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  • Glow With Happiness Over These Unique Lighting Ideas

    Any home design is made better by innovative and effective lighting. One of today’s hottest trends is to use fluorescence throughout a home’s design to cast a soft glow and create plenty of visual interest. Our favorite ways to add fluorescence include:

      • Ambient lighting. You can use fluorescence in a variety of ways to enhance your home’s ambient lighting. Cabinet lighting, underbed lighting, and ceiling lighting are all ways to integrate a fluorescent glow into your home.
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    Contemporary Living Room via Houzz
      • Exterior lighting. Put fluorescence to work outside by applying a specially designed coating to garden pots, tiles, or even the sidewalk. Starpath, an elastomeric coating, absorbs and stores energy from the sun during daylight hours then casts a cool glow in the dark night.
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    Traditional Exterior via Houzz
      • Functional lighting. Many times you need light to serve a specific purpose. Consider adding fluorescence in a bathroom to serve as a nightlight or in the kitchen to make the cold walk to your morning coffee a little more enjoyable.
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    Contemporary Kitchen via Houzz

    For more information about innovative custom home design ideas contact our team at Country Club Homes,call us at 203-762-0550 or visit us at www.countryclubhomesinc.com. We are ready to help you bring your design dreams to life.

  • 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…