Automatic Color Selector - Chip-It! by Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams has a new tool to help you find your favorite house colors. Just drag their new Chip-It! tool onto your web browser's tool bar and go! I tried it and it was really easy... it even shows some colors I was not aware of. Great tool! Now you can find out exactly what colors your favorite house is wearing. (photo from 2012 HGTV® Dream Home by Sherwin-Williams)

Cottages as close to the water as you can get!

These floating cottages are as close as you can get to the water. I love small, simple, prefab cottages. I found these at IdeaBox. Called the "Drift," a "Tender" series of floating homes. Check with your local codes to see if these are allowed in your area.

8 Elements For Classic Kitchen Style

This "Kitchen Workbook: 8 Elements of Classic Kitchen Style" by Rebekah Zaveloff of KitchenLab, discusses the elements to consider in order to create the classic kitchen. I believe a well designed classic kitchen can extend the useful age of any home! Photo by Chris Barnes, builder, CLB Custom Homes, Hampstead, NC (http://www.clbcustomhomes.com/)