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The key types of kitchen lighting and how to use them.
Saarinen’s Miller house still resonates: Boyce tours the iconic Mid-Century Modern home in Indiana and identifies design ideas that were way ahead of their time.
Vocabulary & tips for framing a window.
Pros & cons for using wood, engineered wood, fiberglass, or steel for exterior doors.
Design journalist Lydia Lee explains how she used stock house plans to decide on a remodel strategy for her home.
Understanding composite decking as an alternative to wood.
Designs that update the practicality and logic of the classic American bungalow.
Boyce identifies 5 hot home design trends, from an expanding desire for spa baths to an increasing interest in specialized storage.
Some homes swing into action, like this one. Similar, though perhaps less dramatic, touches are an easy way to personalize a house plan.
Boyce describes the most useful new products launched at the 2016 International Home Builder show.
From over-the-top mansions to do-it-yourself huts: Boyce reports on the show house extravaganza at this years International Home Builder Show in Las Vegas.
Builder Magazine's latest show house includes a clever idea for first-time homeowners.
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