What Does it Mean to Create a Sense of Home?
What Does it Mean to Create a Sense of Home? When we think about the why behind what we do, we think about what building and designing a home really means: It’s a personalized structure, separating us from public life. Having a sense of home means feeling...
5 Tips for Designing Durable, Sustainable Outdoor Spaces
It might be Fall, but in SoCal, we’re about maintaining that indoor-outdoor connection all year long! Here are our top 5 tips that will not only take your yard’s aesthetic to the next level, it’ll also make your space more sustainable and easy to maintain: Lose Your...
5 Ways to Shop Sustainable Furniture
We’ve just returned from a trip to High Point Market – furniture showrooms as far as the eye can see. It can be an overwhelming experience knowing what to see, where to start. It’s always a good idea to narrow the focus. We wanted to highlight some of the...
Top 3 Air Purifiers for Your Home
Why Your Home Needs an Air Purifier It’s so important to sleep with an air purifier every night. Sleeping is when your cells regenerate and you’ll want to give your cells the best chance to recuperate and rejuvenate- also super important for elderly, people with...
5 Sustainable Elements in Our Greenest Design Projects
What many people don’t realize is that construction of homes and offices accounts for nearly half the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, compared to the 9^% from cars and vehicles, so being sure to minimize our carbon footprint during the design-build...
3 Ways to Get a Sustainable Shelfie
Sustainable shelfie for the win! Everyone loves a beautifully curated shelfie photo in a glossy design magazine – but did you know most of those props are brought in by the photo stylist to amp up the glam specifically for the photoshoot? Once you’re done...
The Future of Design in New York City
Of all the US cities, it is NYC that remains on the cutting edge of design. Every trip to New York brings with it design inspiration from the city’s gorgeous exhibitions, hotels, restaurants, and shops. Check out some of favorites from the past year: Future...
5 Piece of Mind Home Improvement Projects
Today we wanted to talk about five home renovations that majorly enhance our clients’ quality of life. These renovations are always well worth the investment. So without further ado: 5 Peace of Mind Home Improvement Projects… Roofs As the saying goes, we’re all...
7 Essential Elements of Spanish Style Architecture
Spanish Revival architecture is extremely popular in Southern California and we love working in these gorgeous homes. These mission-inspired properties are characterized by their asymmetry, low-pitched roofs, rounded entries, indoor-outdoor flow, and natural...
Roy Yerushalmi is CEO of SoCal Contractor, a world class contracting and construction firm with headquarters in West L.A.
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