Some Ideas to Consider …

  • Create a Custom Craft Room

    Creating a custom craft room in your house is an excellent way to enhance your home’s design, while providing a functional space for the work you love. A properly appointed craft room is about more than just choosing the right furniture, it’s about creating the perfect space that reflects your design style.

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    Maximize storage with built ins – Built in shelves, cubbies and cabinets provide the room with both essential storage and design. Create a truly custom look by matching the built-ins’ design to the room’s trim, floor and paint colors. 

    • Align the design to your crafting needs – Before you finalize your craft room plans, take inventory and ensure the space fits your needs. Mentally walk through an upcoming craft project to determine whether or not the space will work.
    • Utilize wasted space – Find ways to utilize space that is typically wasted. Hang shelves above the interior closet door, install window seats with storage and invest in vertical shelving that fits between windows.
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    The design professionals with Country Club Homes, Inc. have many tasteful home design ideas that can transform a space. Call us today at 203-762-0550 or visit our website at www.countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more.

  • 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…