Skip the Move — How a Custom Kitchen Addition Can Create Your “Next Home” in Place

by MainStreet Design Build | Dec 3, 2025 | Blog, Home Additions, Kitchen Remodeling

What do you do when the heart of your home outgrows its original layout? Modern lifestyles, design trends, and technology can make the kitchen feel confined and outdated, with limited prep space, poor flow for entertaining, and reduced natural daylight. For many...

Enhancing the Curb Appeal of Your Birmingham Home with an Exterior Renovation

by MainStreet Design Build | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Exterior Renovations, Home Additions

Curb appeal for real estate is like sex appeal for dating: a terrific first impression can make all the difference. For Southeast Michigan homeowners, maximizing the curb appeal of their house through a creative and eye-catching exterior renovation is a great way to...

In-Law Suites Q&A: How to Add a Separate Living Space to Your Home

by MainStreet Design Build | Apr 3, 2024 | Blog, Home Additions, Home Remodeling

As your family’s needs evolve, your home must evolve, too. Whether you want to stay where you are for many years to come, accommodate extended family members, welcome your grown children back home, or create a versatile and even monetizable new separate living space,...

Luxurious Living: How to Design & Build Your Ideal Primary Suite Addition

by MainStreet Design Build | Feb 2, 2024 | Blog, Home Additions

We spend more time in our sleeping space than any other living area in our homes. Not only is a third of our lives lived in bed, but wouldn’t it be great to enjoy these countless hours in a luxurious bedroom suite? Discerning Detroit homeowners know how to transform...

Sneak Peek at a Major Renovation and Addition in Bloomfield Hills

by MainStreet Design Build | May 28, 2022 | Blog, Home Additions

Follow this project on Instagram @mainstreetdesignbuild using #keswickremodel An already wonderful Bloomfield Hills house is in the throes of a major renovation, and soon to be transformed into a glorious home worthy of an in-progress sneak peek. A project of this...

Not Just for a Car Anymore: 7 Considerations for Renovating or Building a New Garage

by MainStreet Design Build | Apr 22, 2022 | Blog, Home Additions, Interior Design

The renovation revolution is in full swing! Boring bathrooms have evolved into health and beauty spas, traditional kitchens are interactive family experiences, and banal bedrooms have turned into luxurious primary suites – so it’s no surprise that the former carriage...