Adding Detail to Your Kitchen
It’s often the small touches in your kitchen design or remodel that give your space character and appeal. Here are some examples!
Improving Kitchen Flow
Some basic principles can ensure that your kitchen design or remodel increases the workability and lovability of your kitchen.
Zoning Your Kitchen
Because it is Thanksgiving week and the approaching feast is on all of our minds, we’re going to spend some blog-time talking about kitchens.When remodeling or designing a kitchen, it is crucial to think about layout. You've probably heard of a work triangle that designates the placement of the kitchen sink, stove, and refrigerator for convenience and functionality. This can be helpful in your kitchen layout. You should also think about zones in your kitchen and the flow between these zones. By identifying problems in or wish lists for specific zones of your kitchen, you can better tailor your kitchen to your needs.
Transforming and Tailoring Unused Front Yards
Home remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Adding walkways and a garden is a great way to take advatage of unused yard. Front yards for most houses are leftover, almost unclaimed space. This is due to the lack of distinction between the public areas of the street and sidewalk
Tailoring Homes and Communities (Part 2)
Custom home in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Creating a sense of community is something we strive for everyday. So far this week we’ve discussed the need to tailor our rooms, our overall homes, and our communities. Here are some suggestions about ways to tailor, and the benefits of tailoring.
Tailoring Homes and Communities
Custom home in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Creating a sense of community is something we strive for everyday. Yesterday’s blog highlighted the importance of tailoring our homes to our needs. Part of this involves focusing on the quality not quantity of space for all aspects of a home, including
Tailoring Rooms for Functionality & Comfort
Kitchen remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. A compact kitchen that makes the space avalible even bigger. When designing a custom home or an addition, bigger isn’t always better. This is also true for home remodeling that involves reconfiguring spaces. When your home is tailored to your needs, it
Your Impact on Energy Use:Tip #5 Smart Heating + Cooling
Construction during a home remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Isolation is being added to the home to promote smarter heating and cooling. How can you affect the 29% +17% of Heating and Cooling energy use? Tip #5 Smart Heating & Cooling: This is the biggest chunk of your
Your Impact on Energy Use: Tip #4 Conserve Water
Bathroom remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Every bathroom we remodel has water conservation on our mind. How can you affect the 14% of energy used for Water Heating in your home? Tip #4 Conserve Water: Firstly, become aware of your overall household water use, and conserve water with
Your Impact on Energy Use:Tip #3 Savvy Appliance Use
This week long blog series is to help you understand how your choices effect the efficiency of your home. It will take a look at a breakdown of annual energy use in an average home and offer suggestions about how you can reduce your overall use in each category. Today we discuss appliance use, and how you can save money and energy even with older appliances.
