Let this be your guide for cooking, entertaining, gardening and landscaping, health and fitness and design trends for Florida living. Here you’ll get great insight from chefs and hostesses, recreational leaders, golf pros, tennis pros and other professionals who know everything there is to know about living the Florida Lifestyle!
“House cleaning is my favorite activity,” said no one ever. Cleaning the abode is something that must be done on a regular basis, and more than a few of us put it off as long as possible, then panic when the doorbell rings. We all know people whose homes are …
If you’re preparing to move from your current home into a new custom Florida home, you might be ready to start a plan for better household organization and storage. Oh, the junk! Stuff you didn’t know you had! Oops, but some of it is important. What do you do with …
It’s impossible to keep any home clean 100 percent of the time. Homes are made to be lived in, and messes happen more often than not. Add multiple residents, kids of all ages, their friends, pets and a busy at-home social calendar, and you have a recipe for grunge, grime …
So you’re designing a new custom Florida home — or compiling a wish list for one — and most of your attention is rightfully going to interior living spaces. You’ll spend the most time inside and your floorplan should be as comfortable as you like it. But don’t neglect the …
For many homeowners, yard work is something that ends with the first autumn freeze and begins anew with the spring thaw. Not so in Florida! Forgive us for gloating, but one of the joys of living in the Sunshine State — if you truly enjoy gardening and landscape maintenance — …
Pets are a huge part of many homeowners’ lives, and building a new custom Florida home means including animal friends in the planning. Gone are the days where opening the back door was sufficient for Fido’s exercise, feeding and toilet times. For many pet parents, customizing spaces for Fido and …
Are you Florida-bound or thinking about making that move? Our sunny climate and year-round warmth are major reasons many people head south. Being able to go to the beach (comfortably) almost any day of the year is a big draw, along with amazing recreation options, world-class attractions, booming industries and …
We love our outdoor living in Florida and likely so will you if you move to the Sunshine State. The combination of natural resources, beauty and a year-round temperate climate means enjoying 70-degree beach days in January, and only occasional appearances of heavy jackets. Northern Florida can be a bit …
If you’re building a new custom home with ICI Homes, you’ll find no end of inspiration and options for outdoor living. We live in the Sunshine State, so of course all of our homes come with a lanai of some shape and size. In most of our floorplans, you can …
Ready for a new custom Florida home but need to sell your current home first? Most of us do. You probably know that the interior of your existing home should be clean, uncluttered and attractively staged in order to sell, but so does the exterior. Both views matter for prospective …