Paradigm Blog

We love seeing stories like this one about families in the DC-area who have made a smart choice with their newly-designed homes. Especially after our last blog post highlighting the [...]

Bigger is not always better, and we understand that dream homes can come in all sizes. A large custom home may not be the answer for homeowners that live in [...]

Here at Paradigm, we love helping people build custom homes or undertake major home renovations, but we also love the opportunity to help people renovate historic properties. And after we [...]

Sometimes the phrase "narrow lot" can have negative connotations.  This is a shame, because you can can build a world-class home on virtually any type of lot, and you should [...]

You can build a beautiful custom home on a narrow lot, but if you're looking to expand your home with a new addition, having a narrow lot does limit your options.  Given [...]

In March we will be highlighting the topic of building on a narrow lot, and so we thought it was a good idea to begin by discussing the impact that [...]

We love unfinished basements, because they often represent enormous opportunities for home owners to increase the value of their home, increase the living space in their home, or to create [...]

Lovers of movies and sports alike, dream of that day when they can watch their favorite film or team in the comfort of their very own home theatre.  Because of [...]

OK, every project is unique, and most people are NOT going to be able to invest the same amount to increase the livable space in their home by 2,000 square [...]

If you are anything like us, we love the DC food scene and hit up as many of the restaurants making the "must try lists" as we can.  With that [...]

Groundhog Phil may not have seen his shadow (yay early Spring), but that doesn't mean Mother Nature doesn't have some surprises in store for us over the next few weeks! [...]

We are excited to announce that Paradigm was recognized in the January/February "Best Of" issue of Arlington Magazine for the "Best Builder" category.  Thanks to your recognition, we were a [...]