Easy, Inexpensive Ways to Tame Chaos After You Move

You’re in your new custom Florida home and the worst of the moving upheaval is over. Congratulations! Now it’s time to unpack. Uh oh. You probably packed essentials separately ahead of time, so everybody has clothes, shoes and toiletries. The coffeemaker’s out, and so all electronic devices and their chargers. …

Design Tips to Make You Actually Use a Home Office

One of the more versatile spaces in your new custom Florida home also can be one of the most productive. At ICI Homes, many of our popular floorplans contain flex spaces — extra rooms — that can be designated for whatever purpose the home buyer deems necessary. Often, that flex …

Ameris Bank: 7 Ways to Buy a Home with Little or No Money Down

The economy is strong, rates are still low, and the real estate industry is hot. For people wanting to purchase a home but struggling to scrape up the down payment, there is hope. Many people are aware that they do not need a 20% down payment. But, what you might …

How to Shop for a Seasonal Florida Home

Are you a seasonable Florida resident or wannabe? Once summer humidity retreats and leaves began turning brilliant colors, do you dream of bicycle rides on the beach? Shirtsleeve weather in January? Do you vacation for extended periods in the Sunshine State, or frequently, and dread leaving? Sounds like seasonal residency …

How to Maximize the Helpfulness of ICI Homes’ Online Sales Consultants

If you’re searching for a new custom Florida home and you’ve discovered us at ICI Homes, you have an instant secret weapon you may not even realize.

Practicality with Panache: Four Fun Ways to Outfit Your Bathroom

Who said one of the most necessary areas of a new custom Florida home must look strictly functional rather than inviting? Sometimes customers choose bathroom design elements and materials based on how difficult those elements are to clean and maintain, rather than how aesthetically pleasing they’ll look. We won’t steer you …

Three Benefits to Living in an Active Community

Warp-speed societal and cultural changes during the past two decades have changed way most working-age adults view their careers and retirement planning. For instance, most of us will continue working part-time or full-time past the age when our own parents retired. That’s partly due to financial and business changes, but …

How to Showcase Your Art in Your New Home

Preparing to move into a new custom Florida home? It’s an exciting, though busy, time and you’ll probably have moments when you have no idea what you’ll do with your all belongings, nor where to put them. That’s normal and part of almost everyone’s moving experience (also a good reason …

Live Like a Floridian: Plan Your Outdoor Fire Feature

“A fireplace in Florida?” you say. We at ICI Homes say a resounding, “Yes!” Outdoor fire pits and fireplaces are an ever-popular element in outdoor living spaces. They’re also a timeless design feature. In fact, gathering around dancing flames is a timeless tradition, and the crackling conversation, calming effect and …

Moving to a New Home? How to Avoid a Steady Diet of Takeout

It’s an awesome time when you move into a new custom Florida home, but there are some realities you have manage. Like packing up all your belongings and sending them across city limits, county or state lines. Once they and you arrive at your new address, domestic chaos usually reigns …

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