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How to transform your home into your own personal vacation retreat Understanding the client’s needs and focusing on how they want to live is the essence of a successful custom home design.  Over the years, how has your home transformed? ...

Common mistakes all homeowners should avoid. Transitional Bedroom Photo – Sausalito Architects & Building Designers IF building your dream home is a part of your plans for this year, you want to consider this year’s design/build trends.  Most importantly, you...

Get the home, and the location, that you want Northern Virginia is a hub of activity and opportunity. To many it offers a home outside of the city, but allows a short commute to work and a vast business network....

Taking the mystery out of the process. Most people get overwhelmed by the thought of a remodel or redesign to improve the flow and feel of their house because they buy into three myths about really having the home they...

How design affects quality of life I always find myself asking these questions and sometimes it keeps me up at night.  How do you express the value of design to your clients?  How do you handle clients that want “cheaper”...