Counting Down to Homearama 2011
It waa a busy Friday afternoon on Harvest Pointe Dr as all five Homearama houses were being worked on. Each of the five homes has really taken shape and each offers something a little different. This will be a great Homearama due to the diversity of the homes. You will be able to visit a range from a three bedroom home ready for empty nesters to a five bedroom home ready for a large family. Unique to this Homearamas is the fact the home styles vary in such an appealing way. There is a farm house cottage style, a gothic style, classical southern style and more. All the homes are...
Read MoreNo More Outlets in Backsplash
You know that situation where you have a great looking backsplash in your kitchen but it can get cluttered with random outlets? We have fixed that problem in the Homearama Charlotte 2011 home. We have installed these really cool outlets in the kitchen. These outlets go under the cabinets and not in the backsplash. The backsplash is left clear of the outlets. The backsplash is a 1×2″ tile in an Indian Autumn color. Homearama Charlotte 2011 will be in Baxter Village beginning October 8, 2011. We look forward to seeing you.
Read MoreAir Conditioning Ruined Good Architecture (Video)
Gray Houghland, Houghland Architecture principal, shares an interesting observation on how the introduction of central air conditioning has changed home plans. When central air conditoining was introduced into homes in the 1970s, porches were reduced to unimportant or unusable spaces. On some homes, front and back porches unfortunately 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 Charlotte home has reintroduced front and back porches as a key...
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