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  • Architectural Details to Bring Cheer to Your Home

    You spend a lot of time in your home and it should make you happy. Its design, layout, and custom features can work together to positively affect your mood and boost your overall well-being. Our favorite custom home design ideas to bring cheer to your home include:

    • Beautiful views Placing your home on the lot to maximize the views is a certain way to make you happy. Take the time to walk the property with your design team to determine the placement that will provide the best views with your particular floor plan.


    Traditional Dining Room by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club Homes

    •  High ceilings Higher ceilings in a home naturally make occupants feel freer both mentally and physically. Raising the ceiling height is a simple way to help foster happiness and encourage creative and abstract thinking.


    Rustic Living Room via Houzz

    • Built-in shelving Creating custom built-in shelving is an ideal way to display and store your favorite household items without feeling overwhelmed by clutter. Work with your design team to design shelving that helps make life easier such as custom mudroom and bathroom storage.


    Traditional Kitchen by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club Homes
    Our team at Country Club Homes is ready to help turn your home design dreams into reality.  Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us at www.countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more about our work.

  • Higher Light: Interior Transom Windows

    Transom windows are a lovely historical detail with an interesting history of practical purpose. Before the advent of air conditioning, transom windows were an innovative design feature that allowed for cross ventilation between rooms. Typically, transom windows could be opened and closed using a long metal rod. There were also styles that opened on a…

  • Chic Simplicity: A Black and White Bathroom

    The black and white bathroom is a design classic that always feels fresh. The simplicity of black and white allows for endless experimentation with color and texture to make your space feel distinct and memorable. The walls in a black and white bathroom are an interesting place to explore the use of patterned wallpaper, particularly…

  • Hot Ideas for the Hearth: Custom Fireplace Designs

    As autumn settles in, the age-old custom of gathering around a glowing fire becomes ever more appealing. The fireplace in your home can be a conversational centerpiece with the right application of design skill and imagination. Your fireplace should reflect the overall look and feel of your home, whether traditional, modern, or somewhere in between….

  • Empty-Nesters Purchase Cottage with Downsizing In Mind

    Interested in downsizing? A soon-to-be empty nester couple fell in love with this delightful cottage and purchased the home with downsizing in mind. As the renovation project started, it turned into a labor of love for the couple as they envisioned it as their beach-style retirement home. The small corner lot on Belle Island in the Rowayton section…