Traditional formal dining rooms are not as necessary as they were a generation or two ago. A recent study by Realtor.com found formal dining rooms are often the most underutilized square footage in homes, and a significant percentage of Millennial and Gen Z homeowners prefer flexible ‘lifestyle rooms’ over dining spaces. So, what can homeowners… Read More
The wealthy families of New York City established a summer colony in Newport during the mid-19th century. But in the last half of that century when railroad service extended to eastern Long Island, a new though smaller summer colony got established in Southampton, much of it around Lake Agawam and the Atlantic Ocean. At…
There’s no shortage of ways to utilize interior spaces in a home. Interior spaces have grown considerably in recent decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median size of a new home in 1980 was 1,595 square feet. By 2018, the median size of a newly constructed home was 2,386 square feet. Though Realtor.com… Read More