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  • Maintain a Healthy Relationship Throughout Your Remodel with These Tips

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    Remodeling is a stressful process. The disruption of your regular habits, and the pressure to stay on-time and under budget can easily strain your relationships. However, there are things you can do to help make sure that your relationships remain healthy during your home’s remodeling project.


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    • Work collaboratively. Differing design styles can be happily merged into a remodeled space. Work together to weave together both of your personal design styles and remodeling ideas.
    • Stay current on the progress. It’s important for both of you to know how the project is progressing. Keep a master schedule of completion goals, and update each other if the project falls behind.
    • Keep the lines of communication open. Don’t wait to let your partner know you’re unhappy with something. Approach any concerns you have immediately in a constructive way that allows the two of you to work together to solve it. Avoid accusatory language and placing blame. The bottom line is that everyone must periodically compromise.
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    If you are in search of additional home remodeling tips, contact the professionals at Country Club Homes. Contact us by telephone at 203-762-0550 or visit our website, www.countryclubhomesinc.com.

  • Home Style of the Month: Shingle

    Making its mark between 1880-1900, particularly in New England coastal towns, the Shingle style of architecture is unmistakably American, with influences from Queen Anne and Colonial homes. Shingle style was never a mass building trend. The homes remained high style, architect driven projects, usually for wealthy families building a summer “cottage” home. The style has…

  • Solid Style: Ideas for a Stone Fireplace

    A natural in traditional and rustic homes, a stone fireplace is a solid focal point in any style interior, contributing warmth and character to a space. Multiple options for the size and shape of the fireplace, the type of stone used, and the earthy variations of the material make each stone fireplace truly distinct.  …

  • Fall in Love with Your Home: Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day

    We’re no experts on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your significant other but we do know something about how to show love to your home using these romantic ideas. February is a wonderful opportunity to create a spirit of joy in your environment by focusing on the senses romance inspires. Sight: If January didn’t…

  • A Bright Winter: Lighting Design for Your Home

    During the season of shorter days, the lighting design in your home more strongly influences mood. We all spend more time at home during the winter months and lighting can help us feel comfortable, warm and optimistic even on the coldest days. First, there’s natural light. Allowing as much natural light into your home as…