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Located in the unrivaled Sa Riera cove in Gerona, Spain, the Scaffold House project, by architects Ramon Bosch and Elisabet Capdeferro, is the rehabilitation of a stunning 1950s single-family seaside home. Read More

Summer is here and with it comes warm weather, sunny days, and optimism. We can transmit that positivity to our interior design projects in a season synonymous with color, vitality, and renewal to our homes. Thus, summer is the ideal season to encourage us to give our house a breath of fresh air. Read More

Swimming pools have become true summer oases where we relax with friends and families, host parties, and most importantly escape the heat. Helping your dream summer rise to the occasion, ceramic coverings and flooring offer the perfect combination of style and quality, making them the ideal material for swimming pools and their surrounding areas. Read More

The U.S. upper middle class is no longer making the financial gains it did in the pandemic and is feeling the squeeze of infaltion intensely, reports the Wall Street Journal. Read More

The bathroom plays an essential role in the home: It’s where we typically start and end our day, as well as use it for relaxation and rejuvenation. As such, bathroom design can have a big impact on our mood — for better or worse. Of course, color is a significant part of any interior design, especially in a room that is used so frequently. Read More

Social media apps house millions of posts every second of the day for the world to observe and engage with and, in addition to entertaining us, they can be an essential tool for businesses to connect with consumers and inspire more sales. Read More

ri Shaeps, a partner in the Century City office of Allen Matkins Attorneys in Law, recently moderated a panel at the California Multifamily Forum to discuss current trends in California’s commercial real estate and multifamily development. Challenges and opportunities multifamily developers are facing include cost escalation, labor shortages, inflation, technology, tenant expectations, and capital investment. The panel featured James Armistead, Vice President of Development at Fairfield Residential; Adrian Berger, Managing Director of Acquisitions at Cypress Equities; Jennifer Halvas, Managing Director of Investor Relations at Cityview; and Richard Hannum, Founding Partner at Forge Development. Here are key takeaways from the discussion: Read More

he National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has released its midyear 2022 Kitchen & Bath Market Outlook. While both inflation and mortgage rate increases have impacted the segment, the overall annual forecast still represents a double-digit increase over 2021. Read More

“About 3 in 5 homeowners (61 percent) did home improvement projects since March 1, 2020, according to an August 2020 NerdWallet Survey. In 2021, 77 percent of those surveyed were motivated to take on a DIY project to increase the future sale value of their homes, according to an Angi survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners on the DIY home improvements they made during the pandemic, how much they spent and their successes and failures,” Sommer shared. Read More

As of 2020, Millennials and Generation Z account for more than 42 percent of the U.S. population, with Millennials eking past Baby Boomers for the title of the biggest generation. And with Millennials ranging from their mid-20s to early 40s and Gen Zers entering adulthood, these combined demographics make up a significant, lucrative segment of consumers. Ensuring you have not only the products these consumers are looking for, but the messaging and marketing that they respond to, is critical to your success. Read More