Tag: planning a renovation
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Curbless Showers : The New Standard
Curbless Showers maximize your space and add visual appeal. They get rid of shower barriers creating a seamless look and make your space appear larger. Curbless showers provide accessibility and easy cleaning. So why are they called curbless showers? The reason they are called curbless showers is because they get rid of the step that…
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Lighting Up New Smyrna and Port Orange – A New Business Model in Lighting Showrooms: A Boutique Lighting Studio with Emphasis on Design
May 2022 Mangrove Bay is springing into lighting! What we find lacking in the New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange Area is notonly a Lighting Showroom but one that offers design with true professionals inthat showroom. Clients drive to Orlando to get a real service-orientedexperience. What Mangrove Bay Design & Lighting offers a level above…
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Newstalgia: Something New That Reminds Us of Something Old
One of my favorite publications that helps me stay up to date with the latest trends in design is Business of Home. In an article about nostalgia and shopping trends they see a real connection between the online life and the desire for “nostalgic aesthetics” in purchasing for our home. “We’re seeing all things retro…
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Container Homes: Don’t get Romantically Involved with the Idea of This Kind of Stewardship.
When I created my first website 11 years ago I randomly had a request for a container home design. I dove in deep and did a ton of research. As it happened a friend of ours on Costa Rica was building some for clients down there. He called them “lightning boxes”. He was getting requests…
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Wine Storage 101
Cellaring wine can be tricky especially here in Florida. To take care of your wine collection temperature is super important. One recommendation is not to chince out on the refrigerator unit for your wine. If you are storing 100-300 bottles, if it breaks down your pretty much loosing the investment you saved in the cheap…
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3-D printed houses: technology and building
I read some random stuff pretty regularly. I just landed on an article from The Economist about 22 Emerging Technologies for 2022 that talks about a new process to use a giant 3D printer to build a house. Pretty incredible stuff for sure. The walls of this house are being built with a 3D printer.…
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Our Design Process and Timeline in a Nut Shell… In a Perfect World (Updated 4/1/25)
One of our most asked questions is “How long will this take?”. There are many moving parts to the design and build process. What we can do is speak to OUR processes and do our best to help others along in their process. If you are a new client or considering working with us, this…
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Dresser to Vanity Project
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Accessory Buildings: what’s allowable and what’s not has to do with use and ordinances (the accessory dwelling unit)
Here we are post Covid 2021 in Florida and the housing market is still on fire. Some agents feel that the tide may be turning over the next couple of years to be more of a buyers market. We are blessed to live in an area where people come to vacation in paradise. With all…