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Have You Seen The Longaberger Basket Building? The Longaberger Company Home Office Is A Piece Of Architectural History!

Longaberger Basket Building - The world's largest picnic basket is the actual Longaberger Basket Company home office located in Newark, Ohio. Amazing site!

Using Tin Ceiling Tiles vs. Tin Roofing Inside Your Home: Tips For Installing Tin Ceiling Tiles Yourself + Tin Ceiling Cost Factors

Ready to DIY? Here's what real ceiling tiles & faux ceiling tiles are like, how much tin ceiling tiles cost, and the steps for installing tin ceiling tiles yourself.

Thinking Of Installing A Pocket Door? Here Are The Pros And Cons Of Pocket Doors + Simple Pocket Door Installation Tips

Before installing a pocket door, read these helpful tips. We are putting pocket doors in our home, but we were unable to use a pocket door in the bathroom like we wanted to.

Tiny Homes With Character: The Pros & Cons Of Shipping Container Homes

Shipping container homes are popular. But are they really less expensive & easier to build than other houses? Some good & bad things about these tiny homes

5 Common Floor Plan Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Or Building A New Home

Looking for the ideal floor plan for your home? 5 common mistakes you want to avoid and tips you should consider when planning the layout of your new home.

Charleston Style Homes Exude Southern Luxury

The Grove at Cooper's Point offers very luxurious Charleston-style homes in the outskirts of Atlanta in the eclectic Smyrna/Vinings area.

Modular Green Homes: GreenPods Designed By Ann Raab

Green homes have been around for awhile, and they're getting greener all of the time. GreenPod Intelligent Environments are designed by Ann Raab and can be used a number of different ways.

Aiken, SC Townhouses in The Village at Woodside Plantation

The Village at Woodside Plantation in Aiken SC is a neighborhood community with townhouses and single-family homes. Here are my first impressions...

Is Universal Home Design the Wave of the Future? You’d Better Believe It Is!

What are the basic principles behind Universal Home Design? Here are easily explained answers for the 3 trouble spots found within every home: the entrance, the kitchen and the bathroom. If you're building, remodeling or buying a home, you'll want to make life more comfortable for yourself or the homeowners. See if your home measures up.

The Lobby of The Willcox Sets The Mood

Curly pine wood paneling, twin fireplaces made of fieldstone, hand-hewn solid oak timber joists. Those are just a few of the extraordinary building materials in use in The Willcox lobby. Old world craftsmanship and attention to detail are two outstanding characteristics of this historic building.

The Willcox Roosevelt Suite – The Lap of Luxury

The Willcox is an historic hotel located in the heart of thoroughbred country in Aiken, South Carolina. Character abounds in this freshly restored and renovated high-end hotel and resort/spa.

The i-House Is Breaking New Ground

The Clayton Homes i-House is one of the latest prefab homes for consumers to choose from in an already crowded housing market. The difference here is all of the great green features that the i-house has to offer the buyer.

It’s Not A Victorian Home Without A Turret (Tower)

This brand new Victorian style house looks like it could have been built decades ago with all of it's features that remain true to Victorian architecture. See how it was built -- start to finish.

Frank Betz Craftsman House Plan: The Palmdale

Frank Betz house plans offer many convenient features at an affordable price. This craftsman style plan squeezes a lot of house under a moderate footprint.

Fish-Scale Shingle Siding Holds True To Victorian Architecture

Fish-scale shingle siding was a great choice of materials for the front gable of this classically styled Victorian home build.

Creating A Victorian Queen Anne

Bonner Custom Homes is at it again. This time the style is Victorian and this home should prove to be an extraordinary example of the quintessential Industrial Age style of the late 19th century.

Summerlyn: Frank Betz-Designed Craftsman Style Home Plans

Looking for a craftsman style home plan in thriving Paulding County, Georgia? Summerlyn should make your list of potential neighborhoods to call home.

Customize Your New Driveway By Incorporating Embedded River Pebbles

Don't just pour a dull concrete driveway. Jazz it up with embedded washed river pebbles! You'll be astounded with the results!