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  • Open the Door to These New Trends

    When you’re planning your custom home there are a lot of decisions that must be made to ensure the design is cohesive and aligns with your personal style. For many homeowners the selection of both interior and exterior doors seems simple. But in reality, you can significantly enhance the look of your home with unique and innovative doors.

    Today’s hottest trends for doors include:

    Transitional Dining Room by Cambridge Architects & Building Designers LDa Architecture & Interiors via Houzz
    • Flexible doors- Doors with panels that slide behind one another or accordion style doors give you the flexibility to open up spaces to your exacting preferences. You can collapse the door entirely to essentially eliminate the entryway or you can move it just enough to reveal a standard opening.
    • Barn doors- Attached to sliders on both the ceiling and floors, barn doors elevate both form and function in a home. Consider adding visual interest by painting the door a bold focal color.
    Eclectic Living Room by London Real Estate Agents Domus Nova via Houzz
    • Vintage doors- Salvaged or vintage doors are excellent additions to eclectic home decor. Search for doors that remain in good condition and will add an element of surprise.

    Our team at Country Club Homes is committed to staying up to date on custom home design ideas and trends. Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us atwww.countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more.

  • 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…