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  • Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard

    Sharing special occasions in your own backyard with friends and family creates festive and memorable events. With expert planning, a thoughtful layout, and inspired design, your patio or deck can be a space that’s perfect for outdoor entertaining.

    Start by considering how you would like to prepare, cook and serve meals outdoors. Your choices range from a simple grill to a full-scale outdoor kitchen. In addition to a cooking zone, you will want a layout that comfortably integrates dining and relaxing with ample space to navigate.

    Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard
    Country Club Homes, Inc.

    Entertaining day and night? From a fire pit surrounded by a cozy circle of chairs to a large stone fireplace, a heat source adds a comforting glow when the sun goes down. During the day, you will want to have gathering spots for guests to find shade in your outdoor space, whether from umbrellas, a roof overhang, or a pergola.

    Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard
    Country Club Homes, Inc.

    Truly successful outdoor entertaining space is designed to create an appealing and distinct environment while at the same time feeling like a natural extension of your home. With a deck or patio custom designed for the events you most enjoy hosting, you can comfortably and happily welcome guests into an inspiring outdoor space.

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    Asmara, Architect Patrick Ahearn

    At Country Club Homes, we stay in touch with the latest custom home design trends to share exciting new ideas with our clients. Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us at countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more about our work.

  • Being Prepared: Are Your Home and Family Ready for a Super Storm?

    Summer brings with it long days, vacations, ice cream cones… and storms.  Summer thunderstorms are common this time of year, and most of them are nothing to worry about.  However, summer is also hurricane season and, as we learned last year, the northeastern coast is not immune to the damaging effects of these super storms….

  • Remodeling Ideas That’ll Make Your Home Feel Bigger

    Gaining more living space in your home is not always about increasing the actual square-footage. Often times, remodeling a room so that it can serve double duty can effectively make your home seem a lot bigger and more functional. Here are some suggestions for remodeling your home to appear larger without actually adding on to…

  • The Benefits of a New Custom Home vs an Existing Home

    When searching for a new home, one of the earliest questions you need to answer is whether you want to buy an existing home or build a custom home.  Both have their benefits, but in many cases the benefits of custom building outweigh those of buying an existing home. When you search for existing homes,…

  • Has Marble in the Home Lost Its Luster?

    The use of marble in the home is a centuries old tradition. It’s beauty in the kitchen, bathroom and as floors or walls cannot be denied. But times do change. Once a sign of affluence, the allure of this natural stone has decreased dramatically as it has found its way into a high percentage of…