A bathroom remodel can be one of the most expensive investments in your home, but it’s well worth the cost to be assured your plumbing is secure while creating a relaxing oasis that suits your design style. When is it time to consider remodeling your bathroom? Are your bathroom [...]

When to replace your roof If your roof is close to 20 years old, replacing the entire roof covering is the best way to go. Every house will, at some point, need a roof replacement. A few signs that the roof needs replaced are: Broken and missing shingles  Asphalt shingles [...]

Industry statistics and customer requests to many home improvement companies, plus a poll by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), indicate that people are choosing to tackle a series of smaller upgrades around the house rather than investing in larger renovation projects. The most popular home remodeling job [...]

Today’s kitchen design has greatly improved function due to ergonomic research studies using “anthropological scientists” to observe how homeowners interact with their kitchen cabinets. 21st century kitchens are larger, have more cabinets, and some kitchens may have as many as fifty drawers and cabinet doors. There are butler pantry rooms [...]

When selecting paint colors for a room in your home or business, consider the style of your home (early American colonial, highly decorated Victorian, spare New England saltbox, rugged Southwestern adobe mission style, Spanish villa, et cetera.), your furnishings, art, fabrics all include the colors that make you look good [...]

Breathe Easier in a Home Furnished with Eco- Kind Materials Do you find when you walk the beaches, you wonder, “How is what we’re doing impacting the health of this fragile little ecosystem, the natural beauty of this world?” When we bought a 10 year old 2-1/2 story Colonial in [...]

Depending on whether you work in your kitchen, it is a showplace or both (gourmet), you will discover immense value within your counter tops. Choose the wrong kind of counter, and you could literally end up wasting thousands into your kitchen remodeling investment. Cutting and chopping on various counter materials [...]

One of the easiest, most economical ways to create interest and heighten drama in our homes is with color.  Many people are hesitant to work with color variation.  Here are some concepts to help ease you into the “color transformation” of your kitchen. Setting the Wheel in Motion When creating [...]

Can I cut on my Granite Counter Top? -Yes, but only if you want to ruin your good knives! Granite is harder than your knife blades are and will dull them very quickly, if you use the counter top as a cutting surface. Always cut and chop on a wooden [...]

Your kitchen is the lifeblood of your home, both in terms of functionality and value. It is the one room in the house that all guests, family members, realtors and potential homebuyers agree is the focal point of your home. The room that houses the nourishment also holds the key [...]