Outdoor Kitchens!

By |2020-03-11T12:19:26-07:00March 11th, 2020|Happy Home Blog|

Spring is here in College Station and Bryan. Summer is just around the corner! Everyone already wants to spend more time enjoying the outdoors! It’s a perfect time to start planning and building your outdoor kitchen. A great outdoor kitchen is at least a couple of notches above a beautiful patio furniture set and your

Where is Your Happy Place?

By |2022-09-08T09:32:06-07:00March 5th, 2020|Happy Home Blog|

Where is your happy place? For many of us, it is a place we go in our minds, and when you shut your eyes and escape the stress + restriction of everyday life to feel completely at ease. At Stearns Design Build, we are all about happiness. Our purpose is to design and build happiness,

Stearns Design Build: 10 Kitchen Trends for 2020

By |2020-02-17T12:29:04-08:00February 17th, 2020|Happy Home Blog|

New decade, new trends! From countertops to cabinets, here is our prediction for the top 10 kitchen trends that will dominate designs in 2020! Get ready to start planning your dream kitchen. Upper cabinets are not ideal since they are hard to reach and they tend to make a kitchen feel smaller. We imagine that

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS: VALUE IN NEW HOMES

By |2019-12-11T12:26:04-08:00December 11th, 2019|Happy Home Blog|

For many years, new home buyers and builders have operated on the equation of price per square foot, which assumes that the lower the price per square foot =  higher the value. We’re here to say that this could not be further from the truth.  Although the price per square foot can be useful in

Green Building: Exploring the Timeline

By |2019-11-21T09:27:57-08:00November 21st, 2019|Happy Home Blog|

As we all know, green building has really taken shape and increased in popularity in the last few decades. Many choose to build green as a quality of life choice: to ultimately preserve our earth’s natural resources while reducing negative impacts on our environment.  But WHEN did green building begin? While there are numerous definitions

Increasing Your Homes Value

By |2022-09-09T11:59:47-07:00September 11th, 2019|Happy Stuff|

When you decide to remodel your bathroom, you breathe fresh life into your home. You begin your mornings in a bathroom you designed and love. According to Remodeling’s “Cost vs. Value” 2022 report,  bathroom remodels can recoup around 53% to 58% of the cost put into the project.  In addition, you

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