Category: Design / Build
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Transform your Bathroom from Functional to Fabulous with Layered Lighting
What’s the difference between a basic bathroom and a stunning, relaxing retreat? Often, it’s the lighting. A well-designed lighting plan can transform your bathroom from a purely functional room into a beautiful, versatile space. By layering three types of light—ambient, task, and accent—you can create a remodel that’s perfectly tailored to every moment of your…
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Why Mudrooms Are a Must-Have
Walk into most homes with kids and you’ll see a similar scene: a jumble of shoes, coats, and bags near the door. Mudrooms solve this problem by creating a transitional space that acts as a buffer between the outdoors and your main living areas. Typically located near a side door or garage, a mudroom is…
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Emerging Home Design Trends for 2026
Thinking about giving your home a fresh new look? We’ve been looking ahead to 2026, considering the current trends and the preferences we hear from homeowners, and here’s what we’ve found. Several trends are currently shaping the interior design landscape, including a focus on sustainability and biophilic design, which incorporates natural elements to bring nature…
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Rest Assured
Whether you are planning a full bathroom renovation or making small improvements to an existing bath, shower seating can increase the safety and comfort of your room. Installing a shower bench decreases the amount of time you stand in the shower which eases the strain on your body but most importantly, as part of aging-in-place…
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Remodeling Horror Stories
The fodder of cocktail party conversations, everyone has had, or knows someone who has had, a horrible experience with a contractor and is happy to share it. What homeowners often don’t realize is that the traditional Design – Bid – Build process is inherently flawed and that they may have inadvertently contributed to creating their…
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Beyond Beige
When it comes to selecting tile for your home remodel, the abundance of options is daunting. While the material, shape, and size of the tile may be an issue of functionality, the color and texture of the tile can set the tone of a room. An unexpected source, The Wall Street Journal, recently offered an…
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Essentials of a Man Cave
A Man Cave can be defined as a room, space, corner, or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, and involve himself in certain hobbies and activities without interruption. This area is…
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The Not So Big Life
The Not So Big Life We can all be designers and architects…that is, architects in the process of our LIFE remodeling, according to Sarah Susanka, a bestselling author, architect, and cultural visionary. She was named a “Top Newsmaker” by Newsweek magazine, an “innovator in American culture” by U.S. News & World Report and has shared her insights with Oprah Winfrey…
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The Power of Three
There are many elements that drive a design: structural requirements, costs, and functionality, to name a few. However, there is an easy rule, used by many designers to create an aesthetically-pleasing, well-pulled together room. The Rule of Three is a principle used in many areas of design: architecture, graphic design, and photography (though, in graphic design and photography,…
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Choosing the Right Quartz with Confidence
Article courtesy of Plamar USA, Inc. So you’re remodeling your kitchen or bathroom and have decided you want engineered quartz for your countertop. What now? With the many quartz products available today, how do you choose the best one for your countertop? As countertop experts, we have been asked this question many times and can…