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Home & Design: Architecture Coach Articles

  • 10 Affordable Home Redos
    11/01/2009

    Attract buyers with these budget-friendly ideas for updating and decorating a home.

  • Working From Home: Set up a Professional Office
    10/01/2009

    A well-outfitted space at home can provide you with an area to write marketing brochures, download photos, and make calls to finalize a transaction. Here's how to create a home office that is professional and aesthetically appealing.

  • 6 Home Office Tips
    10/01/2009

    Professionals working out of home offices share their tips on how to pull off an efficient, productive working environment inside the house, while maintaining a healthy home-work balance.

  • Bungalow Craftsmanship Stands Strong
    08/01/2009

    When the bungalow style first debuted during the early 20th Century, it was the answer for many people who questioned whether or not they could afford a home. Somewhere along the line, bungalows fell out of popularity. It wasn’t until the mid-90s that the style resurged as a complement to smart urban planning.

  • Bungalows: Regional Styles
    08/01/2009

    Regional styles of bungalows prevail across the country. In fact, it’s one of the few architectural trends that spread from the West coast to the East coast.

  • Tin Ceilings Bring Vintage Flair
    08/01/2009

    Tin ceilings can add drama to a home. While popular in the 1890s, tin ceilings became less prevalent after the Depression, replaced by today's mostly plain white ceilings. However, tin ceilings are making a comeback.

  • Learn from Award-Winning 'Starchitects'
    07/01/2009

  • Tips for Hiring an Architect
    07/01/2009

    Despite the notion that hiring an architect—even one without star billing—may be too pricey, it needn’t be. The best way for home owners to find a good match is to look in their own backyard at the residential designs all around them.

  • A Chip Off the Old Block
    06/01/2009

    Concrete block houses are nearly ubiquitous in the United States; yet they are often overlooked, even though they represent a special, but short, period of residential construction in American history.

  • Making the Old New Again
    05/01/2009

    You can help your buyers understand how to gain a kind of older charm—either with a period home that strives for accuracy in style, proportion, and materials, or one based loosely on a traditional design, with newer materials that look old but aren't.