Custom Home of the Year
Annually, the Home Builders Association of Charlotte recognizes accomplishments of the last year in new home design and marketing. The winners receive a MAME (Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence) award. The competition is always very good and the winners must stand out in a strong field of challengers. On March 24th at the Westin Hotel in uptown Charlotte, the MAME awards were presented. Evans Coghill Homes Won a Big One Evans Coghill Homes won the much sought after Best Custom Home of the Year above $500,000 for our River Cottage home plan. The River Cottage is our Homearama...
Read MoreFour Hidden Features in Our Homearama Home
Thanks for visiting Homearama 2011. We are glad you came but you might have missed something. There are four hidden features in our home that enhance either the safety, convenience or aesthetics of the home. Chris Folk takes a quick look at these four things in this video. We are pleased to say that all of these are available in a new Evans Coghill home beginning today. Evans Coghill builds great new homes in Baxter Village, Springfield and soon in...
Read MoreVoted “Best Outdoor Living Space” in Homearama 2011
Gray Houghland, architect of Evans Coghill’s Homearama home, shares an interesting observation on how the introduction of central air conditioning has changed home plans. When it was introduced into homes in the 1970s, porches were reduced to unimportant or unusable spaces. On some homes, front and back porches, unfortunately, almost disappeared. Porches always have been the transition area for a home from the inside to the outside. Porches need to create a link to the outdoor living space. Evans Coghill’s Homearama home has reintroduced front and back porches as a key...
Read MoreVoted “Best Kitchen” Homearama Charlotte 2011
Homearama Charlotte features 5 great homes with 5 great kitchens, but the judges have spoken and said Evans Coghill’s kitchen is THE BEST KITCHEN in the show. At the show yesterday, everyone agreed with the judges. Some thought is was because of the location of the kitchen in home. (It flows very well with the adjacent family room). Some believe it was the creative use of the cabinet color constrasted against a darket color on the island. (The cabinets are “celedon” which is a beautiful sage green.) Some thought is was the understated backsplash or the very...
Read MoreA Shower and a Cooktop – An Unscripted Look at Them
What does a shower and cooktop have in common? Both are very unique features of our Homearama 2011 home and Chris Folk takes an unscripted look at both of them here. It is a cooktop like you have never seen before and a shower like you will never want to get out of. A Really Unique Cooktop that Boils Water in Seconds The cooktop is amazing. It cooks using electromagnetic waves not direct heat. Boils water incredibly fast but the surface of the cooktop does not heat up. Watch when Chris boils the water, puts his hand on the burner and does not get burned. Great feature because spilled food...
Read MoreHomearama Details (What you need to know)
(October 21st Update – Homearama has been great but it is about to end! The show closes at 7:00 on Sunday October 23rd. Come see five great homes this weekend. Buy your discount tickets at Harris Teeter – details below.) HomeArama 2011 is all about right-sized luxury living for today. This is Charlotte’s largest, fully-decorated home tour with five home featuring all-new designs, If you want to see the newest trends in luxury living, the best in interior and outdoor design, or are looking for remodeling ideas, then mark the date for HomeArama 2011. When. Saturday, October 8...
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