most enjoyable aspects of your building project. Quartz and granite offer their pros and cons, so it’s important to have a baseline understanding of each before you make your final selection.

Recent New Home Features Articles:

Putting Some Light on the Subject

Windows in the home can add light in rooms at a relatively low cost. If you are a fan of natural light filling a room, you can make windows your light during the day. If your new home has windows that are 2’10” x 5’in the family room and you would like to make them 3’6” x 5’9” the added cost is only 40.00 approx. per window. This is a very low cost to add a lot of sunlight into the room. It is great to have a lot of light but also keep in mind that when you add widows it does take up wall ... [Read More]

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The 3 Facets of Design

Though we may not stop to think about it, everything is designed. In housing, we often concentrate on the home’s architectural design and its livability. But that’s just part of the equation. Form refers to aesthetics. Something that’s attractive to look at, or pleasing to the touch. Function refers to what something does, how well it does it, and its reliability. For example, consider a home’s front exterior door. Functional aspects include, hassle-free performance, security, energy effic... [Read More]

What size Garage is right for you?

In today’s home market storage space is in high demand. Many of Fine Line Homes standard home plans offer a two car garage that is roughly 22’ X 22’. This size garage works for many home owners, but depending on your lifestyle your storage needs may differ. Many families need to store such items as: bicycles, lawn mower(s), motorcycle(s), tools, sports equipment etc. to store these types of items you may need more space. Some home plans have a storage area designed into the garage area but... [Read More]

Garages

As you drive through your neighborhood and catch a glimpse inside garages when folks have the garage doors open, you will notice each one is different, from totally organized where everything is in its place, to utter chaos & clutter where you can not even get a car inside. An organized garage allows you to store both the vehicle as well as ancillary items like tools, equipment, toys, bikes, etc. There is a wide array of garage organization systems you can purchase or you can be ... [Read More]

DROP ZONE, BENCH & LOCKERS – Great for ALL Family Members!!

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Featured Cape Cod Home Plan – Hatteras

The Hatteras Cape Cod home plan is a very versatile design. This home is a great entry level home for someone on a tight budget as you can build this home with or with-out a Two Car Garage. The flexibility of being able to covert the loft to make Bedroom # 3 (if needed) makes this home a great value. The Living room feels very spacious with the vaulted ceiling. With the Primary Bedroom being located on the first floor it gives you convenience of a ranch home with-out requiring a large buildi... [Read More]

Let There Be Light

We’ve been asked why some of our home plans suggest optional windows in bathrooms, laundry rooms and even walk-in closets. Though more expensive, some of our buyers feel the additional daylight or fresh air is more than worth the added cost. Being sensitive to keeping homes affordable, bathrooms in some of our models do not include windows. No window is as energy efficient as an insulated wall, and if the bathroom will be facing north, having a window in that bathroom can make it feel cold... [Read More]

Saving You Time – 2nd Floor Laundry Room

Time is the one resource which we cannot replace. So, how do we go about saving our home buyers some of that precious commodity? Our processes have been designed with you in mind. From convenient meeting times to regular phone updates to a construction timeline with key decision dates, we respect your busy schedule and strive to be responsive and diligent to keep everything moving along on a timely, unhurried basis. Our home designs have been thought through for saving you time, too. Fo... [Read More]

Rear Foyer’s are Front and Center on Customer’s Wish List

The most used entrance to the home is the door from the garage or side yard if there is no garage. Until recently you walked either directly into the kitchen or through a mudroom which typically included the laundry. Not only is the sight of dirty laundry piled up a turn off when entering the home, often there are fermenting odors from gym clothes or laundry that should have been washed a few days earlier. Our home designs are influenced by design basics and one of the innovative design fe... [Read More]

Creating Privacy in Your Home

[caption id="attachment_11992" align="alignright" width="306"] The Monterey Ranch with separate bedrooms.[/caption] Separation is often considered negative as in the example of a married couple separating to work on issues but sometimes separation can be positive. Locating the primary bedroom away from the other bedrooms and public areas will cut down on the noise and have a significant impact on creating your own private retreat area to relax and rejuvenate after a long day. Many of ou... [Read More]