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    From dedicated home theaters to multi-functional rec rooms, builders are accommodating homeowners who are seeking space for entertainment and in-house fun and games. The going-out-at-home trend essentially means recreating the movie theater experience.
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    With its rich, warm details, fireplace-oriented conversation area and carefully-planned traffic pattern, the great room in this custom residence near Denver serves as the home's inviting social center and its primary hub to congregate.
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    It's hard to beat Montana's mountain region for beauty. But when you add a private golf community at the base of Big Mountain with views of the Flathead Valley and Whitefish Lake, you get custom builders leaping at the opportunity to practice their craft. Iron Horse is a low-density, year-round residential community that sits on 820 acres of forest.
  • Love for the Parade
    Everybody loves a parade. And considering the benefits of a parade of homes, custom builders ought to love them more than most. Building a home for exhibition — whether you call it a Homearama, a Parade of Homes or a Street of Dreams — is likely to generate a lot of brand awareness for your company.
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    Working with landscape architects and clients to build decks for functional multipurpose outdoor spaces.
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    The new room of the house: merchandising and drafting floor plans for optimal layout placement of home offices.
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  • Market Entry Magic
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    Some designers would be inclined to view a kitchen renovation project in which the square footage remains static and all the existing floors, doors and windows are maintained as a mere pull-and-replace project that stilts or confines their creativity. But Amanda Johnson, project designer with Atlanta-based Small Carpenters at Large Inc.
  • Outside Chances
    For clients who want to enjoy the outdoors, there is a ''better mousetrap'' than the screened porch. It's the outdoor room, a screenless, no-walls, open-air charmer that is surprisingly versatile and functional.
  • Take it Outside
    As design trends change to keep pace with Americans' lives, the home is becoming a reflection of our interest in both the environment and the "outdoor building boom."
  • Privacy, Please!
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  • New Partnerships
    Professional Builder has formed an alliance with DesignLens.com a fee-based subscription service for floor plans, model homes, site plans and master plan tours. Its users include builders, developers, architects, interior designers and suppliers. These subscribers gain awareness and knowledge of the most influential design trends affecting our industry.
  • The Case for Going Green
    Green building is proving to be a viable and profitable option for many custom builders. Could it be for you?

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