http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog Progress and Bulletins relating to the construction of Laurence Communities Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:58:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our recent custom home customers had a great idea. They purchased a time lapse camera and set it to take occasional photos all during the construction of their new home. Afterwards, they pieced them all together in this awesome video. What a great way to chronicle the activity! If you're interested, ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/08/house-in-a-minute/ So luxury, whether one is creating it or experiencing it, comes from unexpected places.  And, it’s not always the most expensive.  During the winter, I stayed at a very, very nice hotel.  The suite did not have a refrigerator.  They wanted $25 per day to provide a fridge unless I ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/07/rolls-royce-or-refrigerator/ We're proud to share this photo of our newest completed custom home (grass courtesy of PhotoShop). The lucky family will be moving in within a week, and we'll be sure to share some additional photos once our photographer is able to visit! [caption id="attachment_120" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Our newest custom home in ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/07/another-laurence-custom-home-in-baltimore-approaches-completion/ Wood-Mode, www.wood-mode.com,  builds magnificent cabinets.  Their designs and applications are innovative and flexible.  They are built with thought to the environment and to ease of living.  So why was I invited to a seminar on “Value Engineering in Wood-Mode Cabinets” by their distributor?  “Fun and Affordable Applications of Wood-Mode Cabinets” ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/06/in-pursuit/ This outstanding home is available for over $14.5 million in the Hamptons.  It has a great pool house too.  The developers bill this house as “less is more” as they could have done a McMansion.  I love modern, and this one is special because it’s done in traditional Hamptons cedar ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/06/mcmansions-are-not-luxury/ Laurence Communities is proud to announce that Lauren Merrell has joined us and taken over the role of Sales Manager. Lauren actually became part of our team a couple months ago, but alas, lots of construction is keeping us busy, and we've been just a bit slow on updating our ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/05/welcome-lauren/ The Tale of 2 Pauls Old line, New York retailer, Paul Stuart, has an outstanding website at www.paulstuart.com. It conveys the luxury of the store and the quality of the merchandise they sell. Value priced catalog retailer, Paul Frederick also has a website, www.paulfrederick.com. I found the site ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/03/tales-of-two/ We're happy to share the video above with you, as it was filmed to celebrate the ground breaking of a new home in Ashmans Hope custom designed for the Chongqui Dixon family. We love to make memories for our customers, even before they've moved in. http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2010/02/the-chongqui-dixon-family-groud-breaking-a-new-custom-home-in-baltimore/ Happily we announce that you can now access this blog at www.laurenceluxury.com! Onion Skin envelopes are an old fashioned elegance turned ultra modern fashion trend.  They are translucent and rich feeling to the touch.  Earlier this month I received 2 different invitations enveloped in onion skin.  The first, an oversized 4 ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2009/12/elegance-delivered-via-the-usps/ Congratulations are in order for some of our newest Laurence home buyers. We understand the importance of creating a new home for your family, and we make each ground breaking event a special and memorable one based on each buyers' preferences and traditions. We hope to have an opportunity to break ... http://www.laurencecommunities.com/blog/2009/12/new-custom-home-ground-breaking/