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Home Plan Co-Creation
You want your home buyers to make changes to your home plans. Let’s face it, you’d love to offer a home plan that’s right for each and every buyer, but realistically you can’t; therefore, you want buyers to make changes so the home design fits their needs. The tweaks...
Multi-Generational Households
Today, about 1 in 5 Americans live in Multi-Generational households. By definition, multi-generational households have at least two adult generations living under the same roof. Traditionally, in-law suites were the design solution - in a pinch, mom and/or...
Forward Framing
Your best framers may not be part of your construction crew; rather, they just might be found among your sales team. Known as forward framing, they employ the power of suggestion to influence prospective purchasers’ expectations regarding your homes. When...
From plan alterations to locating a builder in your area, find the resources you need for making your new home a reality!
If Your Suitcase is Always in the Way!
Always on the go? Then you're sure to appreciate our Travel Center option, designed to keep everything handy and make packing a snap! You know where your suitcase has been...so you're probably not going to want to pack it on the clean bedspread! Our travel center was...
Pet-Friendly Home Design
Are your dogs treated as full-fledged family members? For many of the 4 in 10 U.S. households with dogs, the answer is “Yes!” From floor plan layouts to material selections to innovative amenities, pet-centric homes make life better for Spot and his owners. Studies...
A Step Into Sleek Design
Hideaway Solutions has solved the problem of hard to reach shelves and cabinets in the kitchen with the STEP 180 pull-out cabinet step stool. Modern design lends itself to tall ceilings and cabinets, which can create a problem when they become out of reach. Hideaway...
Design trends, articles, and other resources to help you make important decisions about your new home design and included amenities.
Homes Talk to Women through Her Personality
This last installment focuses on how ‘Homes Talk to Women’ through her personality. And, we’ll find out what Jacob and Aimee decided for their new home. Our research also unveiled four primary home buyer personas that have an uncanny likelihood of...
Homes Talk to Women through the Home’s Livability
This installment of the ‘Homes Talk to Women’ series focuses on the home’s livability. Researching women’s preferences, we discovered there are four ways women typically look at a home’s livability – its suitability for her and her household. These four...
Homes Talk to Women as it Relates to Her Story
Welcome to Part 2 of the ‘Homes Talk to Women’ series focusing on as it relates to her story. Homes Talk to Women through her life experiences. What has she experienced in her current home or apartment? What does she like; what would she change if she...
Home designs and amenities to make your home ‘live’ the way you live.
2019 NAHB International Builders’ Show Recap
This year marked the 75th annual NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS), which was held in Las Vegas on February 19-21. Design Basics was the only home plan design firm to be recognized as a quarter-century exhibitor, exhibitors who have participated at the trade...
35th Anniversary Featured in Strictly Business
Design Basics, LLC (www.DesignBasics.com) has reached an exciting milestone as the company celebrates 35 years of delivering innovation and leadership through creative home design, marketing, and business transformation solutions, while protecting their right to do...
Celebrating 35 Years in Business!
We are proud to share that Design Basics is celebrating 35 years in business this year and the Midland's Business Journal ran a nice story about our history, current, and future plans! Click here to read the full article.