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A hallmark of "high design" are the views through your home. Not just the views from the front entry, but everywhere. Literally, we mean everywhere! In creating a new home plan, we actually imagine the views from virtually every spot in the home. What do you see as you look down that hallway...stand in front [...]
Lower the temperature of your water heater down to 120 degrees Fahrenheit This is the optimum temperature for your hot water heater. Most people do not utilize water that's hotter than that, and thus energy used to keep the water that hot isn't effective. Lower the temperature, save some on your energy bill, and you'll [...]
The laundry room may not be at the top of the priority list but it sure serves an important function. Walking into your home from the garage and viewing the washer and dryer with clothing piled up that needs washed can be depressing and has fallen out of favor with most buyers today. They much [...]
Reprinted from NAHB.org with permission of the National Association of Home Builders®. Follow these tips to stay comfortable and keep your home heating costs down during the winter weather. Adjusting the Thermostat You can keep your house comfortable and save energy by strategically adjusting your thermostat. Consider installing a programmable thermostat, which allows you to easily to set a [...]
With so many decisions to keep track of, it's easy to overlook something like kickboards alongside the stairs. But if you have drywall walls on one or both sides of your staircase, kickboards are something you'll truly appreciate, in terms of maintenance (i.e., cleaning scuff marks) and minimizing drywall damage!
Fine Line Homes has a beautiful new home development in Back Mountain, PA. “Saddle Ridge” is a subdivision featuring rolling hills and a scenic vista of the Back Mountain and Dallas, PA area. Not a town per se, the Back Mountain is rather a collection of independent townships and boroughs near Wilkes Barre. Currently there [...]
While wider stairs might be seen as a mere luxury or even a waste of space, never will they be more appreciated than when you are moving furniture in your home. Wider stairs leading to the second floor in our home were welcome when it came to moving in the beds and dressers. But standard, [...]
Lighting is one of the most important elements of a home. The right lighting creates an inviting environment and sets the scene for entertaining guests, while largely impacting the perceived value of your home. We are proud to partner with Progress Lighting to bring you high quality fixtures that display up-to-date design trends. Progress Lighting [...]
Once you've done the hard work--all you can to control moisture in your basement--it's time for choosing the flooring surface. Basement flooring options run the gamut from vinyl and laminates to carpeting and woods. Most of the same considerations apply in selecting basement flooring as flooring above grade, with one noticeable difference-temperature. Specifically, the basement [...]
 If your home sits (or will sit) on a basement foundation, there is a great potential for finishing off some portion of that space as living space. But prior to dreaming about that space, first address the reality of moisture. A wet concrete floor can wick water into walls and molding, promoting mold [...]
