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Sleek Entertainment Center

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Corsica Model at Ironwood Crossing 014Do you like the idea of an entertainment center, but haven’t seen the right look for your home yet? Well, check out this one from the Fulton Homes Corsica Model at Ironwood Crossings. The cabinet style and finish coordinate with the kitchen while the more substantial floating shelves create a look that’s perfect for any living space.

You can use the door-fronted cabinets to hold DVDs, cable boxes, game equipment or anything else that supports your entertainment viewing. Out of sight when not in use but available easily when wanted, this space works for the busiest families.

The shelves could hold books with the help of bookends, or favorite accessories. Shelf size can be set to fit even the largest HDTV and the floating shelves’ absence of hanging brackets keeps the look sleek and contemporary – a fitting complement to the television itself.

To encourage the sense that this space is different from the rest of the room, a dark maroon accent color pulls all of the elements together. The brushed nickel pulls – matching those in the kitchen – combine with sparkly silver accessories to bring a welcome touch of brightness to the arrangement.

If you had a wall like this in your living or family room, how would you decorate and accessorize it? For more ideas, visit Ironwood Crossing and check out this model. Or visit the Fulton Design Center on one of our browse evenings – the first and third Thursdays of the month from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Designed for Entertaining – Living Space

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Corsica Model at Ironwood Crossing 007If you enjoy entertaining friends and family in your home, why not consider including a space made for entertaining? This room, from the Fulton Homes Corsica model at Ironwood Crossing, is ready for any gathering.

Whether it’s just you and your daughter after dinner or a troop of teenagers visiting on a weekend afternoon, a pool table adds personality and entertainment to any group. The sleek lines of this table combine with a maroon cover to fit perfectly in this grey-toned room. People of all ages enjoy playing pool, and this table creates an inviting mood in this room.

The table in the corner is bar-height, making it easy to watch the game while enjoying a drink and snacks. This is also a great spot for some appetizers or snacks to make the party more fun. The sleek shelves on the wall bring more personality into the room while using no floor space.

Take a look at the flooring. With the look of hardwood, this rectangular mimics the classic approach while providing the convenience and ease of maintenance of tile. The whitewashed tone fits perfectly into the grey, black and maroon colors of this room.

Notice also the different style of ceiling fan. The retro stainless fans gain a modern look when built into a ceiling fan this way. All of the design elements in this room combine to make a space that shows a unique sense of style – and a confidence that allows the designer to take chances.

Transitional Design – Bedrooms

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Corsica Model at Ironwood Crossing 028If you love contemporary design but still want a bedroom that is as warm and inviting as a traditional one, consider a transitional look. This combines the clean lines and colors of modern taste along with some traditional elements to maintain a warmer feel throughout your home. Let’s take a look at this transitional bedroom, from the Fulton Homes Corsica model at Ironwood Crossing.

First, the cool colors in the bedding reflect a contemporary sensibility. Black, grey and purple combine to make a bed that challenges standard color choices. Notice the rich selection of textures to add interest, with the velvet square pillows, wool bed headboard and cotton twill bedspread.

The shape of the headboard emulates traditional wing chair corners, but squared off to modernize the look. This headboard with its padding also makes the bed into a comfy spot for reading.

Matching lamps and nightstands demonstrates a classic traditional look, but the sleek lamp design and pure cylindrical shades provide the modern perspective.  The art is minimal and contemporary in flavor, but still follows the traditional symmetrical approach experienced with the nightstands and lamps.

With minimal accessories and simple window treatments in a contemporary fabric, this bedroom combines the best of traditional and modern to create a transitional space that is clean and still inviting.

Does the transitional style appeal to you? Then you may want to visit our Corsica model to see more ideas for designing and decorating the home of your dreams.

Transitional Design – Kitchen

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Corsica Model at Ironwood Crossing 012Transitional design combines the sleek feel of contemporary style with some more traditional elements to maintain warmth in the space. If you’re torn between a traditional look and one that reflects your modern taste, a transitional kitchen may be your perfect choice.

This kitchen, from Fulton Home’s Corsica model at Ironwood Crossing, offers the best of both worlds. Traditional dark cabinet tones in a sleeker look set the pace. The shaker style doors and clean nickel pulls contrast with the moderate but present crown molding. One glass-fronted cabinet corners the kitchen, giving the opportunity to break the cabinet sequence and add an additional design element.

The island is strictly contemporary, with a clean solid surface countertop also running down the sides, coordinating with the bar-height grey chairs in a modern shape and style. Notice the large rectangular tiles on the front of the island. These carry the modern feel to the next step.

Rectangular grey subway tiles – broken in this backsplash with an inviting grey and cream listelle that creates stripes – complement the island and help the kitchen feel integrated. Stainless appliances and brushed nickel finishes on the faucet and fixtures continue the transitional approach.

Finally, notice the pendant lights over the island. The modern nickel finish coordinates with the more traditional shade shape to complete the transitional look. And don’t be fooled by the hardwood on that floor – that’s tile shaped and toned to appear like hardwood flooring. You can have the warmth of a wood look along with the low maintenance of tile.

Are you drawn to a transitional kitchen? Then why not wander over to Ironwood Crossing to see this latest model from Fulton Homes? It’s filled with great design and decorating ideas!

Design Center: Kitchen Plans

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Kitchen 1 (1)Do you have a vision for your perfect kitchen? Perhaps you’ve visited friends with beautiful kitchens, selected some of your favorites from magazines and Pinterest, or just pictured the kitchen you would love to work in every day.

Well, you can do more than just dream of that kitchen; you can create it at the Fulton Design Center. With literally thousands of combinations of cabinets, countertops, flooring, appliances, faucets, lighting and backsplashes, your kitchen plan can come to life.

Cabinets Design Center 032Start by selecting your cabinets. With your choice of woods, styles and stains or paint, and your other options such as glass doors on upper cabinets, you are only limited by your imagination.

Countertops are a good second Design Center 014selection. Do you want granite or quartz? Light or dark, or maybe a gold with streaks of brown or black? Choose your favorite, using the sample of your cabinet choice to help narrow your decision.

Flooring comes as a natural next step, and you want to make sure the choice meshes well with your other selections. Enjoy the rich selection of tile available, possibly choosing one that reflects the tones of your countertop.

You might also take a look at the exciting new option of tile that patterns itself after wood, providing the warmth of that look while also including the low maintenance advantages of tile.

Consider a backsplash that adds a dash of daring to your kitchen space; one that you will enjoy looking at every time you fix a meal in the dream kitchen you planned for yourself. For more ideas, visit the Fulton Homes Pinterest board “Kitchens”.

Make a Fulton Home Yours: The Fulton Design Center

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Graphic Design Center 013 (1)Can you visualize the home of your dreams? Are you ready to create it? The Fulton Design Center contains everything you need to make your home particularly and uniquely yours.

Start by selecting various architectural features such as different moldings and trim for your home. Look into some built in cabinets to make your life easier. Take the time to choose the perfect cabinets, countertops, flooring and appliances to create your dream kitchen. Now take a few more minutes to add a backsplash that turns your kitchen into an eye-catcher.

Carpet Design Center 057Do you prefer carpeting, hardwood or tile flooring? You will discover a rich selection in every category. And with every choice, you know that Fulton Homes looks for quality, value and integrity from its suppliers and installers, working to ensure that you are happy with the results.

Design Center 026In the master bath, add a large shower or a shower and tub. Choose your vanity, countertop and flooring to meet your goal of a luxurious space for you to enjoy every day in your new home. Once again you have your choice of a wealth of reliable and appealing products. And pay attention to the extra features such as an option that gives you a place for your hairdryer or curling iron in the panel in front of the sink, normally a wasted area.

Tile Display Design Center 024 (1)The Fulton Design Center is designed for you as a place to create reality to match your dreams – dreams of the perfect home for you and your family, this year and for many years to come.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make a Fulton Home Yours: Bathroom Design Online

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Screen Shot 2014-06-30 at 11.15.52 PMIs this the master bath of your dreams? The rich espresso cabinetry, the daring finish on the vanities and shower surround? What about the oil-rubbed bronze choice for faucets, mirror frame and shower trim?

Screen Shot 2014-06-30 at 11.16.10 PMHere’s the surprise. This really is a dream bathroom, created through the Fulton Homes bathroom design tool on the Fulton website. This is just one of hundreds of choices you can make while experimenting with what your dream bathroom will entail. Do you want a tub and shower – that layout is available to experiment with, or maybe you want tile on the walls or lighter flooring.

Why not try out every choice? It just takes seconds to select another option, and you can save your favorites on your personal Fulton Homes account. Here’s a second approach to the same bathroom, with a lighter and cooler palette and using brushed nickel instead of oil-rubbed bronze.

Screen Shot 2014-06-30 at 11.17.02 PMHere’s another bathroom created on the website. Notice that the details below the image give you the specifics for each product you chose, down to the paint color. Just print your favorite or favorites out and bring them to the Fulton Design Center to help you as you move from imagination to reality – making your bathroom match the one you dream about.

Why not experiment? Visit here to create your own look!

Make a Fulton Home Yours – Kitchen Design Online

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Fulton Design Center Kitchen Vignette

Fulton Design Center Kitchen Vignette

Is this your dream kitchen? Maybe – but what if you would rather have a more traditional cabinet style, a lighter wood, and a more dramatic range hood.

But maybe you’re not sure. You have an appointment at the Fulton Design Center next week, but you are still debating about the look you want in your kitchen.

Well, you’re in luck. With Fulton Homes Design Online program for kitchens, you can take a look at many styles and tones of cabinets, different countertops, flooring, lighting, backsplashes, appliances and even paint. Thinking about lighter cabinetry – try it out here. Are the black appliances too dark against the cabinets you like, switch to stainless steel – you can always switch back if you prefer.

Screen Shot 2014-06-30 at 11.11.39 PMSave your favorites so you can go back and review them later. Fulton lets you create your own account to collect your ideas.

The best part is your ability to try just one little change to see which way you like your kitchen best. Thinking about staggered cabinets but you’re not sure? Try your kitchen both ways to see which appeals to you the most. Dark cabinets can look good with dark countertops, but you might find a golden tone works best for the kitchen you want.

No, Fulton doesn’t offer every choice here that you have at the Fulton Design Center – it would take you forever to narrow everything down online with the incredible mix of options available. But this does give you a tool to figure out what you want as an overall look. Print out your favorite and bring it with you to your design appointment. Then focus on selecting just the perfect options to make your kitchen as unique as you are.

Why not experiment? Visit http://www.fultonhomes.com/kbchanger/changer to create your own look!

Architectural Features Make a Home Yours

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From the Fulton Home Daylight Plan

From the Fulton Home Daylight Plan

A staircase can be so much more than the path between levels in a home. In this case, the combination of wood and wrought iron make this staircase into a central architectural feature in this house. Imagine it decorated with greens for the holidays or used as a background for family photos.

When you buy a new Fulton home, selecting your model and community is just the starting point. When you visit Fulton’s online and physical design centers, you will begin to discover the choices you have to make your home totally yours.

Want a darker or lighter wood railing? You can have it. Would you like a simple modern look? It’s available. And notice the little extras such as the on-the-floor outlet for lighting. If you want wainscoting in your dining room or an arts & crafts look in the living room, the selection of special architectural features available through the Fulton Design Center will help you meet your design goals.

With a Fulton home, you can have the advantage of well-planned communities with production prices while selecting those special extras that make your home feel like a custom creation. With hundreds of combinations of architectural touches, built-in cabinetry, flooring, lighting and other options, your home will be unique, inviting and totally yours.

Our team of skilled and knowledgeable designers looks forward to helping you dream and create the home that fits your style and needs.

Pinterest on Furniture

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21363428_SIf you walk into a furniture store and immediately want to curl up on the nearest sofa and forget about shopping, you can start the process on your computer instead.

Do you know what you want in a sofa? A chair? A coffee table or bookcase? If you’re not sure, take a cruise to Pinterest and see all sorts of options in a room setting. Many furniture manufacturers have taken to Pinterest, so you can shop there. Or start simpler with a search for the type of room you’re looking to furnish.

Start with your own Pinterest account. Create a board that defines what you’re looking for – say a dining table and chairs. Then do a search for photos of your almost-unlimited options.

Pinterest allows you to envision the exact look you want, down to the paint color and accessories, just by seeing what other people have done. Be specific. If you want a traditional oval dining table, look for that. Or if you’re not sure, just browse the rooms in general and pin the ones that you’re drawn to. There’s a good chance that you’ll start seeing a trend.

Many designers also pin the rooms they’ve created, so you have the advantage of looking at what the professionals do. You can start by pinning everything you like and narrow down your choices later. Once you’ve developed a collection of pins you like, sit down and look at the board you’ve created. Do one or two pins stand out? What draws you to them? Think about color, furniture style and material, shapes and textures. With notes on your favorites, or pins in your Smartphone, you can shop with a much better idea of what you want.

Pinterest is a natural replacement for those folders of favorite rooms many of us keep with us while shopping for our home decor. Take this approach instead. It’s free, easy and much less cluttered than all those magazines and photos. Give it a try.