2023 BALA Winners: The Best of the Best
You'll find plenty of inspiration in these four award-winning projects from the Best in American Living Awards
What Gen-Z Buyers Really Want in a Home
The fervor of planning for Millennials in the home building industry has now pivoted to Gen Z. So, what does this new generation want?
4 Luxury Production Home Designs to Inspire
Yes, these are designs for production homes, but you won't find any cookie-cutter repetitive elements in this high-end selection
The New American Home 2024: Modern Features, Timeless Comfort
Explore the design elements and unique, luxe details that combine to create a sense of comfort and relaxed indoor/outdoor living in The New American Home 2024
4 Inspiring Adaptive Reuse Projects With Real Impact
From former schools to warehouses, these adaptive reuse projects—winners in the 2023 Best in American Living Awards—succeed in creating new housing and revitalizing their neighborhoods
Kid-Friendly Home Design Four Ways
Do your ‘family’ homes really deliver great design for parents and their children? Here are four clever home design ideas that consider kids and adults alike
Design
This Spec Home Puts Wellness, Energy Efficiency on Display
In response to rising construction costs and limited labor, some home builders have turned to constructing spec homes rather than pre-sales and/or…
Design Best Practices
Windows in Bathrooms
If you have a window over your bathtub (not unusual by any account), do you really want to step into the bathtub to open or close them?
Home Design
Six Interior Design Trends That Don’t Enhance Wellness
Six popular design trends that can put the residents safety and wellness at risk and recommended tweaks to reduce the hazard potential.
Healthy Homes
Indoor Air Quality Lessons From Historic Homes
When Historic New England opened some of its homes to the public after the onset of the pandemic, it knew good air circulation was an important…
New-Home Sales
Four Additional Challenges of Online Home Sales
Do You Convert’s Kevin Oakley shared three truths about online home sales, but there are four more to consider from the perspective of an…
Design
Don't Overlook the Design of These Impactful Small Spaces
Kitchens, great rooms, and owner’s baths hog all the attention when it comes to home building and design, but the small, compact rooms throughout…
Design
8 Ways to Reflect Daily Lifestyle Needs in Your Floor Plans
Home design solutions that make life easier for occupants, including messy kitchens, welcome-home valets, and power pantries
Design
How a Designer Tackled This 35-Foot-Wide Infill Project
Residential architecture firm Housing Design Matters found a quaint open lot in the town of Greenville, SC, but the infill presented several…
BALA Best in American Living Awards
2020 Best in American Living Awards: Pockets of Joy
These design gems from the 2020 Best in American Living Awards help make a house a home
House Review
4 Diverse Live/Work Designs
Four home designs that offer a diverse range of solutions for live/work developments, from large projects with dedicated street-level work spaces to single-family and duplex concepts that respond to current work-at-home opportunities.
