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Modify your plan to suit  your lot

Modify your plan to suit your lot

How to make sure your plan takes full advantage of your lot.

Design Chat: Nick Noyes, Architect

Design Chat: Nick Noyes, Architect

For architect Nick Noyes, simplicity isn't all that simple.

The Top 5 Home Maintenance Chores

The Top 5 Home Maintenance Chores

A home inspector with 40 years experience offers a must-do home maintenance list of five chores that are not onerous or time-consuming.

Your Decking Choices

Your Decking Choices

Decking material pros and cons, from wood to plastic.

No Lot's Too Difficult for Rohan!

No Lot's Too Difficult for Rohan!

Meet Rohan Walters, the newest member of our Signature Studio, who specializes in designing houses for difficult sites.

Six Curb Appeal Secrets

Six Curb Appeal Secrets

An eye-catching exterior is the sum of many parts -- combining small upgrades can create a handsome facade on any budget.

Carpenter vs. General Contractor

Carpenter vs. General Contractor

Explaining the differences between a carpenter and a general contractor.

Mortgage for a Second Home

Mortgage for a Second Home

Getting a loan for that weekend getaway house is possible, although you may find some requirements to be stiffer than for your primary home.

How to build a transitional deck

How to build a transitional deck

A simple deck designed to make an easy transition from house to garden.

Building an Energy-Efficient House

Building an Energy-Efficient House

Building an energy efficient house begins with orientation to the sun and taking advantage of thermal mass.

Kitchen Island Tips

Kitchen Island Tips

A veteran architect shares his strategies for marrying function and style.

Contemporary Getaway

Contemporary Getaway

A new plan by Peter Brachvogel and Stella Carosso celebrates living in touch with nature.