Alexandria, Virginia-based interior designer Corinne Back of Corinne Victoria Designs was sought out for a redsign of a dated 1990s main level via social media platform TikTok. The owners of the five-bedroom, 4,498-square-foot North Arlington home told Back that they wanted a stylish yet livable space with room for entertaining. “The homeowners brought me in to make their ‘empty white box’ house feel like a home. They wanted to incorporate their style and personality, and refresh some of the outdated ’90s elements,” Back said. According to North Virginia Magazine, The interiors…
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Complete Overhaul of Urban Los Angeles Home Incorporates Playful Design
California design studio ByBen took up a remodling project of a Los Angeles home weathered with quite a bit of wear dating back to the 1920s. The ByBen team, spearheaded by architect Ben Warwas, worked to reimagine the 1,220-square-foot property, focusing on elevating the interior and increasing the sense of space and light, as well as reworking the exterior landscaping. According to the project page on ByBen’s website, The Bagel House is a full house renovation in the Glassel Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. This project keeps the over all programmatic…
Read MoreA 1950s Silicon Valley Tract Home Transformed for Net-Zero Living
By Graham Irwin California has ambitious goals to address climate change. Achieving them will require sweeping changes to industry, transportation, and the built environment. Although this societal transition is a work in progress, a recent project of ours offers an effective and compelling response. A cramped, dark, uncomfortable, and dated 1950s tract house was transformed into a bright, airy, all-electric, high-performance home. The owners now enjoy outstanding comfort, quiet, and air quality, plus a “net-zero lifestyle” – they power their home and charge two electric vehicles with zero energy bills.…
Read MoreHomeowners Eager To Invest Keep Remodeling Demand ‘Solid’
Though fewer homeowners have been taking on remodeling projects, don’t mistake it as a slowdown, according to a the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies This activity indicator is an outlook measuring home improvement and repair spending on owner-occupied homes. Peaking at 17.3% in the third quarter of 2022, LIRA has been declining since, and slid 1.2% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the prior quarter. Additionally, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index reflected…
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