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How to Winterize Your Home: Hygge Style

How to Winterize Your Home: Hygge Style

Fall and winter are the perfect times to turn your home into a cozy haven. Scandinavian culture has mastered the art of cozy with hygge (pronounced Hoo-gah), meaning “to comfort.” The idea of this lifestyle is to create a comforting and cozy atmosphere in your home that allows you to truly rest and unwind while you are spending time at home. Here are a few things you can do to create a hygge environment in your home.  

Make Your Home Work For You pt.1

Make Your Home Work For You pt.1

You are the sum of all your decisions and making compromises on something seemingly insignificant can truly impact the quality of your life. You need to prioritize what matters to you in the long run. If any of these goals resonate with you, consider building them in the home of your dreams. Don’t compromise on your goals due to lack of space in your current home. Build a home that is going to work for you.

Back to School Tips

Back to School Tips

Long summer days are almost over, and school is almost in session. No matter what the school year looks like for you, start the year right. Here are a few tips that will give you the best first day of school yet! 

How to make the perfect charcuterie board 

How to make the perfect charcuterie board 

Now that you've finished building your dream home it's time to build one more thing before your guests arrive-a charcuterie board! This serves as a great appetizer(or main course depending on how much you'd like to spend on supplies) for guests of all ages. Here's our guide to creating the perfect board to wow your guests! Not only will they love your home, they'll love your snack board too.

Summer Entertaining Tips 

Summer Entertaining Tips 

Now that you've finished building your dream home it's time to party! Use the season to your advantage and host a fantastic evening for your loved ones. They supported you during your build, now it's time to thank them for that support and show off your dream home as a treat. Here are five tips to get you started.

How to Create a Peaceful Atmosphere in the Home

How to Create a Peaceful Atmosphere in the Home

Home is where the heart is, and if your heart is constantly running around and feeling stressed, it is time to take care of the home. There are plenty of small things you can add to your home that will make it a peaceful environment where you can truly rest at the end of the day. 

What Floorplan works for me? Part 1

What Floorplan works for me? Part 1

Welcome to our new series! We're going to highlight a few different floorplans and you can decide which is best for your lifestyle. Each floorplan in part one comes from our Heritage Series. The Heritage Series is by far our most popular collection and works on a variety of lots in most suburban neighborhoods throughout Northern Virginia.

Create the Bathroom of Your Dreams.

Create the Bathroom of Your Dreams.

Bathrooms are an underrated place in the home. You start the morning in your bathroom and end the day in your bathroom. What kind of day do you want to have? The design choices you make in your bathroom will help you set the tone of your day. Here are some of our favorite features we built in our homes recently.

Laundry Room Essentials

Laundry Room Essentials

Whether it be your favorite chore or least favorite chore, we all must do laundry. If you love it, create a space that reflects your love and if you hate it, make it a place you love! Here are our top suggestions for the laundry room.  

Create the Perfect Staycation

Create the Perfect Staycation

After all the hard work you’ve put into building your dream home and moving in, the last thing you want to do this summer is leave behind all the work you’ve just done. Staycations are the perfect answer for families who just want to relax.  

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