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Blog Topics: architectural advice
As a homeowner, do you ever wish you could ask for some expert architectural advice? When it comes to improving an investment as important as your home, you want to get the most value for your money. Guidance from someone who’s “been there, done that” can help you make smart decisions and avoid costly mistakes.
How do you know when you need an architect? Should you buy new or remodel your current home? What are the current design trends and should I include them in my home renovation? The questions surrounding home improvement are numerous.
In these posts, Dallas residential architects Laura and Holly from hpd architecture + interiors, share tips and pointers based on questions that they have been asked by their own clients.
Before Beginning a Home Renovation Project…
If you are thinking about remodeling your house, there are three things you need to know before beginning a home renovation or remodel project.
Home Remodel – Raising the Roof
Whether you are thinking about raising the roof or building a second story, here are a few things you should be thinking about.
6 Tips for Starting a Home Restoration Project
Considering launching into a home restoration project? Click here to check out our top tips before you get started.
9 Questions to Ask Before Designing A House
Ready to design your dream home? What questions to ask before designing a home? We often receive phone calls from homeowners looking for information about what to expect when designing their new dream home or renovating their current one. Before we can...
Renovation Road Blocks Your Home (or Future Home) May Be Hiding
How do you know if a home is going to be easy to renovate? What secrets could your home (or future home) be hiding? Each time a new client approaches us with a home remodel or addition project, we do our research on that property. Homes have a funny way of hiding...
When Do I Really Need an Architect?
Who do you call when you are about to start a home renovation project? A contractor? An interior designer? An architect? All three? In our podcast, 75: When Do I Really Need an Architect?, Holly and I share a checklist of questions and answers to effectively guide you...
California Solar Panel Mandate in Residential Construction – A Texas Architect Responds
Recently, Holly Hall, owner, architect, and interior designer at hpd architecture + interiors was quoted in an article about the new solar panel mandate in California. Solar panels on the roofs of private homes are not a new phenomenon. What is making news however,...
Designing a Home? Take a Vacation
There are a few situations that cast a magnifying glass on family dynamics better than a family vacation. Make that a vacation with ten family members, across three generations, in a two bedroom cabin in the woods, and you’ve got yourself the setting for a Hollywood...
HGTV: Reality or Unreality TV for Those Looking to Remodel Their Home
A huge shout-out to HGTV! Thanks to hours and hours of binge watching, we think we now know how to remodel a home. We had just been going about it the wrong way! Day One: Purchase home. Day Two: Visit home to see what you bought, the condition the home is in, and see...
