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Tips and Advice For Custom Home Building

Improve Your Backyard Design in Orange County

By Julie@julielaughton.com | August 1, 2023

Indoor-outdoor living is essential for homes in Southern California because of the weather. Mild temperatures make it perfect for entertaining year round.  It’s important to incorporate your outdoor living space as an extension of your indoor living space, which increases the size of your home. I receive a lot of calls from homeowners in Laguna […]

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5-Star Custom Kitchen Remodel in Laguna Beach

By Julie@julielaughton.com | July 25, 2023

I started my career in residential with kitchens because there was a huge need for custom kitchen design. Clients were tired of going to kitchen sources that basically sold cabinets and had no true kitchen design experience. I love to perfect the space to meet the client’s needs and make it function better for their […]

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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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