Often times, the hardest part of starting a home remodel is choosing a remodeling contractor. What do you look for? Do you hire an architect or a design-build firm? How do you choose? Searching for the right contractor takes work. To make it easier for you, and to ensure your experience is as enjoyable as …
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Need an Architect for Your Home Remodel? Why You Might Want to Consider a Design-Build Firm Instead
Whether you’re looking to remodel your home, kitchen or add much needed square footage, it’s critical to hire the right professionals to accomplish your objectives. From the initial design to the building of your space, making sure it’s done right is essential to achieving the right look and functional use that will add to your …
5 Benefits of Using an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Remodeling Firm
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 …
10 Things to Consider When Building a Mudroom
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 …
How to Read and Understand Reviews
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 …
Before and After: A Beautiful Craftsman Home Restored to Its Early 20th-Century Charm
When Alicia and Christian purchased their 1920s Pleasant Ridge bungalow, they did so specifically with the intention of restoring this beautiful Craftsman home. They wanted to remain architecturally faithful to its original early 20th-century charm. The Homeowner’s Vision Alicia and Christian’s vision included protecting the front porch from the elements by adding an enclosed porch, …
The Luxury of Custom Built-Ins for Any Room in Your Home
Hardly any aspect of a home accomplishes more in terms of functionality and aesthetics than custom built-in cabinets and shelves. You likely have seen plenty of creative built-in design ideas by pouring through magazines, on Pinterest, HGTV, or community sites like Houzz. One thing is for certain built-ins add style and personality, and even a …