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Decorating your home to express your love for the beach and all things sandy can be tricky. Adding a few seashells to an end table won’t quite get the point across, but if you go too far your home runs the risk of looking like the set of Gilligan’s Island. And, nobody wants that.

Working from home is often the dream. An elusive goal to be thought about while sitting on the train or stuck in traffic amidst a sea of brake lights. But, if the opportunity presented itself, would you be ready?

It seems that our ancestors were making use of glass for ages, probably even as hunter-gatherers. Historians inform us that a natural form of glass called obsidian forms in the mouth of a volcano. It is the result of the intense heat of an eruption of melting sand.

There are many reasons why you may want to convert a window into a door, including creating indoor-outdoor transitions with flexible openings, changing the layout of a room, or replacing outdated windows. Although learning how to remove a window is no small undertaking, we’ve put together this guide to help you get started. 

Those gorgeous hot summer days are beginning to roll through Southern California, and we all want to make the most of them, be it indoors or outdoors. We need to keep our cool when the sun starts shining and our body temperature reminds us that we are not designed for long periods of excessive heat, or cold for that matter. 

In Southern California dealing with the summer heat is almost a year-round affair. There's a reason energy usage runs high during these times. Learn some of the ways you can prepare your home for effectively handling the heat waves.

Glass is an ever-present feature of the modern world; it literally surrounds and protects us as we go about our daily lives. Glass surrounds our homes, our office spaces, our vehicles, and we even carry mobiles encased in glass in our pockets. Complete building facades arebedecked in glass, which goes to show that we have formed a lasting dependency on this remarkable material.

Is your living room really a 'living room? A living room remodel is an opportunity to rethink and redesign a fundamental room in your home. You're given a chance to make it more ‘livable’.

The kitchen is the heart and hearth of your home and learning to maximize this central hub with space-saving tips is important. Have you ever heard anyone say, “I wish I had a smaller kitchen?” This is where the bulk of family activity happens - everyone has to eat and drink. Creating the feeling of a larger kitchen and/or dining area can offer some advantageous lifestyle options. Depending on where your kitchen is located it could even be a more transitional space into other areas of your home. Here we explore the possibilities that open up with frameless sliding glass systems and kitchen floor plans.

Frameless glass doors and windows have come a long way from their hand-blown, lead-framed crown glass origins. This modern, seamless version can add a unique aesthetic and a variety of benefits to buildings. While the commercial application of frameless glass is the hallmark of Apple stores, frameless glass doors and windows are also popular in residential construction, office buildings and educational settings.