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March 2008

Feature

Senior Editor Sue Bady provides gives a sneak peek of the award-winning projects of the 2007 Best in American Living Awards.

This luxury custom home offers its owners the best of both worlds: the space and amenities of its suburban counterpart, and a highly desirable location.
Microposite created a lap siding with remarkable insulating properties — and it’s lightweight, too

It's our annual coverage of the Best in American Living Awards, featuring some of the nation's finest custom and spec-built beauties.

Custom builders and architects have their differences, but a good working relationship can lead to a well-designed home that exceeds the client’s expectations – and doesn’t exceed the budget.
Here are 5 steps some of the country’s most successful custom builders say they use to get and keep the best trade crews.
Here’s a checklist to make sure custom builders and their trade contractors are keeping their ends of the bargain.
Feast your eyes on new doors from Marvin, PGT and more.
Check out this assortment of brand new building products from Sostram, Fraser Clay Works and more.
A bunch of beautiful new window products from Pella, Jeld-Wen and more.

News

Like a great work of art, a well-designed, painstakingly crafted staircase provides a focal point for a custom-built home. The staircases shown here owe as much to form as function, with a wide variety of materials, finishes, details and...

 
 


 

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