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  • Luxurious Ways to Take Your Home’s Crown Molding to the Next Level

    Adding crown molding to a home’s design brings a bit of elegance to any room. The design possibilities are nearly limitless as the molding comes in a wide variety of styles and sizes and can be easily customized to create a one-of-a-kind look. Crown molding helps finish a room and is a detail that sets the design apart.

    One of the best reasons to install crown molding in your home is its design versatility. Some of our favorite installations include:

    • Lighted crown moldings: Lights in a lower molding cast a soft, upward glow on the top molding and ceiling. This ambient lighting helps highlight a room’s beauty and intentional design.

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    • Reclaimed wood moldings: Using reclaimed wood moldings provides character to the space while promoting eco-friendly building methods. These moldings show off the beauty of the wood and help elevate the room’s design.


    Eclectic Hall via Houzz

    • Stacked crown moldings: Why install one crown molding when you can use two? Or three? Stacking crown moldings is incredibly effective in rooms with tall ceilings in need of clearly defined lines.


    Traditional Bedroom via Houzz
    If you’re considering a home renovation project in Fairfield County contact our team of professionals at Country Club Homes for more custom home design ideas.

  • 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…