It’s crucial to dedicate appropriate time to gather your thoughts and consult with friends, family membera and neighbors before making a decision to start. Take the time to collect ideas in design magazines, looking online, visiting friends cottages, attending open houses, snapping photos of styles you like and deciding what you need, what you want
Dreaming of putting in a breathtaking breezeway between your cottage and main house? Planning a guest house with a small kitchen? Have a look at these gorgeous designs and save them for future reference. A New Avenue Design Book lets you collect and organize dream ideas for a future small home or backyard cottage. Here are
Last week, New Avenue was awarded a Social Entrepreneur scholarship to attend the SOCAP12. SOCAP is a unique event with a mission that can’t help but inspire -“a conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital towards social good.” It’s a forum for impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, civic leaders and innovators to exchange
How interesting might this combination be? I was recently speaking to a potential client and while standing in their backyard I started chatting with the neighbor. In our over the fence chat, the neighbor noted that she converted her garage into a backyard cottage years ago and recently figured out that she will earn more
A couple months ago we posted a praise of Fireclay Tile for their success in making beautiful tile and setting a high bar for sustainable, local manufacturing. Companies who make it their mission to deliver value across multiple spectrums are our favorite recommendations to clients. For this post we want to offer the same praise to
One easy guideline to designing spaces where people want to spend time is including plenty of natural light. A request for “a lot of natural light” is typically in the top five desired features when discussing initial design with clients. It’s even accurate to say natural light holds the number one slot for the majority. It
Building a new home, even a small home in your backyard, means making a ton of decisions about design and products. One of our main responsibilities to clients is helping them navigate towards product selections that will make the home more efficient, less costly and more comfortable. The Nest Learning Thermostat is a perfect example