Hudson Cottage Interior Animation

Simply Elegant Home Designs has added an Interior Animation of their Hudson Cottage house plan.  The home includes an open family and friend gathering room accomodating cooking, eating and sitting areas.  The space features a vaulted wood ceiling with exposed truss frami...

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Ottawa house tour: Kristen's classy two-bedroom Glebe apartment

I've taken a long break from blogging, so figured I'd come back with a major punch! Introducing my dear friend Kristen's fabulous Ottawa apartment (located in the Glebe) - the first of what will hopefully be many Ottawa house tours. Kristen has very elegant and classy personal style and that definitely comes across in her apartment. I'm very excited to feature her home on decorate it darling.I asked Kristen to tell us a bit about her space, so without...

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New House Plan Offering

Simply Elegant Home Designs is offering a new house plan called the "Hudson Cottage". This home design is their first plan that offers a main floor master suite and the opportunity for one level living. The Hudson Cottage offers an open floor plan with connected spaces that are perfect for cocktail parties, family gatherings or just hanging out with your friends. The images below depict the new design.You can obtain more information on this plan...

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Bookcase Interior IdeaS

DIY: Raised Bed with Expedit BookshelvesMake your own Raised Bed with Expedit Bookshelves for Storage. It may not be the most aesthetically pleasing bed however it is functional! Parts needed: * 3 X Ikea Expedit Bookshelves ($90 each) * 2 X Ikea Observator Cross Braces 393 Version ($5 ea ...Also ChairThose who have space issues will certainly appreciate the ‘Also Chair’ by designer Akin Bacioglu. This chair is all about multi-tasking as in few easy...

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Outdoors is Calling !

When you live in a small space, chances are your outdoor space is small too. But that does not mean you can't have a stylish place to go, even if its as simple as two chairs and a small table. Look at your space and carve out any niche you can. A small balcony, a spot in the corner of the yard. Anything is possible if you look and think outside the b...

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A Super Luxury home design

This Super Luxury Home Design not in Kerala. I Do not know whose house is this, but a worth view...

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Mother In Law Banished to Garage!

Fine Homebuilding is looking for good examples of "mother in law" units that they can publish in an upcoming book (click here).  This reminded me of a project I designed a few years ago at Ron Brenner Architects.  The project was actually for grandpa.  A couple we were working with wanted their single 80 year young grandfather nearby, but Grandpa still wanted to live independently.  The solution was to utilize an attic space that...

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Unique Beautiful Home Exterior Design

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Creating a Niche through smart design

Recently I have been trying to emphasize that builders can create a "niche" for themselves through good design.  The following interview which was posted in Realty Times reinforces this concept. All Marketing, All the Time: What's New in Smart Designby Peter L. Mosca[Note: To follow is an excerpt of an interview with Lori Snider of Creativity for Rent, a professional speaker, author and marketing strategist. To listen to, or download the...

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Cookie Cutter House Plans

I live in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis / St.Paul, where we have one of the largest Parade of Home tours in the country.  Every year I look through all of the Parade offerings to see if I can identify any new trends.A couple of things have struck me;  1) how very similar many of these houses are and 2) this economy can not be a great environment for many home builders.  ...

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Trend to Smaller House Plans

I ran across this article the other day -  "trend toward smaller homes for thriftier seniors"The article sites the following housing trends for the 50 and over market:New house plans are getting a bit smaller - down to about 2300 sf averagePeople are looking for affordabilityFolks are doing a lot of in home entertaining,  so open floor plans and kitchens with island seating are important.  Didn't I see this on a golden girls episode?People...

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