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Nine Ways to Save Money on a Kitchen Remodel

By |2022-07-20T11:30:29-07:00May 25th, 2018|CTA Consultation, The Business of Happy Homes Blog|

Unfortunately, kitchens are expensive. Everything is either high end finish, appliances, or fixtures. Regardless of the scale of your project, whether you are just looking to make some minor changes or rip everything out, there are strategies for saving money. Have a Plan Having a plan is a good idea both in terms of an

Stearns Design Build Opens Custom Cabinet Shop

By |2018-05-08T18:22:19-07:00May 8th, 2018|CTA Consultation, The Business of Happy Homes Blog|

  College Station, TX, Stearns Design Build, a local residential remodeling company, has announced that they are now offering furniture grade cabinets to the general public. For some time, Stearns Design Build has built high-quality custom cabinet for their remodeling clients. In a desire to better control quality in cabinetry Stearns Design Build started building

How’s that for a surprise?!

By |2016-05-05T13:33:14-07:00May 5th, 2016|CTA Consultation, Happy Stuff|

Our Production Coordinator, Channing Chernosky, recently took her two daughters to Disney World.  The girls were not told until the morning of the trip. They awoke to the surprise of their young lives.  Channing is a great Mom and gave her girls a wonderful adventure. Have you surprised a love one with your creativity lately?

The Hummingbirds Have Arrived!!

By |2016-04-21T15:12:47-07:00April 21st, 2016|CTA Consultation, Happy Stuff|

The Hummingbirds have arrived!! I love the joy that I feel, and other people express, at seeing the first humming bird of the season.  I have been hearing a lot of first sightings over the last weeks, but the more observant have been seeing them for a little longer here in Bryan and College Station. 

Greene and Greene

By |2015-10-20T22:00:50-07:00October 20th, 2015|CTA Consultation, Projects|

 If you were to ask me who my favorite Architect is, I would not hesitate to say that it is Greene and Greene.  While in fact this was two architects, they were brothers who worked together around the turn of the last century.  Their work largely defined the Arts and Crafts movement in America.  Their

Core Values

By |2015-09-21T16:38:27-07:00September 21st, 2015|Community, CTA Consultation|

A number of years ago we gathered to determine what our values as a team are at Stearns Design Build. It is advised that companies identify those things that are central to who they are, that are most important. So we set about doing that. We created a list of many possible values. We discarded

Pruning Bushes and Trees

By |2015-03-03T20:31:44-08:00March 3rd, 2015|CTA Consultation|

As a general practice, we do not include yard work in our maintenance list but this is one that impacts the health and durability of your house. Tree branches rubbing or falling on the house can do a tree-mendous amount of damage. Vines growing on the house can also do damage. It is a good idea to do this chore early in February before spring starts to set in but once the worst of winter has passed.

Local Donations Provide Upgrade for WIC Office

By |2023-01-30T06:56:13-08:00February 19th, 2015|Community, CTA Consultation|

College Station, February 9, 2015- When Amy Rensvold, with the local Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) office called Stearns Design Build she was hoping to get a bid to have some laminate countertops replaced. Instead Stearns Design Build president, Hugh Stearns offered to do the work for free. Thanks to the generosity of Lowe’s in Bryan, who contributed materials at half price, the project could be done with no cost to the WIC office.

Do you use Houzz.com?

By |2014-08-18T16:36:08-07:00August 18th, 2014|Community, CTA Consultation|

Have you been to Houzz? Houzz is a social media website dealing with home design ideas, from furniture and fabrics to custom and homes and remodeling projects. Houzz is a place for homeowners to browse a database of more than two-million photos of residential interiors and exteriors. Home owners can browse photos by room, style,

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