by admin | Jan 23, 2020 | Architecture, Home Building, Home Resources, Home Shopping
Starting in 2020, building codes are changing for the better in California. This year, any new home built should contribute as much energy as they consume, meaning everything must be energy-neutral. This is an excellent step in the right direction of sustainable...
by admin | Jan 17, 2020 | Architecture, Home Building, Home Resources, Kitchens & Bathrooms
Custom Appliances Based on Diet We recently completed a home for celebrity vegan chefs – founders of the renowned plant-based diet brand Forks Over Knives. In doing so, we paid extra attention to customizing the kitchen. Because they don’t cook with oil and need...
by admin | Jan 11, 2020 | Architecture Tourism, Art & Culture, Home Building, Home Resources
Lori Dennis: A Comfortable Solution to the Homeless Epidemic In her Ted X Santa Barbara talk, interior designer Lori Dennis took center stage to provide a comfortable solution to the homeless epidemic: furniture. After years of charitable donations to shelters and...
by admin | Jan 2, 2020 | Architecture, Home Building, Home Resources, Home Shopping, Uncategorized
2020 we’re coming for you! Working in the design build industry, when we’re not working with clients, we spend our time traveling to furniture markets and conferences around the world where we get a look into the commerce side of furniture and home design trends. So...
by admin | Dec 27, 2019 | Architecture, Home Building, Home Resources, Home Shopping
Have a New Year’s resolution that involves home renovations? Let 2020 be the year you finally tackle that dream kitchen remodel, update a former kids room to be your craft room, or just plain get more organized! Here are 5 New Year’s resolutions for the home that we...
by admin | Dec 19, 2019 | Art & Culture, Bedrooms, Gift Guide, Home Resources, Home Shopping, Kitchens & Bathrooms
Warm and simple. Natural, neutral, and made-with-care: These are the touchstones of the Danish design style known as hygge. Hygge home emerged from the Danish understanding that design and aesthetics are inextricably linked to how people feel and utilize their...
by admin | Dec 14, 2019 | Home Building, Home Resources, Uncategorized
This week we were among the digital attendees tuning into the Designers On Social Summit, hosted by Bobby Tsui. It is the first all-digital summit for design professionals. It was packed full of awesome, informative seminars to inspire and improve our design-build...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Bedrooms, Gift Guide, Home Resources, Home Shopping, Kitchens & Bathrooms
Part home, part hotel? If you’re like us, your guest house or guest bedroom may be utilized more frequently over the holidays than any other time during the year! Get your guest bedroom in shape for holiday entertaining with these quick tips: Take cues from your...
by admin | Nov 29, 2019 | Architecture, Home Building, Home Resources
We’re so grateful for two decades in the design-build industry and for all of our repeat clients who give us the creative freedom to design and build their homes! In reflecting and chatting with our clients about why they keep asking us back, we discovered some common...
by admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Architecture, Architecture Tourism, Art & Culture, Home Building, Home Resources, Kitchens & Bathrooms, Uncategorized
SoCal Contractor was recently named one of the best home builders in Manhattan Beach by Home Builder’s Digest, and we’re in incredible company! So firstly, we want to say thank you so much to Home Builder’s Digest for including us among such a phenomenal list of...