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Kitchen Trends: How to Make Your Kitchen More Environmentally Friendly

When remodeling your kitchen, one of your goals should be to lessen the kitchen’s environmental impact and provide a healthier household for your family. Here are a few helpful tips on how to accomplish this. Reduce your resource use, including energy, water, and electricity. The best way to cut down your energy consumption is to buy a ...
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Stunning Modern Residence Won “Northwest Idea House of the Year” Award

The Northwest Idea House of the Year not only serves as a personal residence and light commercial space for Sockeye Homes, but also functions as a design showcase and a Built Green demonstration/education site. This Northwest contemporary style home/office displays a distinct Japanese flair – harmonizing concrete, steel and engineered wood elements. A critical component of the ...
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Vertigo Bar & Restaurant: How to Attract More Customers

Vertigo is a sensation characterized by a whirling or spinning movement. Walking into Vertigo Bar in NY on a game night will definitely have your head spinning as loud fans scream at the half dozen flat-screens in excitement. Vertigo combines a sports bar with elegance. The sleek, modern décor with dark wood tables and abstract ...
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2012 Photo Story Contest

Calling all architects, designers, contractors, and of course - all owners! Now that your NanaWall project is complete, share your most unique or favorite experience with us. We are looking to feature the most interesting stories. Yours may possibly be in our national advertising campaign or one of our next idea book editions. We will announce ...
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Earn AIA Credit with our Lunch and Learn Seminars

Are you an architect searching for more AIA Lunch and Learn presentations to earn CES credits? NanaWall offers a selection of presentations for one learning unit (LU). In the photo above, 14 architects from different offices are at the AIA chapter in downtown Cleveland for our new Sustainable Design general presentation. It describes what can ...
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Before and After: Big Star Taqueria and Bar

How did top chef Paul Kahan turn a mechanic’s garage into a popular Mexican taqueria and bar? Big Star Taqueria is his fourth restaurant in Chicago – a hip, fun location known for cheap, yet delicious food. A visit to the dive bar involves country music, a cold glass of $1 Schlitz, and $2 tacos ...
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Vote this Modern Penthouse Loft for the Doory Awards

If you love outdoor living, take a look at these outdoor spaces – definitely some of the best we’ve seen. HGTV rounded up this excellent collection of homes and is giving everyone the opportunity to vote on their favorites for the Doory Awards, a contest occurring during the month of April. The ten nominees for ...
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“Rave”-ing about the Best Party Spot in Miami

Miami is known for its nightlife, with some of the best party hotels and nightclubs in the world. In midst of all the mayhem is NanaWall – partying it up at Awarehouse, rated the Best Place to Throw a Party 2011. It’s not your typical nightclub or soulless event space. Awarehouse is a unique venue, ...
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