Deck design offers a sunset for two
Joni Charletta loves summers in Pittsburgh. And with the addition of an expansive raised deck design to their post-modern home, she and her husband John now have more reason to…
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Landscaping rocks turn a back yard into resort living
Randy Beals’ business is seasonal. It keeps him busy seven days a week, ten hours a day from May through August. Randy appreciates the value of coming home to an…
Landscape design with a water view
Years ago Bob Chimka remarked to his wife, Marilyn, “We can’t afford a house on the water but maybe we can afford water for the house.” Bob’s comment started a…
Contemporary kitchen remodel with timeless grace
For more than a decade, Ellen and Jeff Grossman had a plain white no-frills kitchen in their Palm Harbor residence—an outdated eyesore in the middle of an otherwise promising open…
Colorful perennial flowers
Planting perennial flowers in your landscaping is the easiest way to add a pop of color. Jeff Blunkosky, owner of Pittsburgh Stone & Waterscapes, recommends the following perennials: Black-eyed Susan…
Glitter and shine in a pool design
With its shimmering azure surface that camouflages into the Intracoastal Waterway behind it, Greg and Traci Nelson’s pool design in Bellair is the height of cutting-edge glamour. At 28 feet…
Delicious details offered in custom home plans
One of the unique characteristics of the American culture is individualism. There do exist many upscale, gated developments wherein the architecture and exterior coloration of all homes are so close…
Magnificent blooms in a landscape design
More than 5,000 brilliant tulips mass together, creating a crimson river of color that flows across the front lawn of a Westerville landscape design, welcoming visitors and dazzling passers-by. Synonymous…
Bathroom remodel was a natural progression
After her kids had outgrown story time and moved on to college and careers, one Hyde Park homeowner decided it just might be time to unlearn the lesson that childrens’…
Artistic backsplash designs
Backsplashes have become an integral part of kitchen design over the last decade. As homeowners continue to look for ways to make their spaces unique to their lifestyles, the backsplash…
California dreamin’ in an Ohio kitchen design
It took a creative visionary to see the bright and airy contemporary home in Mt. Healthy that was hiding underneath a dated façade of floral wallpaper and a choppy layout. …
Bathroom remodel puts function first
If Rick and Carol Koopman have learned anything from the previous homes they have owned, it’s that not every attractive, open house feature proves to be useful in the end.…