When you’re planning a new custom home design, counter tops, cabinets, appliances and flooring command your attention. But do you ever look up? Unless a lightbulb burns out or you want to replace a light fixture, you probably don’t think much about the ceiling in...
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Hardwood flooring brings enduring beauty, charm and value to a custom home. Not content to keep a good thing underfoot, inspired builders are now finding new and creative locations to use it for a dramatic effect. Using hardwood flooring on walls and ceilings is becoming an...
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Parents can do a lot to childproof their homes: Put medicine up and away. Place baby gates on the stairs. Put cabinet locks on cabinets. But what about checking their TVs? Injuries and deaths from TV tip-overs happen far too often. Every 45 minutes in the...
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Freddie Mac recently released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook for May, showing that while low mortgage rates helped to keep homebuyer affordability high in the first quarter of this year, housing markets are likely to see increasing interest rate volatility for the remainder...
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