Transform your home with these six design elements that add style and functionality.

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When renovating or building a home, selecting timeless design elements is key to enhancing aesthetics and adding long-term value.

Transform your home with these six design elements that add style and functionality.

With home design trends constantly evolving, it’s important to choose upgrades that enhance your home and stand the test of time. Our TJH design team weighed in on the top six design upgrades that go the distance and make a lasting impact on your home and daily life. 

Outdoor living spaces

Expand your living space beyond the walls of your home with inviting outdoor areas designed for relaxation and entertainment. Whether you envision a cozy patio, a sleek modern deck, or an elegant outdoor living room complete with a kitchen, each space beautifully merges indoor and outdoor living, enhancing functionality. At TJH, we integrate these outdoor elements into our homes, creating a flow that maximizes your usable space.

 

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At TJH, we seamlessly integrate patios, decks, and outdoor living rooms to enhance functionality and create a beautiful flow between indoor and outdoor living.

 

Exterior upgrades

When it comes to your home’s exterior, our team can help you explore a range of architectural elevations that show off quality and style. Picture elegant siding, modern rooflines, and oversized windows. These features boost your home’s look and bring benefits like better curb appeal and improved energy efficiency. You’ll enjoy more natural light and ventilation with choices like insulated siding and large windows.

 

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From elegant siding to modern rooflines and oversized windows, enhance the curb appeal and energy efficiency of your home with exterior upgrades.

 

Landscaping

When it comes to curb appeal, architecture alone isn’t enough; the landscape design must match the quality and detail of the home’s design. At TJH, we prioritize beautiful, climate-appropriate landscaping. Whether you choose one of our pre-construction homes or build on your existing site or a new one we find, you’ll enjoy personalized landscaping that complements your home’s design.

 

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Well-designed landscaping creates a cohesive look that enhances the overall experience and appeal of your home.

 

Interior features

Elevate your home’s design with features that enhance its vertical space, like double-height living rooms, expansive windows, or stylish pendant lighting above the kitchen island. These thoughtful upgrades not only draw the eye upward, creating an illusion of openness and spaciousness, but also bring a sense of luxury and sophistication to your living space.

 

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Features like double-height living rooms, expansive windows, and stylish pendant lighting draw the eye upward, creating a sense of openness and airiness in the living space.

 

Quality finishes

Your interior finishes are key to defining your home’s character and style. Think timeless materials like hardwood flooring, custom cabinetry, and artisanal tile work that exude elegance and durability. These choices create a warm and inviting atmosphere and ensure your home is as functional as it is beautiful. Let our TJH design team guide you in selecting finishes that reflect your style and create a space that’s uniquely yours.

 

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Interior finishes shape the character of your home. Choose timeless materials for a look that’s both stylish and built to last.

 

Storage solutions

Clutter-free living is more than a trend; it’s a lifestyle. Picture a kitchen with tall cabinets that maximize vertical space, double-door pantries for easy access to essentials, under-stair closets that utilize unused areas, and spacious walk-in closets that add a touch of luxury. Our home plans are thoughtfully designed to include storage options that boost your home’s functionality and appeal.

 

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Our home plans are designed with storage solutions to enhance functionality, appeal, and a clutter-free lifestyle.

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