House Beautiful ‘Kitchen of the Year’

The honor of House Beautiful “Kitchen of the Year 2014” has been given to a remodel by San Francisco designer Steven Miller. White be gone. Black is the new black, apparently? What do you think? All photos courtesy House Beautiful:  
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How to Incorporate the Small Home Movement into Not Such a Small Home

Have you been following the trend toward smaller homes, from the large square footage homes that were popular in the early 2000’s? What about the next extension into tiny spaces, which has co-opted the name, “the small (or tiny) house movement”? A few recent...
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Five Smart Home Technologies That Are Worth Looking Into

Technology for the home has gone far beyond programmable thermostats. Of course, we’re preaching to the choir, as many Black Canyon Builders’ clients come to us with advanced ideas for incorporating tech into the home. If you’re not an “early...
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The Role of Advising in Custom Home Construction

Continuing education isn’t often associated with fine homebuilding. So much of the skill and craftsmanship of high quality builders is acquired over years of practice and based on techniques that may have been around for decades, if not longer in many cases. But techniques...
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Black Canyon Builders, kitchen design, courtesy Sojo Design

Ideas for Your Dream Kitchen

Image: Refined Lonestar by Sojo Design We typically don’t use our blog space to simply click over to another website. But today, when I sat down to curate my own list of current trends and timeless styles for the kitchen, I came across a truly excellent image gallery,...
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