Posts by Brian Windham
CREATING A WORKSPACE IN YOUR SCREENED PORCH
If you work from home, occasionally working outdoors may sound like a pleasant change. However, it can be difficult with insects bothering you. If you have a screened porch and a laptop, you can move your work to an outdoor space as often as you like. One advantage to working on your screened porch is that it…
Read MoreA PEACEFUL PLACE TO STUDY
Do you need a place to unwind and read or do your kids need a quiet place to study? The great thing about using a sunroom as a study is the use of natural lighting. Natural lighting will brighten up your study and is better for your eyes than artificial lighting. And a sunroom will protect you from…
Read MoreMAKE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
What is your New Year’s resolution? Work out more, read more, kick a bad habit? We all attempt to re-vamp and revitalize ourselves in the New Year. Sometimes changing your environment and ritualistic behavior can help. Consider your outdoor space. Do you use it? Or, does it remain just a backyard that needs to be…
Read MoreKEEPING YOURSELF AND YOUR PET COOL THIS SUMMER
Texas has amazing weather. However, it can be rough on some pets to stay outdoors all the time. Sometimes, they need to be inside to keep cool on scorching hot days. There are also ways to create spaces where your pet can stay in the shade while they play outside. Here are some ideas that…
Read MoreEXPAND YOUR HOME-CREATING A HOME GYM
There’s a lot of lovely weather in Texas, but sometimes the weather is just too extreme for outdoor activities. What can you do if you want to exercise, but it’s too hot for a jog? You could go to the local gym or you could build your own. It’s not as difficult or expensive as…
Read MoreSUNROOM DÉCOR – KEEPING IT LIGHT AND BREEZY
Sunrooms not only add to your living space, they are a great place to enjoy some natural light. Here are some ideas to help you decorate your sunroom or screened in porch. Keep it light You can make the most of natural light by using light colored furniture. That doesn’t mean it has to be entirely…
Read MoreSUNSPACE TEXAS OF BRYAN / COLLEGE STATION AWARDED BEST OF HOUZZ 2017
SUNSPACE TEXAS of Bryan / College Station Awarded Best Of Houzz 2017 Over 40 Million Monthly Unique Users Nominated Best Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in North America and Around the World College Station, Texas, January 6, 2017 – Sunspace Texas of Bryan / College Station has won “Best Of Design” on Houzz®, the leading…
Read MoreCREATING AN OUTDOOR DINING SPACE
In Texas, we like grilling and we like using our outdoor spaces. How can you create an ideal outdoor dining space for your home? Put it under cover If you’re wanting to grill and stay out of the sun, having a roof over your head can help. It can also be good for grilling on…
Read MoreSCREENING IN AN EXISTING PORCH
Let’s say you live in a lovely historic neighborhood like Travis Heights in Austin. Your house has a great structure and probably a patio or porch that you would like use all year long. Someone has to go out and appreciate those big live oaks, right? What can you do to your patio or porch…
Read MoreTOP 3 REASONS TO HAVE A PORCH ENCLOSURE INSTALLED
On good weather days, “porch enclosure” might almost seem like an oxymoron. Porches are for enjoying the outdoors, right? But as the temperatures drop and we start to retreat indoors, many homeowners find the idea of a porch enclosure more and more appealing. A porch enclosure won’t stop you from enjoying the outdoors on a…
Read MoreMAKING THE MOST OF TEXAS WEATHER
Let’s say you’re in Central Texas in the beautiful city of Bryan in Brazos County. You want to grill in your back yard one hot Texas summer afternoon. If you live in Texas, you know what the problem with grilling on sunny Texas afternoon in the middle of summer is like. In that situation, you…
Read More2017 RESOLUTIONS: MORE NATURAL LIGHT
What are your resolutions for 2018? Do you want to go back to school? Work out more? Remodel the kitchen? What if I told you that letting more natural sunlight into your home could help give you the motivation you need to meet your 2018 goals? Time and time again, sunlight has been proven to…
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