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Privacy, Please!

Homeowners eager to protect their privacy, yet still get natural light through their front entryways, have four new options available from Therma-Tru Corp. The nation’s leading manufacturer and most preferred brand of entryway doors has introduced its new Privacy Glass Collection, featuring four obscure glass designs – Chord, Chinchilla, Rainglass and Granite.

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What Homeowners Want From Their Roofs

In the 2011 DaVinci Roofscapes’ Homeowners Exterior Preferences Study, more than 1,000 homeowners* overwhelming indicated that durability and longevity were the two key aspects that will influence the type of roof they purchase for their homes in the future.

            Results of the nationwide consumer study, conducted by Harris Interactive©, show that 88 percent of the respondents indicate that the durability of a roofing product will have “a lot of influence” on the product they select when it comes time to purchase a new roof.

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Remodeling Payback with Windows

Vinyl Windows a Top 10 Replacement Project

Wall of energy-efficient Brickmould 600 windows at Cottages at Harbor Shores.

Even during these belt-tightening economic times, homeowners are adding value to their homes by continuing to invest in remodeling projects. And, according to the Remodeling 2011–12 Cost vs. Value Report (www.costvsvalue.com), the replacement of older, inefficient windows with upscale vinyl replacement windows is one of the ten most popular projects with payback for homeowners.

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Modern meets Rustic

 

From John Kraemer & Sons (Designer Tom Rousher, photos by Landmark Photography Courtesy of Houzz.com) 

 

This great modern yet rustic home features Natural Stone and timber beams throughout the living room and kitchen areas.  The kitchen features Pewter countertops, distressed cabinetry, wedge wood island with Wolf and Sub Zero appliances. 

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A Collectors’ Kitchen Serves Up Art Daily

John Starck Designs Modern Art Glass Kitchen

John Starck of Showcase Kitchens, Roslyn, Long Island clients not only wanted a kitchen nobody else had, they wanted their new kitchen to showcase a personal passion.  This 450 square foot eat-in-kitchen/dining room showplace was designed for avid art glass collectors, providing them with a unique venue for high-style entertaining.  Stark’s challenge was to create a gallery within a fully-functional modern kitchen.

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The 18,000 sq ft Hamptons Masterpiece

Estates by Jeffrey Colle.  

On 42 acres in one of the last unspoiled areas of the Hamptons, surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland reserve, is this spacious 18,000-square-foot gentleman's farm in Bridgehampton with imposing 225-foot façade that incorporates meticulous handcrafted details found in European estates. Wide limestone terraces overlook unlimited rolling vistas that are protected forever. An additional adjacent 20-acre lot is available separately.

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