Category: Holistic Design (Universal Design)

Designing a Home to Grow with Your Family
Jessica and Todd envisioned their dream home to be a place where their three children would grow up safely and family could all come together comfortably, and in style. They had filled up their idea boards with dozens of their favorite styles and designs, all with the goal that they could host large family gatherings…
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The Pre-Construction Meeting: Get to Know Our Design-Build Process
Here at Sun Design, every design-build project we undertake follows a meticulous and proven process. This process is for the benefit of our clients but also ensures our team can work efficiently and effectively to deliver amazing results. Today, we’re talking all about the pre-construction meeting. This falls under Step 4 of our design-build process…
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Growing Family – Remodeling for the Future!
Dave & Shira, of North Arlington, were aware of the areas of their home that needed to be reconfigured, but it wasn’t until they began expecting a new member of the family that they realized it was time to tackle a home remodel. The anticipated arrival of baby Daniel meant that they either needed to…
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It’s in the Process: Design has Taken Shape, Then a Pandemic Hits
Choosing to remodel your home, especially when it involves an addition, can be life changing. The ever-changing and uncertain climate of the past year has made this decision even more difficult for most homeowners. For Laurel and Don, the need for a better functioning and more comfortable environment within their home was essential. The couple…
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Whole Home Remodel: Built on Trust
Steve and Renee came to Sun Design seeking solutions to problems that they could not yet identify. They knew that they loved their home and location, and that it had served them well during the years their son and daughter were young children. However, as their kids grew up, they began to feel that…
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It’s in the Process: Collaboration Takes a Vision Further
Entering a New Stage in Life Rex and Patti had been living in their Fairfax County home for the past sixteen years before it became time to acknowledge the lifestyle changes that their family was both experiencing and predicting. Both are working professionals with three children, some of whom were off to college, while one…
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5 Reasons to Add Onto Your Home
Home additions allow you to transform your home’s function and beauty without the hassle of moving. In this post, we’ll outline 5 reasons why home additions are a great way to improve your home and transform your lifestyle. #1: You Need More Space The biggest reason we see clients opt for a home addition…
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5 Essential Guidelines to Designing With Purpose
Build vs Design Approach Why approach the design with purpose? Often a remodel starts when something breaks, doesn’t work quite right, or you want to improve something (whether it’s a specific function or cosmetics). If you were looking to remodel a kitchen, for instance, from what I refer to as a “build” approach it may…
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10 Tips: Incorporating Holistic Design to Your Remodel
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To learn firsthand the benefits of incorporating holistic design to your remodel, join us Saturday, March 7 at our Remodeling + Design Seminars event! For years people have bought a house based on a number of bedrooms, school district, commute to work, or a price point. All logical reasons to include when purchasing a house.…
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Understanding Holistic Design
For years, the majority of folks have been obsessed with how a space looks and functions. We are pivoting to a time where we want to live in spaces that support us not just from a functional and visually appealing way but to a space that can also support our inspirational desires. We want to…
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Growing Family – Remodeling for the Future!
Dave & Shira, of North Arlington, were aware of the areas of their home that needed to be reconfigured, but it wasn’t until they began expecting a new member of the family that they realized it was time to tackle a home remodel. The anticipated arrival of baby Daniel meant that they either needed to…
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THRIVING-IN-PLACE: Your Kitchen – Haven or Hassle?
Isn’t it true that when guests arrive they all seem to gravitate in the kitchen? Kids return home from school, grandchildren come to visit, the neighbors drop in… and everyone ends up wedged between the sink and the fridge. Very few cooks enjoy being confined in a tight space to prepare a meal when company…
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Award Winning Design
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”We have all heard our share of "horror stories' when it comes to renovation projects but clearly that was not the case for us - while the overall process was indeed daunting, the team from Sun Design did everything they could to minimize the disruption.”
Craig and Mary Beth
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