2010 Best in American Living Award Winners!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The </span><a href="http://www.nahb.com/generic.aspx?sectionID=1950&genericContentID=150893"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in American Living Awards (BALA)</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has been a competition recognizing design excellence in the building industry for over 25 years. At the BALA awards ceremony this year (during the </span><a href="http://www.nahb.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">NAHB</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> International Builders' Show), 59 winners were honored for their innovation and creativity in 28 different</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> categories, ranging from best custom and spec homes to best remodel and community designs. </span><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Visbeen Associates</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> received six BALAs, including the prestigious </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in the Midwest Region</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, which we have been awarded four out of the last five years of this competition!</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#4C4646;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdma19sJa5O8atiZgtkAID5Ejdj3UgOEFjAd6Yhkn8AlHuYt3CHbrfm5Km5bJtGS750ZvEeEbxNjgrxj2exfmyWuI2Kti3EFu1Ty_Oo91Z0V_rqWkUOUMciRqYQM6TkA3WHhEsTm-2dVD/s1600/1-IMG_1425.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563252213592973938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdma19sJa5O8atiZgtkAID5Ejdj3UgOEFjAd6Yhkn8AlHuYt3CHbrfm5Km5bJtGS750ZvEeEbxNjgrxj2exfmyWuI2Kti3EFu1Ty_Oo91Z0V_rqWkUOUMciRqYQM6TkA3WHhEsTm-2dVD/s320/1-IMG_1425.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Best in Midwest Region</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: East 8th Street</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.bouwkampbuilders.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bouwkamp Builders</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Cyndy Schurman</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5zvSNaqP7weNzlZj3gpBN2wIGcd8c--m1r3kLM7Xhhvrp_wtEIpWQdK0A--ifvroS0AGleVO7imTF3kqM8uFpnMRcp5b_SpaepQsSBunHnGRavJj-ONigiHXuZVzgtRKslTUOTlB57ml/s1600/2-IMG_1442.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250944480073330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5zvSNaqP7weNzlZj3gpBN2wIGcd8c--m1r3kLM7Xhhvrp_wtEIpWQdK0A--ifvroS0AGleVO7imTF3kqM8uFpnMRcp5b_SpaepQsSBunHnGRavJj-ONigiHXuZVzgtRKslTUOTlB57ml/s320/2-IMG_1442.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 247px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Remodel Specialty Project: East 8th Street</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.bouwkampbuilders.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bouwkamp Builders</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Cyndy Schurman</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CwFjUq_fVYbrON3Rjp6ygX1UwMlYyy9a5V692wHzehLOMLjiB95j6WMVH4bJo_PzIwdR9-HMT8cfo3PsfHv7duTYSIGXvyUMxfnrn1_vjFgPII_TA8qxHwFv0jwOCiJnoQBaAavHuxz/s1600/3-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250940273979458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6CwFjUq_fVYbrON3Rjp6ygX1UwMlYyy9a5V692wHzehLOMLjiB95j6WMVH4bJo_PzIwdR9-HMT8cfo3PsfHv7duTYSIGXvyUMxfnrn1_vjFgPII_TA8qxHwFv0jwOCiJnoQBaAavHuxz/s320/3-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Single-family Detached Home (2,001-3,000 sq ft): Clareville</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll7oYlw3Z1qes4khJUXNwX-lhGuwogQEmTxMZffWYrhcWt0yLaAIDWhi7sz9G2oTvhmLxu3YiWSmajpC3edj3M8gZINikraqh8gbBZaAoPn8R65XxGpmw11cwxJwOJdQONF81aYkK2vBz/s1600/4-RussExt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250936881487666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll7oYlw3Z1qes4khJUXNwX-lhGuwogQEmTxMZffWYrhcWt0yLaAIDWhi7sz9G2oTvhmLxu3YiWSmajpC3edj3M8gZINikraqh8gbBZaAoPn8R65XxGpmw11cwxJwOJdQONF81aYkK2vBz/s320/4-RussExt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 137px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1st Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - Single-family Detached Home (over 4,001 sq ft): Avonlea</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFKpL4627MBlhDnNRT8XXK8yPw1z1TOpY4Bsx0XhyROxoDgN-28n_ktl7fTdgd-Py1llFCpo6HOGKfhx5H--SMN1FwZvCXXxiVl3lvlFCENrKKjAogLxOln6OmeXmxLXsv5TaoajiKRSp/s1600/5-BoyerExt_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250931739627266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFKpL4627MBlhDnNRT8XXK8yPw1z1TOpY4Bsx0XhyROxoDgN-28n_ktl7fTdgd-Py1llFCpo6HOGKfhx5H--SMN1FwZvCXXxiVl3lvlFCENrKKjAogLxOln6OmeXmxLXsv5TaoajiKRSp/s320/5-BoyerExt_3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 143px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3rd Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - One-of-a-kind Spec Home (up to 4,000 sq ft): Sunsweet Hill</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.distinctivehomesltd.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Distinctive Homes</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> • Interiors: Kim Waltman</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM4VNpS9L15npT3HICBeLlTNxM3c5p_0MlqTgHoCWhPHmZ7WR6FQMjWpeCXOGHDrKztqkiapwr72qd9da2nZ75l8XuuV_X5FWe6bqx_c9B0EsMq-pqa3K5uRVC2iyquPLlVIUqvquiY7u/s1600/6-IMG_9084+Final.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563250927201553410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM4VNpS9L15npT3HICBeLlTNxM3c5p_0MlqTgHoCWhPHmZ7WR6FQMjWpeCXOGHDrKztqkiapwr72qd9da2nZ75l8XuuV_X5FWe6bqx_c9B0EsMq-pqa3K5uRVC2iyquPLlVIUqvquiY7u/s320/6-IMG_9084+Final.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(76, 70, 70); line-height: 19px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3rd Place </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- One-of-a-kind Spec Home (4,001-6,500 sq ft): Kearney Hill</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Builder: </span></i><a href="http://www.insigniahomes.us/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Insignia Homes</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> • Interiors: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more photos of these award winning homes, please visit our </span></i><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">website</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></span></div></span></div>

2010 Best in American Living Award Winners!

The Best in American Living Awards (BALA) has been a competition recognizing design excellence in the building industry for over 25 years. ...

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Avonlea Residence

Our in-house photographer, Megan, had a chance to shoot the Avonlea residence before the project was completely finished, but I think the photos are good enough to share here! We hope to return after the client moves in (and the grass has grown!) Jeff Segard built this beautiful home in Lansing, MI.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf5hPUiXb_CL-gdsyYBOak94fOFbBltY1YXfqBvQM8TzeukxAKoFtJoSXpg2kptPS5-CgElDTqZ1CYZruKmoV_8E6SuZ4oOj_fgoIGsJycfbGQ7atyq7mXhgM-USPz4yHhE7Qk67VjuLS/s1600-h/S1.1+-+Front+Persp+P2v04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451502542816333282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMf5hPUiXb_CL-gdsyYBOak94fOFbBltY1YXfqBvQM8TzeukxAKoFtJoSXpg2kptPS5-CgElDTqZ1CYZruKmoV_8E6SuZ4oOj_fgoIGsJycfbGQ7atyq7mXhgM-USPz4yHhE7Qk67VjuLS/s320/S1.1+-+Front+Persp+P2v04.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 106px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEjsrg9Y3rTRH5Ckd2254NsOTgoLe-eNor3GcFe9hndv6y9uc1C23F1bMFl3mbBSM8duhloMAc5WZV22HOG5LohXhgCFJCSbgIVekZFMu710KwwplVqttY-TaiCefAKvISNoGi-2VYF8B/s1600-h/S1.2+-+Rear+Persp+P2v04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451502531946944930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEjsrg9Y3rTRH5Ckd2254NsOTgoLe-eNor3GcFe9hndv6y9uc1C23F1bMFl3mbBSM8duhloMAc5WZV22HOG5LohXhgCFJCSbgIVekZFMu710KwwplVqttY-TaiCefAKvISNoGi-2VYF8B/s320/S1.2+-+Rear+Persp+P2v04.jpg" style="display:block; 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Avonlea Residence

Our in-house photographer, Megan, had a chance to shoot the Avonlea residence before the project was completely finished, but I think the ph...

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Tutorial Thursday: What is a quoin?

<div style="text-align: left;">Welcome to Tutorial Thursday! Today we're learning about quoins (pronounced "coins.") Below are some of <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> homes which feature quoins. (Please excuse the construction mess. <a href="http://www.homesbyfalcon.com/">Falcon Custom Homes</a> is doing a fantastic job!)</div><div><br /></div><div>"Stone [or brick] quoins dress and frame the corners of buildings." Cole, Emily. The Grammar of Architecture. East Sussex, UK: The Ivy Press Limited, 2002.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KIFHvw7n9WuMuGjSWKg_9RHUwZJ4eNwR59H48UyujeWlppixQvhFBUdUY6lTmCTM3x9S2VJOSJs4s3tw2lWFRjYmeQEHRFDYHXw80_q548iwBujSo7ZtX5Y9b3Wj8lN2OLpf6wL6JRhP/s1600-h/IMG_1273.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366470267054299138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KIFHvw7n9WuMuGjSWKg_9RHUwZJ4eNwR59H48UyujeWlppixQvhFBUdUY6lTmCTM3x9S2VJOSJs4s3tw2lWFRjYmeQEHRFDYHXw80_q548iwBujSo7ZtX5Y9b3Wj8lN2OLpf6wL6JRhP/s320/IMG_1273.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sFx4ry5AOjtLZ4f7gJVyIKr19PFp43r1LQHt7-XpyKG-M1Uc7jbmfKIXn423z85WBVRAW1s3NbnyfEno0GJIF2IgcPaO3mDzrVkq7V7rpu0u2vfvoHXhRwLvG8_nAPPgr5MUG6wfSAOt/s1600-h/IMG_1275.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366469798112242626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sFx4ry5AOjtLZ4f7gJVyIKr19PFp43r1LQHt7-XpyKG-M1Uc7jbmfKIXn423z85WBVRAW1s3NbnyfEno0GJIF2IgcPaO3mDzrVkq7V7rpu0u2vfvoHXhRwLvG8_nAPPgr5MUG6wfSAOt/s320/IMG_1275.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><div>"Quoins are rusticated blocks of stone [or brick] alternating in size, which run in strips up the corners of a building..." Cole, Emily. The Grammar of Architecture. East Sussex, UK: The Ivy Press Limited, 2002.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, here are some homes with quoins designed in:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATGHKR2-o7kJ4h-N8Sfo1o0xA_fH1u8FgselmvT9V7IcMhcbNJNMk_YwXNKepjao5_ThjJFRy2drTpOo_VDAj3lLkxLCZi1nzY_RSqIlQox9HVwKN2_K-FOzY2qB9eQp_luYDKmSTdqQu/s1600-h/S1.1+-+Front+Persp_quoins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366470941420989666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATGHKR2-o7kJ4h-N8Sfo1o0xA_fH1u8FgselmvT9V7IcMhcbNJNMk_YwXNKepjao5_ThjJFRy2drTpOo_VDAj3lLkxLCZi1nzY_RSqIlQox9HVwKN2_K-FOzY2qB9eQp_luYDKmSTdqQu/s320/S1.1+-+Front+Persp_quoins.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366470763529604162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNNCxoSTrGv98ManDlPwavVLzr8mhHUNlxA0uVRyX7TuxMJJI6A2gfVRCWTWZJyNMSJcYml2wXe09PNUcoE8noQmx071YCjVtcvBisUlUyoTsbYKlFZUfF3cKwCYFyPIg4R31vYj5nG-B/s320/S1.1+-+Front+Elev_cropped.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>

Tutorial Thursday: What is a quoin?

Welcome to Tutorial Thursday! Today we're learning about quoins (pronounced "coins.") Below are some of Visbeen Associates h...

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