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Everyone Loves a Parade
If you have not attended the Parade of Homes in the past, this is the year to start! Four Home Builders Associations (HBAs) will hold a Parade within their own county(s) creating the largest open house event in North Carolina.

“Battle of the Builders III, ‘Survivor’” successfully raises $10,000 for local students
As part of its ‘homes build lives’ campaign, the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County raised more than $10,000 for its scholarship program June 12 with “Battle of the Builders III, ‘Survivor.’”

New Ideas in Kitchens and Baths
It's Been said that if the kitchen is the heart of a home, a bath is the soul.

Be an Energy Star: Homes that save energy like never before
Part IV: Be a Miser — Strategies for Slashing Your Energy

Signing on the Dotted Line.......Sooner!
Young professionals aren’t afraid of homeownership. Local builders try to meet the needs of this increasing demographic.

Featured Bathrooms
In modern times the bathroom has ceased to be a room for a quick shower. Busy professionals, harried parents, and even seniors are looking for a spa-like room promising peace and tranquility, rest and rejuvenation. There is a new emphasis on warmth and elegance, the use of neutral colors, and the synergistic combination of classic materials with modern fixtures. Homeowners have definite ideas about the features of the most personal space in their homes.

How to Work With a Designer
It took Lynn Kubiak almost a year to secure the plans for the master bath and kitchen of her dreams. Most of that time wasn’t spent on drawings, comparing paint chips or shopping for fixtures, however, it was spent waiting on the designer of her dreams.

Before & After… Kitchen Undergoes An Extreme Makeover!
Raleigh home owner Shelley Ray realized last summer that her much-loved pastimes of cooking and entertaining had become more hard work than fun… And she quickly pinpointed the culprit: Lack of space in her late ‘80s kitchen.

 
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