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Clever design solutions for unique residential projects.
Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
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3 Questions Answered About Reliable Energy in Home Construction
Energy expert Bryan Cordill makes a case for why and how propane is an answer to growing concerns about reliability and resilience in home construction
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Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS
At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros
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PERC Highlights Sustainability and Efficiency at IBS with 'Clean Build Conversations'
Hear from industry standouts Matt Blashaw and Anthony Carrino at this hour-long Show Village event
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Armstrong's Urban Settings
Armstrong's Urban Settings collection of textured sheet vinyl gives discerning customers the practicality and style they desire in a floor.
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Chandelier Radiates Island Colonial Style
Progress Lighting's Savannah Collection gives a home island colonial style by uniting tropical flair and colonial craftsmanship.
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Sunrise Specialty's Lions Foot Bath
Sunrise Specialty's Lions Foot Bath recalls the splendor of the Victorian era.
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Midwest Makeovers
Innovative, thoughtful upgrades such as screened porches and third-floor bonus space can buck the notions of how a Midwestern home should look.
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Technology Opens Door to Customization
Creating a custom interior door is eased with DoorCraft’s Gold Coast Series, which uses computerized router technology to quickly create door designs that extend as far as the consumer’s imagination.
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Book Helps Envision Architectural Finishes
The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes: Using MasterSpec to Evaluate, Select and Specify Materials is designed to be an unbiased, single-source visual guide to product performance as well as current product standards established by vario...
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Food Preparation
Food preparation doesn’t have to be confined to the kitchen with La Cornue’s Vatelier, a portable culinary center.
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The Past Revisited
A self-proclaimed detail man, builder Albert Cummings IV enjoys few things more than perusing the historic architecture that surrounds him in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.
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Pot of Gold
In terms of style and materials, this was as big a departure for me as a builder as it was in looks for the area.