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  • Images of Traditional Wainscot in Custom Fairfield County Homes

    When you enter a well-crafted and solidly built traditional custom home, what is it about the home that creates the warm impression you receive? We would suggest the impression is created largely by fine quality custom millwork; molding and wood trim detail you see in every room.

    As you meander throughCountry Club Homes Custom Home Builder Remodeler Fairfield County New Canaan Connecticut the home, you will eventually encounter wainscoting covering walls in both formal and informal spaces. Employed for hundreds of years to cover the lower portion of plaster walls, it is used today both for decorative purposes and functionally to protect walls. Many a high traffic mudroom, kitchen, hallway and stairway wall is covered in wainscoting.

    An excellent This Old House.com article provides interesting detail about contemporary wainscot materials, coatings, and dimensions; and includes the following comment, “A combination of decorative boards or panels and moldings that extend partway up a wall’s face, wainscoting is a centuries-old marriage of form and style. Dating to the 1300s, the Dutch used it to shield the bottom half of plaster walls from such hazards as jostled chairs, spurs on riding boots, perhaps even carelessly swung scabbards.”

    Take a look at these lovely images from the portfolio of Country Club Homes, Inc. reflecting a modern use of wainscoting in traditional custom new homes.

    Have you enjoyed seeing these images of well-crafted and solidly built traditional custom homes from the portfolio of Country Club Homes?  Country Club Homes, Inc. is an award winning Fairfield County, Connecticut custom home building company continuing the family tradition of building high-quality and sustainable homes in the New Canaan, Connecticut area since 1955.

    Country Club Homes, Inc. is located at 462 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897. You may contact us by telephone at 203-762-0550 or via email at info@countryclubhomesinc.com

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  • When to Put Vaulted Ceilings in Your Home Design

    Vaulted ceilings are a beautiful addition to a home. They help create an airy space that can make a home seem bigger than it actually is. If you’re considering adding a vaulted ceiling to your home renovation project consider the many benefits including: Exposing Rafters A vaulted ceiling provides the opportunity to put your rafters on…

  • Meet Drywall’s New Contender: Foreverboard

    Drywall has been a standard building construction material for years. It is installed easily and provides a consistent surface throughout homes on ceilings and walls. However, drywall may have met its match in Foreverboard, a innovative new building material. This new material is revolutionizing the commercial and residential building industry. It can be used in a…

  • Round It Out: Using Curvilinear Architecture in Your Home Design

    Take a quick look at your home’s architecture. Do you see mostly box-like forms and strong, straight lines? Most homes in our country are dominated by straight line architecture even though rounded lines and curvilinear architecture provide visual interest and create interesting spaces. How can curvilinear architecture be used successfully in your home? Outdoor living spaces When you’re…

  • Keeping a Consistent and Well-Constructed Roof Design in Your Home Addition

    A home addition presents a range of challenges to designers and homeowners, such as: “How can we make the design cohesive while creating a beautiful home exterior?” or “How will the new roof line impact the home’s overall design?” Understanding the issues surrounding the addition’s roof is crucial to making sure the building project is a success. Things…