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What Is the Difference Between Drafting & Architecture?

Drafting and architecture are both essential parts of building design and construction, but they are definitely not one and the same. These two equally necessary parts of the process are usually done by different people and the two jobs, although they cross paths regularly, involve many different skills and ...

This Funky Madrid Home Is Brimming with Student Apartment Design Ideas

An architecture firm rethinks the standard gray-on-gray-on-gray college dwelling

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans)

My Architect Lied to Me!!! (his plans did)I often hear stories of frustrated home owners, who are struggling with their experience in the design of their new home. One home owner in particular shared with me, “My architect lied to me.”This is the revalation that a client shared with me after spending a number of frustrating months working with another architect. He told me “I kept telling him (the other architect) what I wanted and he showed me drawings in response…

Learn how to design your dream home at Remodeling and New Homes Show

Don’t miss the Grand Rapids Remodeling and New Homes Show.

RoomMe is a smart home sensor that can tell when you're in the room

RoomMe is a smart home sensor that automatically adjusts appliances to your liking simply based on your presence.

Easy Tips for Seasonal Home Design: Warmer Months

Spring brings fresh air, lightness, and a sense of rebirth as the world comes alive. Check out these easy home design tips for the warmer months.

Eco-Friendly Home Design with a Wood Alternative

As the ethics of using real wood become more open to question, using faux wood as an alternative is a smart choice for those planning a more eco-friendly home design. 

Everything You Should Know About Designing a Home for Aging in Place

Decorate Like a Pro: Secrets of TV's Biggest Home Design Stars

If you’re addicted to TV shows on home design, like Love It or List It, Fixer Upper and Property Brothers, you’d love to know their secrets. Even if you are living in a rental, are there tricks you can use to get your place to look like their place? Can you decorate like your favorite…

Home design trends: What looks nice now could cost you later.

If you’re swooning over the latest design trends, here’s what you should know before swinging…

Building Your Own Custom Home Series, Part XV: Framing

Learn about the frame stage in building a custom home in Northern Virginia.

Home Design Ideas: Inside/Outside Connections

These 5 projects illustrate inside/outside connections in home design. Our work on a recent new home project in Sherwood, Oregon that connects inside and outside brought to mind a few past projects that also feature inside-outside connections. In home design, creating an inside-outside connection is a great way to make the space feel open, airy,... Read more »

Design Innovations for Modern Urban Dwellings

As American cities sprawl further and further away from city centers and commutes get longer and more frustrating, some people are trading the car for a subway,

5 Big-Picture Trends Taking Off in Home Design and Remodeling

A look at Houzz search data reveals emerging trends that show what your clients are interested in right now

Home Design: A Sod Story

How architects Phil Smith and Doug Thompson brought together a host of home design influences (Malaysian, Mexican, Norwegian, English Cottage!) under one energy-smart roof

Though home trends come, go, it’s your house

There are all different sorts of ins and outs in design and sometimes you question the owner’s choices.