The Most Popular Home Style in Minnesota Is…
You have a lot to consider when building a custom home from the ground up—one very important piece includes the architectural style. Your lot, climate, surrounding landscape or nearby neighborhoods may help you narrow down what style uniquely fits you and your situation the most. Homes.com recently did a survey of favorite styles of […]
How to Maximize with Minimal Style
Overwhelmed with too many décor choices for your new custom home? Consider minimalism. The minimalist decorating style is an exercise in restraint, where space, lighting and objects play equally important roles. This style inspires you to pare down your furnishings to the bare essentials so that you’re left with a set of curated objects that […]
How to Deck Your Halls “After” the Holidays
You may be hanging on to the joy of the holidays or anxious for it to be over. If that’s the case, taking down your bows of holly is easy but now, decking out your existing hallways may require a touch of design know-how. According to design experts at Housebeautiful.com, hallways are the most important […]
Why Not Wallpaper?
When designers talk about wallpaper these days, they are referring to wall coverings for custom homes like yours, not the screens of our laptops and phones. Designers are looking at current trends and asking new homeowners, “Why not wallpaper?” Wallpaper is enjoying a renaissance. According to a recent Vogue.com article, Google data and Pinterest statistics […]
Uncork Unique in Your Home
If you’re building a custom home, you may decide not to keep up with the Joneses. A recent National Association of Home Builders’ survey indicates that wine cellars are perking more interest among design-build homebuyers—catching up to media rooms, home gyms and swimming pools. As consumption of wine grows nationally, so does the appeal of […]
How to Create Hygge Happiness at Home
When the temperatures drop and the days shorten in Minnesota, you may feel like diving under a blanket and staying there until spring! That feeling of warmth and contentment is what the Danish describe as “hygge”. What is hygge and how do you pronounce it? BBC.com says hygge is pronounced “hoo-ga” and roughly means […]
When Opportunity Knocks, Make a Grand Entrance
Nothing says welcome like a beautiful and inviting front door. It sets the design tone for your entire home and says a lot about your own personality. Since your front door is the first and last thing a guest may notice, you want your first impression to be a lasting one. According to a recent […]
Healthy “Pandemic-Inspired” Design Ideas
Did the pandemic blow up your life and leave a pile of rubble that surprisingly inspired you to rebuild, rethink and reshuffle the way you do life? If so, you’re not alone. From work, to family, to the design of your home, the pandemic is making people reexamine what’s important and how they want to […]
Ceiling Ideas are Lookin’ Up
Ceiling Ideas Are Lookin’ Up Building? Remodeling? If you’re seeking a way to add drama and reveal architecture that’s sometimes overlooked, look up! More than just a structural component, your ceiling can make a striking statement. Research from Cornell University says that adding design elements to your ceiling can make a significant impact on the […]
Build Your Bathroom with Luxury
For those of you who spent your Covid lockdown entirely at home with your families, perhaps your only place of refuge was the closet, patio or garage. In our new world of health and well-being, wouldn’t it be nice to escape to a luxury bathroom that makes you feel ahhhhhhh-some anytime? Here are six ideas […]
