If you live in a home built before 1978 (before lead-based paints were outlawed), there is a good chance your home contains lead-based paints and plumbing, unfortunately. The older a home is, the higher the risk of lead being present and posing potential harms, particularly during the dusty, messy business of remodeling. So, if you’ve …
As the Boston Globe reported, “The mudroom is the new foyer,” one senior architect recently quipped. Today’s mudroom can be a truly functional space—a place to store things you need in easy reach, but still out of the way of the main living space. The mudroom serves a dual purpose. First, it must be built …
Leveraging Online Reviews to Find a Home Remodeling Firm that Is Right for You The onset of the world-wide-web ushered in a whole new way of doing business for both buyers and sellers of goods and services. From ordering milk to planning a family vacation, we rely on the Internet to help us in almost …
The owners of this 1960’s Bloomfield Hills ranch love their new neighborhood and the single-level design of their home. However, the layout and flow of the home just didn’t work for their lifestyle. The very small kitchen and nook up in the front of the home as well as the tight living quarters in the …
