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  • Inspiring Fireplace Ideas to Warm Up Your New Home This Winter

    We all love a fireplace, right? The crackling fire, the undeniable warmth, and the opportunity to create interesting architecture all make fireplaces a highly sought after home detail. Regardless of your home’s style a fireplace is an excellent addition to your custom home. There are a lot of styles to consider but our favorite fireplace designs include:

      • Custom Built-ins: If you are designing a wood burning fireplace in your custom home consider creating a built-in space for storing firewood. You can also create built-in shelving surrounding a fireplace that is perfect for displaying home accessories and photos.


    Traditional Living Room by Chicago Home Builders Greenside Design Build LLC

      • Kitchen Fireplaces: Designing a wood-burning fireplace for your kitchen offers you the opportunity to create a cozy atmosphere and bring warmth to the space. Consider elevating the fireplace if you want to cook over the open flame.
    Credit: Country Club Homes
    Credit: Country Club Homes
        • Floor to Ceiling Design: When installing a fireplace it is beneficial to consider how it impacts the room’s overall design. Floor to ceiling stone or brick adds height to the room and draws the eye upward.


    Traditional Living Room

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  • 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…