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Stearns Storage Guide

By |2021-09-01T07:45:06-07:00August 17th, 2020|The Business of Happy Homes Blog|

Storage can be tricky when designing a home and if it isn't done correctly, you’ll end up with tons of wasted and unused space. It can pose an especially large challenge when you’re limited by small spaces.      One of our goals as a company is to take our client’s challenges in their home to create custom rooms to fit

Increasing Your Homes Value

By |2022-09-09T11:59:47-07:00September 11th, 2019|Happy Stuff|

When you decide to remodel your bathroom, you breathe fresh life into your home. You begin your mornings in a bathroom you designed and love. According to Remodeling’s “Cost vs. Value” 2022 report,  bathroom remodels can recoup around 53% to 58% of the cost put into the project.  In addition, you

THE NATURE OF YOUR HOME

By |2016-04-27T14:07:30-07:00April 27th, 2016|CTA Consultation|

A connection to nature inspires happiness.  Simply having access to natural settings can create health and happiness. These seemingly subjective tree-hugging proclamations have a significant amount of science backing them up. Hospitals now focus on restorative landscapes because they know the power of these connections in the healing process. Cities focus on creating green spaces

Bringing Thermal Mass Inside

By |2023-02-04T14:08:18-08:00May 6th, 2015|CTA Consultation|

Thermal Mass in Fireplaces can help store heat in the winter and maintain cool ambient temperatures in the summer. In a previous post, we discussed the importance of using thermal mass inside a home in a hot humid climate like that in Bryan and College Station.  This time we will talk about home

Thermal Mass in Hot Humid Climates

By |2015-04-22T16:31:26-07:00April 22nd, 2015|CTA Consultation|

This is a visual of the effect thermal mass has on your home.   Here in College Station and Bryan we have a very hot and humid climate, which presents a unique set of design and construction challenges.  For one, traditional approaches to thermal mass walls are out for us. However, this potentially beautiful design

The Sensual Home

By |2023-01-30T07:48:15-08:00August 15th, 2012|CTA Consultation|

Last week we talked about the Transitions theory of design that helps connect a home, and the people in it, to natural and community environments beyond. This week we want to bring the focus inward and talk about the sensual home. A well designed home will engage all of our senses.

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