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.

  • The Studs of Construction: Understanding the Lumber in Your Home

    You’ve encountered the studs of construction before: You measure and mark the walls to hang a piece of artwork. The first nail goes in easy-breezy, the second one nearly jars the teeth out of your head as you pound it in. That’s a stud. Homes in Fairfield County and around the country are usually framed…

  • Adding a Sauna to Your Home is Great for Your Health

    An in-home sauna may seem like an unnecessary luxury, but in reality it can provide significant benefits to your health. A sauna’s heat works to sooth your nerve endings, relieve tension, reduce joint pain, and relax your muscles.  Spending time in a sauna also works to calm your body and relieve it of stress which promotes…

  • Create Cleverly Concealed Work Spaces in Your Home

    Have you discovered that you could benefit from additional workspaces in your home? Using creative built-in storage is an excellent way to create unique spaces designed specifically to meet your family’s needs. Contemporary Family Room by New York Architects & Designers Murdock Solon Architects via Houzz   Considering adding a: Homework center: Does your kids’ homework spill out across…

  • How to Tell if a Wall or Column is Load-Bearing

    Many homeowners seek to open up space in their home during a home renovation project by removing a wall. This can connect spaces and completely transform a home’s layout. Before a wall can be removed it must first be determined whether the wall is load-bearing. This can be determined by: Traditional Staircase by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club…