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Which So-Cal Beach Town is Your So-Cal Beach Town? 1080 809 White Sands Design/Build

Which So-Cal Beach Town is Your So-Cal Beach Town?

If you’re dreaming of the ocean but not sure where in the South Bay to build, this post is for you.

When we hear “Los Angeles County,” most of us think about the city of Los Angeles. But Los Angeles County is made up of 88 cities, each with their own distinctive character.

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home gym ideas: turning basement into a gym
Spending Lots of Time At Home? Need More Exercise? How To Turn Your Basement Into A High-Tech Home Gym 1080 720 White Sands Design/Build

Spending Lots of Time At Home? Need More Exercise? How To Turn Your Basement Into A High-Tech Home Gym

Billiards and ping-pong tables are nice, but your basement can be more exciting. Think home bouldering walls, indoor lap pools, interactive exercise mirrors…If you’re interested in transforming your basement into a unique, expertly-designed home gym, keep reading.

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Great Design Makes Great Use of Passive Solar Energy & Natural Light 1080 720 White Sands Design/Build

Great Design Makes Great Use of Passive Solar Energy & Natural Light

Passive solar can plays a powerful role in good design. Ignoring natural light is a tragic—and rookie—mistake for Southern California beach homes. We live in…

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Design a Workspace that Actually Works Today: Smart Home Office Ideas To Benefit The Whole Family 1600 2000 White Sands Design/Build

Design a Workspace that Actually Works Today: Smart Home Office Ideas To Benefit The Whole Family

Many of us want to work from home these days, even as offices reopen. The way that we work has changed, and this change has…

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Spending More Time At Home? We All Need Better-Designed Residential Spaces 1080 719 White Sands Design/Build

Spending More Time At Home? We All Need Better-Designed Residential Spaces

We’re at home a lot these days, and we’re asking a lot of our spaces. We need our domestic environments to be safe, comforting, and…

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Hey, Want to Live in a Boho Paradise? Custom Build in Hermosa Beach, a Thriving Town with a Fascinating Counterculture History 599 387 White Sands Design/Build

Hey, Want to Live in a Boho Paradise? Custom Build in Hermosa Beach, a Thriving Town with a Fascinating Counterculture History

There are so many things to do in Hermosa Beach! Custom Build here and live in a vibrant small town, with a costal energy and…

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Deciding on an Architectural Style For Your Custom Beach House? Discover Today’s Best Beach House Styles With This Helpful Guide 900 653 White Sands Design/Build

Deciding on an Architectural Style For Your Custom Beach House? Discover Today’s Best Beach House Styles With This Helpful Guide

You want to build your California beach house in the South Bay. You know what zoning regulations your Manhattan Beach lot falls under. You know…

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Don’t Get Overwhelmed! Check Out Our Guide To Choosing The Right Doors & Windows For Your New Home 1200 1799 White Sands Design/Build

Don’t Get Overwhelmed! Check Out Our Guide To Choosing The Right Doors & Windows For Your New Home

You make a lot of decisions when you custom build. You may find yourself thinking about things you’ve never considered before, like doors and windows. Do…

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Got Fur? Got Mess? How to Design Today’s Kid And Pet Friendly Luxury Home 1330 1999 White Sands Design/Build

Got Fur? Got Mess? How to Design Today’s Kid And Pet Friendly Luxury Home

Your beach house can be kid and pet friendly without being boring or cluttered. Our clients sometimes assume that all the character and refinements have…

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Top Five Reasons You Want Your Design-Build Team To Help You Hire An Architect Right Now 1333 1999 White Sands Design/Build

Top Five Reasons You Want Your Design-Build Team To Help You Hire An Architect Right Now

Need a Los Angeles Architect to design your custom beach house? We can help! Excited to custom-build your dream house? Do you have some idea…

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Building Your Dream Home with California Zoning
Get In The Zone Right Now! Building Your Vertical Dream Home And Tackling Zoning Issues in Manhattan Beach 1800 998 White Sands Design/Build

Get In The Zone Right Now! Building Your Vertical Dream Home And Tackling Zoning Issues in Manhattan Beach

Like all densely-populated southern California areas, the South Bay has strict zoning laws. California zoning can be very confusing. And the laws in Manhattan Beach…

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Why Manhattan Beach Is The Best Place In SoCal To Build Your Multi-Million Dollar Home 1800 1401 White Sands Design/Build

Why Manhattan Beach Is The Best Place In SoCal To Build Your Multi-Million Dollar Home

Thinking of building a new house in Manhattan Beach? The White Sands Design/Build team are among the roughly 35,500 people who live in Manhattan Beach,…

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