Planning a home addition usually starts with square footage. You might add another bedroom or make the kitchen larger, for example. But how that new space feels matters, too. Will it be comfortable in the middle of summer? Will your energy bill spike once it's...
More families are choosing to live under the same roof again. There are more than 110,000 multigenerational households in Michigan, accounting for about 3% of all households. That number might seem small now, but it’s predicted to explode over the next several years...
What’s the most-used space in your home? For a lot of Ann Arbor homeowners, the spaces they use the most are the ones that blur the lines between indoors and out. They are places where you can sip a morning coffee and breathe fresh air, gather with the family away...
The space in your home can start to feel tight. The kitchen might become a bottleneck during the morning rush to get out the door, or that single bathroom is no longer working in a house full of people. When limitations in the home you love start to impact your daily...
Homes are built around families’ lives. But how families live changes over time. Today’s families are cooking while supervising homework while trying to have a conversation with a partner. You want to see your kids from the kitchen or watch a game on the...
Planning a large home addition is one of the biggest investments you can make. You might be dreaming of a second-story expansion, a new primary suite, or a multi-room addition that changes how you use your home. The decisions you make before breaking ground matter as...
Walk through some of Ann Arbor’s older neighborhoods, and you’ll spot many homes that have changed over time. Some houses have new rear additions or renovated interiors. A growing number have expanded upward with a second-story addition. When homeowners love...
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) might feel like a new trend, but they were once far more common in American neighborhoods. Small secondary homes might have been called granny flats or carriage houses, and were often used to house extended family members. They were an...
Wishing for a quiet space of your own in your home? It’s not unusual to find that as your family grows and schedules get more hectic, you start to long for a private retreat away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. In a lot of Ann Arbor homes, the original floor...
A lot of homeowners will reach the point where their house begins to feel a bit tight. Maybe they’ve added more people to the family, are working from home now, or different daily routines are placing new demands on your existing space. Moving might seem like the...
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