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  • Set Up Your Home for Minimalist Bliss

    Fans of minimalist homes love that this design style offers homeowners a clean and visually pleasing interior that is relaxing and free from clutter. Achieving this look in your home requires a discerning eye focused on paring down furniture, accessories, and household items.

    If you’re interested in creating a minimalist look in your home we suggest:

    Transitional Living Room by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers Sutro Architects via Houzz
      • Letting the light in- A minimalist home is designed specifically to take full advantage of natural light. Consider adding extra windows and skylights to your home’s design to flood it with natural light.
    Contemporary Bathroom by Other Metro Interior Designers & Decorators MR.MITCHELL via Houzz
      • Eliminating bathroom wall cabinets- Minimalist home designers suggest limiting, or completely eliminating, bathroom cabinets. If you don’t want to do away with the cabinets all together consider limiting yourself to just one undersink cabinet an eliminating all wall cabinets.
    Victorian Bathroom by San Francisco Architects & Building Designers Schwartz and Architecture via Houzz
    • Choosing flooring wisely- Flooring in minimalist homes tends to be sleek and simple, focusing on just one or two colors. When choosing wooden floors or tiles opt for larger pieces in a consistent color.

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  • 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…