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Tips and Advice For Custom Home Building

The Ultimate Home Theater Experience

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 18, 2023

Watching movies at home not only gives you a chance to spend more time with friends and family, it also gives you the opportunity to enhance the value of your home by adding to it with a home theater. If a home theater is done correctly, it actually won’t take up any extra space and […]

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Owner-Builder Beware

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 11, 2023

An owner-builder owns their property and does the construction work themselves acting as a licensed general contractor or has subcontractors do it. When you take on the role of owner-builder it means that you have to follow the same rules as a licensed general contractor would. No one is covered by insurance because you are […]

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Kitchen remodel

Why the Kitchen is the Most Important Room in the House

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 5, 2023

When I receive calls from homeowners about remodels in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach and on the Balboa Peninsula, it typically starts with the kitchen and it expands from there. Since the kitchen is the most used room in a home and contains a lot of appliances, it’s the space that needs the most updating. As […]

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The Importance of Good Plans for Your Remodel or Custom Home Build

By Julie@julielaughton.com | June 27, 2023

Designing a remodel or a new home from the ground up is a complete process. You have to take everything into consideration regarding the design, style, and function of the home. If you don’t have good design the space in your home won’t work. If you don’t have the right style you won’t have the […]

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How to Avoid A Nightmare Remodel

By Julie@julielaughton.com | June 20, 2023

I receive many calls from homeowners who want to hire me who are in the middle of a nightmare remodel or just finished one. A nightmare remodel can not only damage your pocketbook, but it can affect your peace of mind, relationships, and health. Stress can be very dangerous. My motto is, “It all starts […]

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