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  • Study Up: The Many Ways a House Can Be Smart

    Home technology trends are always changing. Right now, many of our customers are focusing on making their homes more interactive and technology-driven. These so-called “smart houses” start with just a few simple gadgets. We suggest incorporating a few of your favorites to raise your home’s IQ:

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    • Smart Locks allow you to operate your home’s locks remotely. You can make sure you locked your home, unlock it to let a guest in, and review a ledger of the day’s entries and exits remotely from your smartphone.
    • Smart Lighting lets you automate your lights. You can set them to gradually become brighter to wake you up in the morning, or to dim gently as you fall asleep.
    • Smart TVs don’t need remote controls. You just control them with your smartphone. Access all of your games, apps, channels and movies from the couch.
    • Smart Dishwashers feature flat-screen displays to indicate which stage of the cycle is going on, and touch screen to program your washes.
    • Smart Refrigerators don’t just keep food cold. The touch screens let you check the weather, look for recipes, and more.


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    Contact Country Club Homes to start making your luxury home even smarter with our custom renovations. Call us at 203-762-0550 or visit us at www.countryclubhomesinc.com.

  • 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…