How the Houzz Community is Changing the Game Since its inception, Houzz.com has become an invaluable design tool available to homeowners and home design professionals. Under the Landscape Architects and Designers category, we have had the opportunity to showcase our work and inspire homeowners and other design professionals on both a local and global scale. [...]

Annual Survey and Analysis of 11 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated U.S. Professionals Dallas, TX — January 23, 2013 – One Specialty Concrete, Xteriors & Pools of Southlake, TX has been awarded “Best Of Remodeling” 2013 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design. The fine home exterior design-build firm was chosen [...]

Many homeowners will take on a remodel of their outdoor living space to make their home’s exterior suit their lifestyle. When homeowners decide to plan their outdoor living spaces, most will include new patio space, an outdoor fireplace or fire pit, or a customized outdoor kitchen. For some more adventurous clients, the vision for their [...]

One of the main benefits of working with One Specialty on outdoor projects is that Dallas custom home builders and homeowners can maximize their efforts by having to manage fewer subcontractors. Because we ‘see the big picture’ from the design through the construction phase, we are able to bring our clients a truly personalized product [...]

As any true Texan knows, providing respite from the summer heat is an essential function that any outdoor living space should have. When there aren’t any massive oaks handy, homeowners are often faced with a decision between two options: plant large trees to provide shade, or utilize some sort of covered structure. Large trees are [...]

How Exterior Spaces Can Benefit Your Life Normally we focus our monthly newsletter on one particular sector of services that we provide our clients, often mentioning luxury outdoor living’s ability to increase a homeowner’s quality of life, as well as the high return on investment it provides. This month, we wanted to break down those [...]

How A Modern Touch Can Transform Your Landscape Contemporary landscape architecture is a great way to add striking visual appeal to the exterior of any home. This style of design can be applied to almost any home if done right; however, when paired with a modern architecture residence it creates a powerful, unified visual experience. [...]

While each member of the family has their own personal space, the kitchen is the place they go to commune and share time together. For this very reason, outdoor kitchens have long been a popular choice for discerning homeowners looking to create the indoor experience, outside.

Now that some milder weather has finally made its way into North Texas, now is the time to evaluate the state of your landscape. If your lawn and landscape have suffered many losses or if it just needs an update, you may consider hiring a landscape designer to give you a comprehensive plan for bringing your landscape back to life.

 Summer in Texas is always a great time of year to spend some well deserved time with your family and friends at barbeques and swim parties. This month, outdoor fire pits and pondless water features have been in high demand, so what better way to celebrate this summer season than with a great new feature to compliment your patio or outdoor living space!