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Custom Stairways Add Distinctive Style to Home Interiors

As one of the most prominent interior architectural features, custom staircases are an increasingly popular way for homeowners to make a captivating first impression.
Interior stairways help define a home’s look and serve as more than just a connecting point between two levels. Today’s stairway offerings include a wide selection of styles and accessories, allowing homeowners […]

Southern Style Home Plans

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The Southern style home spans a broad spectrum of historic architectural styles and consequently, there is not one particular “look” that defines this category.  Southern homes can range from simpler “Low Country” designs with shed-roofed porches, to grand Plantation style structures with elaborate columns, sweeping staircases and decorative friezes.  No matter […]

Victorian Style Homes

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Victorian homes are commonly thought of as an architectural style, but in actuality, they reflect of a period of history from 1840 to 1904, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain.  During that time, which coincided with the Industrial Age, a wide variety of ornately fashioned homes became immensely popular and provided new and […]

Retro Style Home Plans

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Visit any suburban neighborhood that was built in the 1950’s or 1960’s and the homes you pass by will reflect an optimism and energy of days gone by.  Throughout that post-war era, the American Dream of owning a home was bolstered by the prosperity of our thriving industries and our self sufficiency […]

Saltbox Homes

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As a variation on the Colonial home, the Saltbox style came about as colonists added more living space to their homes.  Simply stated, the Saltbox home is a typical Colonial home with the roof extended down the back side of the home, covering a one-story addition at the rear.  As a result […]