“It’s soothing here … very relaxing. You hear the waves come in. At night, you look out the window and see the lights from the City of Buffalo. It’s such a unique vantage point.”

The form and functionality do more than produce excellent design. For this home, they create an awareness of living. It’s a space to enjoy the water and experience that you’re in a beautiful place.

With its exceptional freedom of design, proven durability, and low maintenance qualities, it’s no surprise that diamond polished concrete has moved beyond trendy to become the new medium of high design.

When Ross Cellino bought Harvest Hill public golf course on Transit Road in Orchard Park in October of 2012, he wanted to build a clubhouse that would fit the existing environment and give a nod to the land’s prior life as a working farm.

What’s old is new for Phillips Lytle LLP, a prominent law firm that recently settled into the top four floors of an eyesore-turned-jewel in what’s being called “the new Buffalo.”

What is a perfect home?

It was time for a transition; remove the original house and build the dream.

It’s beautiful. It’s unique. It’s local. It’s homebrewed high style, enjoyment, and flavor. Cheers!

Their contemporary ranch-style home is all about contrasts – dark and light, stone and wood, Old World craftsmanship and sleek modern lines. And yet these contrasts are precisely how the home creates an oasis of stability and equilibrium.

“We wanted a place where everyone could come home and stay connected; a trust for our children, future grandchildren and generations,” explained Pam Reeves. Finding such a place and making it a home took patience, sensitivity, and a passion for design.

Like Buffalo, the Hotel Lafayette is revealing itself as a beautiful place ready for a new future.

The Calumet is the latest example of “building on the past” with reclaimed wood floors – a hot environmental trend and a testament to the ending beauty and durability of hardwood.

A home where everyone can live happily ever after.

This sleek, modern center of learning and exploration is a shining result of vision and collaboration.

In a perfect world, homeowners, architects, and builders would integrate regional characteristics into the form, function and personality of a house. In Amherst, New York, one couple had this luxury.

Whether you want to retrofit a current fireplace, build something traditional, or fulfill an extraordinary vision, Empire Masonry Heaters’ innovative approach can make it happen.

Consumers need to educate themselves on the products they purchase and learn where the products are made, what they are made of, and how it affects our environment.

Walking through Global Village you feel as if you’ve entered a bustling urban community.

It’s the place to be.

Thermally Modified Wood provides all of wood’s attractive qualities without the problems of rot and buckling. The thermal process gives wood those coveted dark, rich tones ... naturally.

Most remodeling projects begin with homeowners dreaming of everything they could wish for to make a room perfect for their lifestyle. But what if your dream wasn’t one of luxury or convenience, but rather a wish to brighten the life of a child with mitochondrial disease, a rare, life-threatening, genetic disorder?