HOME IDEAS AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Having a luxury custom home built is for most people an once in a lifetime event. This is due to the complexities, uncertainties, lack of time and the financial risk associated with this endeavor. If you are one of the select distinctive people that ...

What are builder allowances? They are in theory amounts of money that builders place in the construction budget for home products that have not been selected by the owner at the time of contract execution. These allowance amounts typically reflects a...

The home buying decision is a complicated process with many moving parts and scenarios. It begins with asking yourself some basic questions like; Should you stay in your existing home and remodel, maybe buy a brand new home or better yet, build a cus...

A Case Study : This happens more often than one would think. When it does happen it raises stress and frustration to new extreme levels. Both builder and owner lawyer up and the finger pointing game begins. The unfortunate truth is that no one is go...

It all is so exciting at first. You can visualize what your new remodeling project is going to look like when it is complete. You have carefully vetted your design team and your general contractor.  All along  scrimping and saving to put the money ...

High rise condominiums are plentiful across the Houston skyline. This has much to do with Houston's attraction as an international city and the affordable cost of living it offers. Although the high rise condo housing market is cyclical much like the...

We continue our list of luxury home improvements introduced through new home building or major remodeling that will enrich your lifestyle. Security & Surveillance: Security continues to be a significant concern as social unrest continues to mou...

We continue our list of luxury home improvements introduced through new home building or major remodeling that will enrich your lifestyle. Master Villa Suites: One of the truly modern improvements in luxury home design is the advent of what I refe...

Your home is your castle is a term we do not here much these days, but really sums it up. Your luxury home is a mirror image of your lifestyle. Like the castles of the medieval periods throughout Europe reflected the stature and abundance of its owne...

We have all heard that we shouldn't take the cheapest bid, but what does this mean? Does this mean that I shouldn't try to save money on my building projects? Or...Does this mean I should just hand over my hard earned money to a builder because he sa...