Everyone remembers that house from the neighborhood, the one all the kids referred to as the ‘cool’ house. It may have had a relaxing pool, a cozy patio with a grill, or a tricked-out home theater that made it the place to be for hosting and entertaining. Becoming the cool home that people will flock to is…

There are numerous factors to consider and measures to take when building the ideal home. At the base level, the house must be large enough to meet the needs of the client and the location should be prime for living in long term. For the owners of a multi-acre home in the greater Des Moines,…

This new home in the desert environs of La Quinta, Calif., was designed as a vacation retreat for the residents. The El Segundo, Calif. integration firm Signals Audio/Video was originally called upon to install only televisions and speakers everywhere, but Jesse Howe, Signals A/V president, explained how that quickly changed. After the owners visited his showroom and a nearby…