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Design & Daylight

Cathyschwabe, contributor | June 6th, 20122 comments

The first of a two-part introduction to a thematic blog on daylighting strategies used in residential design.

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Off-The-Grid Straw Bale Getaway

RYagid, senior editor | April 24th, 20121 comment

An architecture firm known for ecologically sensitive design creates an off-the-grid cabin in the woods of California

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The Professor's House

RYagid, senior editor | March 28th, 2012

A University of Oregon professor designed her family home to respect its steep, natural setting.

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The Microbial Home

RYagid, senior editor | November 30th, 2011

Philips redefines “sustainable” design by developing products that turn your home into a functioning ecosystem

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PODCAST: Five Big Holes in your House That Suck Energy Out

DanMorrison, Executive editor, Fine Homebuilding & Green Building Advisor | October 25th, 20114 comments

An 1/8th inch crack along a window doesn't seem like much to worry about, but a 1/8th in. crack running the length of your house amounts to a hole bigger than a half sheet of plywood. If...

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Our New Design Blog

RYagid, senior editor | August 30th, 20112 comments

Welcome to Fine Homebuilding's new blog, where we'll help you design inspiring homes.

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Mid Century House Gets a New Kitchen

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 2010

Sustainable cabinetry, quartz counters, cork flooring.

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Modern Makeover -The Kitchen

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 2010

By grabbing a few extra feet from the adjacent laundry room and opening the kitchen up to the dining area, we were able to realize some dramatic changes to this negleted kitchen. Sustainable...

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MORE Westchester Waterfront

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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Westchester Waterfront Residence

ZS_Design_Architect, member | February 15th, 2010

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New Island Opens up Kitchen

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | October 27th, 2009

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This new kitchen island replaced a perpendicular peninsula that closed the kitchen off from the adjacent living areas. By...

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Contemporary Kitchen

MyCousinVinny, member | September 11th, 20091 comment

Not my Design, Not my Boxes, My Remodle and Install. It came out Nice.........

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Paper Countertops Look and Feel Like Stone

RYagid, senior editor | May 12th, 200915 comments

Paper might not seem like a suitable raw material for countertop fabrication, but when saturated with resin, heated, and compressed, the result is surprisingly stonelike.

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Announcing our Before and After contest winners

FHB_WEB, member | April 10th, 20091 comment

Fine Homebuilding editors are a finicky bunch, and opinionated too. So the task of narrowing down the nearly 150 entries from our “Before and After: What’s Old is New Again,” kitchen and bath contest to just five winners wasn’t easy.

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Award Winning Restoration

ErikAndKaren, member | April 6th, 20091 comment

Winner of the Griffin Award for residential rehabilitation in Asheville, NC, this home went from "in the rough" to "high-end, green restoration". As part of a whole house restoration, the...

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Turning the Corner

AlexBurlington, member | April 5th, 20092 comments

I tend toward obsessive when it comes to efficiency, so for me the layout of our kitchen was labored over during many a restless night. Back in 1952 when our house was constructed, I’m sure the...

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Old Bleachers New Kitchen

WileEWascal, member | March 26th, 20095 comments

In this project we had some serious structural issues to correct in order to rearrange the layout to maximize the footprint of the space. The kitchen space that we started with was the result of two...

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Building Our First House: Floor Plan & Elevations Tour

sjdehner, member | March 7th, 2009

After our house was featured in Fine Homebuilding (February) we've had requests to see our floor plan. For those interested this page shows the working plan - minus dimensions & notes - from...

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Two Energy-Efficient Ways to Get Hot Water Faster

FHBdotcom, editor | February 16th, 200921 comments

Recirculation systems are practical, whole-house solutions for providing instant hot water.

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From Washington to Maine: Building A House for the First Time: Updated Kitchen Photos

sjdehner, member | February 15th, 20092 comments

My wife and I have nearly finished our kitchen. This is an important room for us since we love to cook. After a year of preparing meals on a butcher block counter-top seated on an open substructure...

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