As a builder, you already recognize the importance of show-ready model homes to help your prospective customers make that critical buying decision. While today’s home shoppers can do a lot of research online and start to learn more about home layouts and…

In a trend that the New York Times dubs “The Unbearable Heaviness of Clutter,” multiple scientific studies have shown a relationship between stress and too much stuff. It’s perhaps that realization that clutter and chaos often come as a pair that has…

Wellness-enhancing interior design is becoming increasingly popular, especially as homeowners seek respite from everyday life at home. While there are key factors of designing for wellness, there isn’t necessarily one interior design style that…

“I install MrSteam units in every home that my company builds,” says Tony Valentine, a third-generation builder whose grandfather, Homer C. Valentine, founded the family’s original construction firm, H. C. Valentine, back in the 1940s. Tony joined the…

What can designers, architects, and builders learn from their peers who worked on one of the most sophisticated, luxury buildings in the world? In the case of “The Billionaires' Building,” located at One57 West in the heart of Manhattan, overlooking…

How do we define “wellness” and “luxury”? Naysayers may be quick to say these terms are just fads used to market homes in a soft real estate market. But in a world where refrigerators have the ability to shop for us and air conditioners can be operated…

Ahhh, vacation. It’s an idyllic time of sumptuous hotel duvets, fluffy pillows and sleeping as late as you want. A time of decadent room-service meals, wheeled in via a fancy cart and emerging—voila!—from under a silver dome. And those trips into the…

Selling a home is no easy feat, especially in a buyers market where competition is fierce. You need to use effective marketing and outside-the-box strategies to bring home buyers to your door. And this includes putting in features and amenities that add…

They peer into the kitchen cabinets. They stand in the walk-in closet, imagining how their Gucci loafers will look upon the racks. They ask a million questions, like “How big is the water heater?” and “What’s the rating on the neighborhood school?” As…

As a builder or contractor, we know you’re looking to add aspects to your new home build that will win over prospective buyers and propel you ahead of your competition. But naturally, you don’t want these value-added features to add to your construction…