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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Reveals What’s Trending

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: Laurence Architecture Materials are being used interchangeably in commercial and residential products, according to Isham. “A Image: Fiorella Design Transitional design blends traditional and contemporary architecture – and we’re seeing more of it. This Austin home also has a clearly defined open floor plan.

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Fire Pits and Outdoor Fireplaces to Keep You Warm and Toasty in the Fall

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Image: Power Concrete Construction & Design Center According to Katie Flaxman, director and co-founder of Studio 31 Landscape Architecture and Garden Design , “Fire pits can be invaluable during the cooler months because they not only provide a source of heat but can also offer a core social and entertaining space.”

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Bring the Sun in This Winter With a Sunroom

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Austin sunroom. Image: Leonid Furmansky Architectural Photographer. Image: Vincentsen-Blasi Architecture. Image: LDa Architecture & Interiors. Not only do planters add greenery to your sunroom but they can also be a great piece of furniture to complement your decor.”. Bronxville, NY sunroom. Add greenery.

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Save the Dates: Best Modern and Architectural Home Tours for 2018

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

If you wonder what’s inside when you walk or drive by a home or apartment building, you’ll be pleased to know that there are architectural home tours throughout the country, which let you enter the best examples of contemporary and modern homes and check them out. Architecture Month | Washington, D.C.

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These 3D-Printed Houses Can Be Printed Today and Move-In Ready Tomorrow – for Under $10K

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

3D-printed house in Austin, TX by Icon Icon has partnered with New Story , a charity dedicated to ending homelessness by providing shelter in distressed and poor communities, to print 800-square-foot houses in under a day for roughly $4,000. Image: Icon 1. Image: CLS Architetti 6.

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Avente Tile Talk: Fresh-Picked Gourmet Garden Ceramic Tiles

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To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul." - Alfred Austin. decorative tile. Decor Girl. MYD | architecture + design. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Pinterest: Vibrant Harvests, and Garden Tiles. The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.

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Balancing Restraint and Sophistication: “Tree House” Family Residence in Austin, Texas

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Especially developed for a family in Austin, Texas, the Tree House by Matt Fajkus Architecture inspires good vibes throughout. What we like most about this place lies in the inexplicable twist given by the decorative units, colors and relationship with the outdoors. Architecture Family Home modern house design tree house'

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