Building your dream home can turn into a nightmare where budgets and emotions are concerned.  Your new home is not simply a structure, but an extension of your personality and lifestyle.  Following a few simple guidelines can keep the budget and worry in check. Make up your mind.  Before choosing a builder, picking out paint colors […]

From the brick and siding exterior, with columns, dormers and front porch, this home has Southern charm written all over it!This beautiful 2-story home plan from Home Design Central is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath with playroom, which could easily be a 5th bedroom.The center of the first floor is the great room with a […]

More homeowners are bucking the trend of having a manicured lawn in favor of more natural and ecologically friendly landscaping methods – naturescaping and xeriscaping.  When building a home, look at the footprint of your houseplan and talk to your builder about incorporating one or both of these methods.  Both methods focus on using drought-resistant plants […]

This Contemporary house plan has lots of space and storage.The Emily 2 - HDC-2540-21 plan from Home Design Central has 3 bedrooms, an office/4th bedroom and 2.5 baths. The large family room has a fireplace with surrounding built-ins, access to the back porch and bar that extends from the kitchen. The kitchen seperates the breakfast […]

When you’re building that dream home, granite is one of the most beautiful and popular upgrades in kitchens and bathrooms.  Recent reports indicate that certain granite products used in homes can emit radon gas, the second-leading cause of lung cancer in humans.  Some experts have even recommended that lung cancer patients, pregnant women, and small […]