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Kitchen Sink Considerations: How to Choose the Right Sink for Function, Maintenance, and Daily Use

By |2026-05-08T07:44:27-07:00May 8th, 2026|Happy Home Blog|

Kitchen Sink Considerations: How to Choose the Right Sink for Function, Maintenance, and Daily Use A kitchen sink affects far more than appearance. It impacts prep space, cleanup workflow, maintenance, countertop usability, and how the kitchen functions throughout the day. Kitchen sink considerations should include material durability, bowl configuration, mounting style, and how the sink

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

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

Food For Thought

By |2019-10-17T12:23:43-07:00October 17th, 2019|Happy Home Blog|

Do you want value?  Of course, you do. Doesn’t everyone?  But what does that mean?  Value is not a fixed point. It is an equation.  An often-used example in discussions of value is the fine Italian shoes that cost twice as much as a regular pair of shoes but last four times longer.  The Italian

Now and Then

By |2022-07-21T06:51:10-07:00September 20th, 2019|Happy Home Blog|

I was a young child when my family moved to the Brazos Valley in 1967 and I am infused with these clay soils. Back then, Bryan had about 30,000 residents and College Station about half that number.  Presently, College Station and Bryan are the 13th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 273,101 people combined. Bryan and

Aging in Place: Bathroom Remodel

By |2019-09-19T09:34:15-07:00September 19th, 2019|Happy Home Blog|

There are so many great reasons to remodel your bathroom!  1) Increase the value of your home 2) Improve energy efficiency  3) Enhance aesthetics and so much more!  At Stearns Design Build, we are advocates of Aging in Place. Being at home allows seniors a higher level of independence, while also reducing the stress of

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