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In Demand Home Design Trends For 2012

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Are you building a home or conducting home renovations? If yes, you need to know what home design trends are hot for 2012. This article will provide you details about home design trends that will add value to your home – small homes, green homes and so much more! Read all about it now!

Small Home Design Trends

In the current home market, more modestly sized homes are growing in demand rather than the gigantic mansions of the past. This trend is all about adding more value through conscious living. The sizes of homes are 10% to 15% smaller than the previous trend of bigger means better value yet they are popular. Smaller homes are popular because the high-end materials and finishes are not compromised, while increasing multi-functional capabilities at affordable pricing.

To add room value in a home find multi-functional, maximize every inch of your space. You can maximize space with integrated storage all throughout your home. The less clutter you have in the home, the more organized, spacious and enjoyable it will be.

Think Green. Think Smart.

Green homes are in high demand. They are energy efficient and reduce your carbon footprint with energy efficient windows, lighting, and appliances, tank-less water heaters, low-VOC paints, stains and sealants.

Green homes are easy to maintenance, use high quality materials and integrate smart technology to give you the best value and comfort from your home.

Add Work Spaces To Your Home

You can even add an office space to your home to enhance your work productivity. A guesthouse or garage is a great area to transform into a home office space.

Install Porches and Decks

If you want to add guaranteed value to your home, add porches and decks that naturally transition from your interior home to your exterior home living space. They are great additions to a home if you are a fan of the great outdoors.

On a deck you can add built in seating, hot tubs, and an outdoor kitchen or fire pit. Create your dream home overnight with T.W Ellis.

T.W Ellis can get the job done well and tremendously improve your home value. We continually provide quality craftsmanship to all our projects. Our projects are built with quality, pride, on schedule and budget.

If have any questions at all, contact T.W. Ellis by calling 800-852-8335 or click here today!

T.W. Ellis, LLC provides the design and construction of outdoor living spaces such as custom decks, screened rooms and unique additions. The building contracting company, which always works with a qualified architect, services Maryland’s residential and commercial areas throughout Baltimore county, Harford county, Cecil county, Annapolis, Carroll county and Howard county.

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Source: Home Design – What’s Hot For 2011

How to Enhance the curb Appeal of Your Home

Monday, June 13th, 2011

We are all concerned about the housing market. What is our house worth? The only way to know for sure is to have your home appraised. But if you aren’t happy with the price you are quoted (and most of us won’t be in this housing market), there are ways to increase the value of your home. One way to do this is to enhance your house’s curb appeal, meaning if you want to improve your home’s worth, you will need improve the look of your house.

This article from ThisOldHouse.com explains how you can transform your home and increase its value.

While the cost of houses may have dropped, the return on remodeling investments remains strong. This means that a few quality upgrades can really increase the value of your home. Of these home improvement projects, exterior improvements provide the biggest bang for your buck. Window and siding projects pay you back over 75% of their cost upon resale. But small improvements make a big difference too.

Enhance the Architecture: Adding a window (energy efficient) here and a new door there can greatly improve the worth of your home. Additionally, adding accents around key structural aspects of your home – some lattice work under your porch, some new shutters around your windows, lighting, potted plants, etc. – will add to its overall aesthetic value and curb appeal.

Fence: Adding a fence to your yard is another sure fire way to add value to your property value.

Landscaping: Flowers, trees and shrubbery are a cheap way to really improve your home’s curb appeal.

Porch: A porch is a great addition to any house.

Be Decorative: Add an artistic flair anywhere you see fit. Instead of installing boring lights, find some nice vintage lights. Instead of a regular sidewalk, why not use brick?  Whatever you can do to add to the beauty of you home will greatly improve its value.

If you need any help or have any questions at all, contact TW Ellis by calling 800-852-8335 or click here today!

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