BIA Parade of Homes Blog » Parade Blog Archive http://www.biaparade.com/blog Come for ideas. Leave with inspiration. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 People’s Choice Awards announced http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/883/peoples-choice-awards-announced-2/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/883/peoples-choice-awards-announced-2/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:19:12 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=883 The votes have been tallied and the winners of the Raymond Barry People’s Choice Awards for the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes have been decided.

Winners in the Favorite House division:

1. New England Homes/Garth’s Auctioneers

2. Romanelli & Hughes

3. Kevin Knight and Company

Winners in the Favorite Decor division:

1. Romanelli & Hughes

2. New England Homes/Garth’s Auctioneers

3. Kevin Knight and Company

Thanks to all who voted as well as to all who attended this year’s Parade.  Congratulations to these People’s Choice winners!

]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/883/peoples-choice-awards-announced-2/feed/ 0 The List. http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/760/the-list/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/760/the-list/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:00:24 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=760 Here are the trade partners, subs and suppliers to the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes builders.   These pages have been pulled from the official Plan Book; just toggle the full screen (upper right corner) to have the names / pages appear a bit larger. We want to officially thank each and every one of them for their amazing partnership in making the 2009 Parade a reality and success. It doesn’t happen without them!  (They are categorized by the homebuilder that used them.)

]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/760/the-list/feed/ 0 Knight, Duffy and Gossing Take Top 2009 Parade Awards http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/824/knight-duffy-and-gossing-take-top-2009-parade-awards/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/824/knight-duffy-and-gossing-take-top-2009-parade-awards/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:42:21 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=824 Leading the pack with 12 awards, Kevin Knight was the standout in the crowd at the annual awards ceremony that took place tonight at the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes preview party at Tartan Ridge in Dublin.   Knight’s generational farm house with reclaimed wood floors, a live roof garden, an 18 foot retractable wall into a central courtyard garden, unique floor plan and overall design set the entry apart.

Duffy Homes by Michael Edwards with its French country chateau adorned with original antiques from Provence, dramatic interior stone wall, elegant first floor master suite and functional floor plan came in with eight awards.

Gossing Construction, which won best exterior architecture for its unique craftsman-style approach, also won five more awards highlighting it’s stunning entryway, greatroom and inviting arts & crafts interiors.

Below you will find a complete list of all award winners and accompanying photos for each category.  We encourage you to make sure to visit the Parade to see these building, design and landscape awardees in person.

Many thanks to the nine judges (listed with the awards) who took a whole day out of their busy schedules to help with the judging on Wednesday.  Touring eleven homes with a critical eye was a big job and we appreciate their service to the BIA!

2009 BIA Parade of Homes Award Winners

]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/824/knight-duffy-and-gossing-take-top-2009-parade-awards/feed/ 2 Parade e-Chatter, July 10. http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/826/parade-e-chatter-july-10/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/826/parade-e-chatter-july-10/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:06:10 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=826 We’ll post links when we find them (or when you share them) of good folks spreading nice words about the Parade and our builders. (of course, if someone has something not-so-nice to say, we want to hear it too!)

Organize with Sandy toured two homes this week and came away drooling for a ‘family management center’ – read her review here.  She also contemplated camping out in the M/I master suite woman’s closet, there’s room for a few in there!  (check out Teresa Lynn Collins describe that in her video blog post below).

And as we were working on our official photo gallery, we came across this stunning night-time photo posted this morning by a professional photographer of the Gossing home.  We hope he comes back to take more!

Many real estate folks have their own blogs and have been posting alerts that the Parade is coming. Thanks to all of them!  If you offer a review of the parade, we’ll be happy to post a link here as well. Let us know!

]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/826/parade-e-chatter-july-10/feed/ 0 Builder Countdown with M/I Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/818/builder-countdown-with-mi-homes/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/818/builder-countdown-with-mi-homes/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:51:00 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=818 We suspect Teresa Lynn Collins from M/I Homes has a pretty nice closet at home, but we doubt she has three like they have built in this year’s Parade home.  Meaning three really big ones right in the master suite.   In this video, she talks about this favorite idea (And for those of us who have gotten a sneak preview of the woman’s closet all finished, we’re pretty sure the vaulted ceiling puts it in contention for the gold in the fanciest closet olympics!).

Idea Video – M/I Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.

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Idea Video – New England Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.

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Idea Video – Romanelli and Hughes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.

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]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/743/builder-countdown-compass-homes/feed/ 0 Builder Countdown with The Stafford Group http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/792/builder-countdown-with-the-stafford-group/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/792/builder-countdown-with-the-stafford-group/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:13:31 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=792 The two story kitchen, open floor plan and gracious outdoor living space at the home being built by The Stafford Group is perfect for hosting large parties or cooking up intimate gourmet meals. See what company owner Marty Stafford has to say about the design in this video:

Idea Video – Stafford Group from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/792/builder-countdown-with-the-stafford-group/feed/ 0 Builder Countdown with Lakewood Builders http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/784/builder-countdown-with-lakewood-builders/ http://www.biaparade.com/blog/2009/784/builder-countdown-with-lakewood-builders/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:40:09 +0000 BIA Homes http://www.biaparade.com/blog/?p=784 Lakewood took a bold approach this year in eliminating their formal living room, the only builder to do so.  The result is for their Parade floorplan is very functional, flexible and inviting.  Here’s marketing consultant Jim Edwards discuss this decision for Lakewood.

Idea Video – Lakewood Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.

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