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Design & Remodeling: Timeless or Trendy Colors
Color is one of the most impactful choices you’ll make during a home remodel. It influences mood, enhances design features, and sets the tone for how your space feels day to day. But when it’s time to choose a palette, many homeowners face the same dilemma: should you stick with timeless colors that last, or…
Read MorePreparing Your Home for a Remodel: Do the Repairs First
Remodeling your home is an exciting opportunity to upgrade your space and improve how it functions for your lifestyle. Whether you’re planning a kitchen renovation, bathroom update, or whole home transformation, proper preparation is key to a smooth process—and that starts with tackling needed repairs first. Why Pre-Remodel Repairs Matter Before any new cabinets are…
Read MoreBrightening Your Dream Home: Modern Lighting Trends
Investing in a custom home or remodeling your current space is more than just an upgrade, it’s a commitment to enhancing your lifestyle. One of the most transformative aspects of this journey is modern lighting. Today’s lighting solutions merge innovation with practical design, making everyday living more convenient, energy-efficient, and aesthetically pleasing. Here are five…
Read MoreRemodeling a not so new home
Are you considering buying a ‘new’ home? You might get lucky and find a turnkey property, with everything already updated and a style that you love. If not, you will need to decide whether to get renovations done before you move in. Having your new home renovated before moving would be ideal because there’s nothing to do after…
Read MoreAvoid DIY Remodeling Disasters
In this era of social media and reality TV, homeowners often attempt to tackle major remodeling projects on their own. These “Do It Yourselfers” discover inspiration and confidence on HGTV, Houzz or YouTube. Certain projects can appear relatively simple and fun during edited or vendor-sponsored programming. Plus, the idea of saving money by performing the…
Read MoreExpect the unexpected when remodeling
Whether your home is twenty or one hundred & twenty years old, it is quite likely that your remodeler will encounter some unforeseeable condition—the older the house the more likely. It is advisable to have a contingency fund for such instances; ten-percent of the project cost is not unreasonable. If you don’t spend it, you…
Read MoreKitchen Design Trends For 2021
Out with the old, in with something better for the New Year. The challenges of COVID 19 has left its mark on the way we use our kitchen in our homes. The following are kitchen design trends based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s (NKBA) Annual Design Trends Study. This is a survey of…
Read MoreHave You looked at your ceilings lately?
The ceiling is too often over looked in the design process pro oversimplified. There are so many ways to create an amazing ceiling that can be the focal point of the room. Four ways to create an amazing ceiling: High Ceilings – High ceilings in and of themselves are a wonderful way to make a…
Read MoreFind your inspiration when choosing paint color
Are you thinking about painting a room in your home? It can be daunting, especially if you are painting the entire inside of your home. There are so many versions of white and gray and these colors tend to be overused. Color is a great way to change an interior room without changing the footprint.…
Read MoreWill Coronavirus change the way we live in our homes?
As a home designer in Houston Texas, I have been asking myself this question quite a lot, and I have decided the answer is yes. Maybe this will be a good thing. Normally, our front porch is not used often except for greeting guests and to collect our mail. Here’s an idea, why not move our…
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