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  • Why You Should Consider Mezzanines for Your Custom Home

    Wide, open spaces can make your home feel more luxurious, bright and airy. You don’t need to necessarily add square footage to make your home feel more open, either. Just look up — all of that vertical space can be honored and enjoyed by adding a mezzanine to your home design. Here’s a look at several reasons to strongly consider this innovative housing trend:

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    • Mezzanines can be used in any room, not just a living room. We suggest creating a tall mezzanine to add an extra, air-borne bedroom to your home.
    • If you have always wanted a luxurious library in your home, a mezzanine is the perfect place to put it. We can help you design a ledge that wraps around the border of your tall living space, with bookshelves built right into the walls.
    • Feature a beautiful outdoors view with a mezzanine that includes large picture windows.
    • A well-planned living room mezzanine can serve as a comfy getaway for the kids during parties.

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    Country Club Homes specializes in building and remodeling custom homes in Fairfield County.  Contact us to discuss adding a mezzanine to your floor plan or to learn about our other brilliant ideas for luxurious, livable homes.  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…