QuickTips Index
Find Storage Space: Build High Ceilings
Tall ceilings can be used to carve out more storage space in your home.
Find Storage Space: Add Storage Under the Stairs
Use the space beneath your stairs for extra storage.
Find Storage Space: Add Space in the Walls
Need more room? Install a recessed cabinet! Recessed cabinets are designed to fit between the 16” studs found in most homes. You can install a recessed cabinet in just a few hours without expensive equipment or power tools.
Find Storage Space: Don't Skimp on the Garage
With the popularity of SUVs it is important you make sure your new garage will be large enough. Here are tips.
Find Storage Space: Don't Forget the Linen Cabinets!
Make sure to plan for storage in your new bathroom. Here are tips.
Find Storage Space: Add an Island
A small island makes a perfect place for extra storage. Here are tips.
Find Storage Space: Plan for Attic Storage
A steep roof will give you room for extra storage in the attic
Find Storage Space: Create Built-in Seating
Create extra storage space with built-in seating. Here are tips.
Architecture Trips: See Frank Lloyd Wright Houses In Manchester, New Hampshire
See two Usonian style Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Manchester, New Hampshire. Use this travel guide to plan your trip.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Follow Your Instincts
The atmosphere of a room is more than the sum of its decor. To create spaces where you will feel at peace, listen closely to your instincts and choose details that resonate for you.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Move Slowly
Changing the appearance or layout of your home is, in itself, potentially stressful. For a smooth, stress-free transition, make changes gradually.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Involve the Entire Family
Every being in the household -- children, pets, and aging parents -- will be impacted by seemingly insignificant details in the environment. To create a peaceful, welcoming home, involve the entire family in the building and remodeling process.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Plan for Comfort and Convenience
Designing a stress-free home may mean rethinking the placement of rooms and furnishings. Tips and resources for choosing building plans and floor plans.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Feed the Senses
Peaceful rooms make full use of mood-enhancing full-spectrum lighting combined with healing colors drawn from earth, sea, and sky. These tips and resources will help you design a beautiful, stress-free home.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Embrace Nature
Homes designed for peaceful living often blur the boundaries between indoors and out. Here are tips for eco-friendly, nature loving home design.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Choose Calming Shapes and Lines
We all have a seemingly inborn need for what is often called the "universal principles of design." Our sense of unity, proportion, and balance will often determine whether a room feels "right." Here are tips for choosing calm, comforting shapes and lines.
Design a Stress-Free Home: Make Easy Changes
Minimizing the impact of stressful events begins with identifying things you have control over and taking small, simple actions. Instead of launching a full-scale remodeling project, begin with these easy changes.