Laundry rooms become increasingly popular
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Joseph Hollak in Architecture, Interior design
Recently, while I was hosting a Clovis open house near Peach and Herndon, a couple was touring the property when they commented on how important it was to find a Clovis home with a large functioning laundry room. They were dead-set that the next home they invested in had to have an entire room dedicated [...]
Top kitchen trends for 2010
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Joseph Hollak in Interior design
KITCHENS SELL HOUSES With Fresno real estate, as with home across the country, kitchens sell houses. The kitchen has become more than just the room with an oven, sink and refrigerator. More and more the kitchen is the hub of the entire home. The kitchen is where family catches up after a long day, friends [...]
Tips to help sell your home — Part II of III
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Joseph Hollak in Home Sellers, Interior design
Spring here in Fresno California is right around the corner and that usually brings out real estate buyers that have been dormant over the past few months. Because of this, if you’ve been thinking about selling your San Joaquin Valley home, now is the perfect time to get it in shape for potential buyers to [...]
How to make a small home seem larger
Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by Joseph Hollak in Architecture, Interior design
California is home to some of the most expensive land prices in the country. In some densely populated California areas, small home footprints are the norm, in which case design and careful use of space can either make the space feel larger or outright claustrophobic. How you design or redesign your small space can help your [...]
The home energy audit
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Joseph Hollak in Home Buyers, Interior design
A quick post for you this morning, albeit a potentially huge money saving idea. If you have recently purchased or you are considering purchasing a home, one item to add to your “think about” list is energy. If you think about how energy efficient the building / property is, then congratulations, you are thinking about [...]
Gas fireplaces are becoming popular
Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by Joseph Hollak in Interior design
A fireplace strategically placed in a home’s design can be irresistible for some home buyer’s. Commonplace is to have one in a living room setting, however, more and more of today’s homes are getting fireplaces designed into the master bedroom and / or the master bathroom. And, more and more of these fireplaces are gas [...]
Carpet is most popular flooring choice
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Joseph Hollak in Interior design
Here in the U.S., carpet is by far the most popular choice in flooring, and for good reason. Carpet warms a room, offers colors and designs that other flooring choices can’t, plus it quiets a room, cutting down on the echo that other flooring choices cause. HOW POPULAR IS CARPET? It covers roughly 70% all [...]