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Dream Home

This amazing 5000 square foot home was built in 1978 and had never been updated. The homeowners wanted to keep the home’s original style while updating the materials and giving it a modern feel. We updated the windows, flooring, millwork, and paint. We also completely remodeled two of the bathrooms, added a Nana Wall, rebuilt the sunroom, and created an entirely new floorplan for the kitchen and dining room.

Some of the standout features include:

  • 4 Panel folding glass wall from Nana Wall 
  • Windows & Sliding Glass Doors from Anderson 
  • Custom oversized front door from Simpson 
  • Walnut interior doors from Lynden Doors 
  • Custom wrought iron staircase with wood detailing by Creative Ornamental Iron
  • Walnut cabinets with solid plywood boxes from Bellmont Cabinets 
  • Solid white oak hardwood flooring throughout the home 
  • Custom cedar ceiling feature in the dining room 

 

Are you ready to turn your current home into your dream home? We are ready to help!

Click here for your free consultation! 

Filed Under: Bathroom, Design, Dream Home, Kitchens Tagged With: Bathroom Remodel, Industrial Design, kitchen remodel, modern design, Whole Home Remodel

We know that remodeling your home is a big decision and one that you should not take lightly. Remodeling is an investment of time and resources, and it must bring value to your life. Whether you remodel one room or your whole house, you will find that there are many benefits to be enjoyed. Here are three benefits of remodeling to consider.

1. Increased Comfort

One of the most important benefits of a remodel is an increase in your home’s comfort level. Your home is where you and your family spend a fair amount of time – especially this last year! It’s a place to unwind, spend time together, and make memories. Here are just a few ways a remodel increases the comfort of your home.

  • Increases the usable space in your home by maximizing the square footage you already have 
  • Elevates the style and comfort of your home through modern design and technology
  • Gives you peace of mind by replacing old electrical, heating, plumbing, and lighting
  • Makes your home fit your family’s needs through added conveniences and modern technology
  • Creates an oasis that is uniquely yours

2. Increased Functionality

Functionality is essential for keeping your home comfortable and organized. It allows you to de-stress and makes your home a place where you can truly relax. Here are some ways a remodel can increase the functionality of your home.

  • Increases storage space with added shelving, cabinetry, and improved layout
  • Improves the flow of your home by redesigning high-traffic areas
  • Updated appliances provide maximum function and style to your kitchen, bathroom, or laundry room
  • Advanced technology adds convenience to make your life easier 

3. Increased Value

Beyond increasing comfort and functionality, a remodel is also an investment into the value of your home. When you remodel, you instantly increase the desirability and the resale value of your house. Most homebuyers will gladly pay extra if any part of the home is updated.

These are just a few of the benefits of remodeling. Ultimately, we believe that remodeling is an investment into your well-being and your home’s value that you will see benefits from right away. 

Are you ready to start on your home remodel? We are ready to help!

Click here to get a free consultation.

Filed Under: Bathroom, Design, Dream Home, Kitchens, Remodel Tips

Today we are talking luxury! Specifically, we are going to give you an inside look into one of our favorite luxury bathroom remodels!  

Our homeowners wanted this space to be light, bright, and luxurious! A steam shower with lots of extra features and a large soaking tub were on the top of the priority list. 

Isn’t this tub dreamy! Imagine soaking in that beauty after a long stressful day at the office! It is a jetted tub made of a composite material that keeps water hot longer. Oh, and if that wasn’t good enough, there is a TV hidden in the vanity mirror. So take your time soaking and enjoy your favorite show while you’re at it! 

Check out the tub here!

https://mtibaths.com/products/tubs/boutique/222/ 

https://mtibaths.com/about-products/boutique-sculpturestone-air-bath/ 

The lovely floating vanity has custom lighting built-in to ensure everyone is ready for their close up! And when you are ready to see it transform into a tv, simply close the shades (with their remote of course) and turn it on. 

This shower is truly the definition of luxury. It has multiple shower heads and spray patterns, customizable, color-change lighting, and beautiful, custom curved shower glass. Oh, and it is also a steam room with custom quartz floating benches and heated flooring. The heated flooring actually runs throughout the entire bathroom so no one is getting cold feet in this private spa. 

Here is a link to the shower system! https://www.smarthome.kohler.com/smart-showering

The tile itself is pretty amazing! It is a large format porcelain tile that is made to look like natural marble. It adds so much style and luxury. 

This bathroom is packed full of technology and luxury and it was so fun to design! We couldn’t be happier with the results! 

Here are a few more details, incase you are interested! 

Large Format Tile – Pental Tile

Vanity Cabinets – Bellmont Cabinets

Quartz Countertops and Shower Benches – Caesarstone Quartz

Sinks and Tub – MTI 

Shower Fixtures – Kohler

Filed Under: Bathroom, Design, Designer Spotlight, Dream Home

     Love it or hate it, laundry is a big part of our lives (and let’s be honest, unless you are Monica Geller, you probably don’t love it). This is true for all of us, but if you are a mom with young kids or kids in sports you’ve come to know a whole new level of laundry fatigue. Doesn’t it sometimes feel like it literally grows out of the kid’s bedroom floor? Ever find yourself thinking, “Hey kid, how many shirts do you need to wear in one day”?
With laundry being such a large part of our lives, we think the room that hosts this lovely chore is in desperate need of some TLC. Laundry room design has come a long way in recent years.

We’ve chosen 5 fun laundry room design trends that will make even doing the laundry seem like more of an escape than a chore.

COLOR

The first tip is to choose a color palette that will inspire you! Maybe that is a fresh, airy palette with a calming and peaceful feel or a bright bold or patterned palette that shouts “let’s do this thing!” or somewhere in between. Choosing your colors will quite literally set the tone in the space. Choose colors that you love so that you will enjoy being in the room. And don’t be afraid of pattern, whether that is tile, wallpaper or even a fun mural. The idea is to love the look and feel of the room.

FUN AND FUNCTIONAL FLOORING

This fits right in with your color palette and can even work as a great statement in the room. There are so many amazing flooring options on the market now that fit any style or budget! From vinyl to hardwood, concrete to tile, you are sure to find something that makes your laundry room just as beautiful as it is functional! One of the big trends we are loving is patterned or uniquely shaped tile. This option makes a wonderful design statement while being easy to clean and maintain.
Photo from Houzz

A LARGE WORKSPACE

Beautiful countertops are a must! We love counters that fit over your washer and dryer to make the best use of the space and serve as the perfect place to sort, fold or get those pesky grass stains out of your kid’s football uniform. Having space to spread out the work and add some fun decor pieces is a great way to make a room more appealing.

Have laundry that needs to be hand washed or pre-rinsed? Instead of tracking wet clothes through the house from the bathroom or kitchen sink, just add a sink into your laundry room! This is a very popular element in laundry room design right now, especially if the space doubles as your mudroom.
Photo from Houzz
One more functional workspace element we love is adding a built-in ironing board or drying rack that is easily hidden or retracted to the wall or cabinets when unused. This is such a space saver and a wonderfully practical idea.

STORAGE

Along with counter space, storage space is a must! Adding beautiful cabinets not only elevates the beauty of the room, but it also elevates the practicality of the room. Adding special cabinet space designed specifically for laundry bins and laundry products is a great way to make the most of your space!
Photo from Houzz

PAMPER YOUR PET

If you have pets, the laundry room is the perfect room to create a space to pamper them. We are seeing a trend of adding built-in feeding stations, kennels, and even dog baths! What a perfect way to spoil your furry friends!

Photo from Houzz
Whatever design elements you choose to put into your laundry room, make sure they make life easier and create an environment that inspires and motivates you!

Ready to start your laundry room remodel?

Click here to get started today!

Filed Under: Design, Dream Home, Laundry Room, Lifestyle Tagged With: Design trends, Laundry Room, Laundry room design, Laundry room remodel, Mud Room

We were recently featured in an article by Redfin!

You can read the article below or check it out on the Redfin blog here.

Are you considering attempting a “do it yourself” project for your home? Professionals are in high demand for these types of projects because often time’s homeowners get in over their head, or forget important steps before or during DIY remodeling projects. Looking to update your bathroom or kitchen, or maybe knock walls down to create more space but don’t know where to start? We asked experts from New York to California to name the most common mistakes homeowners make when attempting DIY projects, and how to avoid them.

Jason Lambert, NARI: Pay attention to building codes and best practices even if you’re not pulling a permit or having the project inspected. When it comes time to sell your house, you don’t want a home inspector to raise questions about your work that could derail your sale, or worse, require after-the-fact permits/demolition. It should go without saying that if you need a permit for the work, pull one, even if you’re doing the work yourself.

 

HDR Remodeling: Underestimating the time it takes to complete a project, which often results in headaches, rushed work that produces less than optimal outcomes, dealing with unforeseen issues, and costly last-minute appeals to a professional to make it right. When estimating a DIY project, get a time reference from an experienced professional and allow yourself twice the allotted time. For example, if it takes an expert two days to tile a kitchen backsplash, allocate four days to complete the project yourself; your stress level and your budget will feel the difference.

 

Jim Kabel, Next Stage Design: Avoid biting off more than you can chew. There’s a reason why maintenance experts like design/build firms, plumbers, HVAC specialists, and electricians are in such high demand — what they do requires an incredibly specialized skillset that likely taken years of education and training to attain. Attempting these as a homeowner (without the proper training) may seem like a way to save money in the short run, but in the big picture, it could cost you even more money and most importantly, your personal safety. If you have any doubts about whether you can handle something, it’s best to give your local home remodeling company or maintenance specialist a call.

 

Patch of Land: Understand the permits involved. Often local city ordinances require a building permit before work can be started. The best way to know whether you need a building permit is to contact your local building department to determine whether or not you need a permit. The process of obtaining a building permit can be annoying and expensive, but remember that building codes are enforced to safeguard life, health, and public welfare. Rehabbing with a building permit helps protect your investment, future families, and your community. Not to mention it’s the law!

 

Top Contractors: Hiring unlicensed contractors (friends) who can “save you a lot of money.” Hiring unlicensed contractors to save money, usually ends up costing the homeowners more overall. This commonly happens because the projects are either not fully completed, or homeowners are unhappy with the final results. Resulting in the homeowners having to hire a licensed contractor to come and fix or replace the work previously completed.

 

Palm Beach Premier Remodeling: Having the mindset of “anyone can do it” but there is a way a professional tradesman can do it so that it will last a lifetime.  And at the end of the day, what makes a project complete is ALL in the details!

 

Renewal Construction: Where there is a bathroom there is water and if that water makes its way below tile flooring and showers, it can cause a lot of damage (and cost a lot of extra money)! Consider hiring a professional tile installer to be sure that the subsurface, tile, and grout are correctly installed in order to protect your bathroom from water damage down the road. If hiring a professional is out of the question, take the time to research subsurfaces and grout (we recommend epoxy-based grout for shower pans and silicone-based grout for the walls) to be sure that you are able to install a quality tile surface that will last.

 

LetsBuild: Going cheap on the materials. Trying to keep your budget under control during a DIY project is understandable. However, you don’t want to be stingy when it comes to the materials you are planning to use. Make sure that you prioritize quality otherwise you will end up paying twice as much for maintenance in the long run.

 

Drafting Cafe Architects: To avoid hefty change orders during construction, homeowners should select their finish materials before requesting bids from contractors. Cabinet, flooring, and tile costs can vary greatly and many architects don’t specify those materials in their drawings. If a contractor is left to make assumptions, they could underbid (or overbid) and make it hard for the homeowner to compare bids or prepare themselves financially.

 

Kevin Knobles, KMK Contracting: “Jack of all, master of none.” Very few homeowners have the necessary skills to handle all of the different components of a remodel correctly so that the finished product is one your family and friends will be jealous of. However, some homeowners have some very useful skills that can and should be put to work. Know your boundaries and stick to them and get the help of professionals where you lack the skills or experience. That way you can still be part of the project but not end up with something that you regret in the long run.

 

Leo Lantz, Leo Lantz Construction: The project’s timelines to complete is grossly underestimated. My Dad always said, “Son, you can’t beat a man at his trade.” Well, if you don’t do it all the time, you can’t be as fast as he is…

 

Novel Remodeling: Not measuring properly. Let’s assume you are replacing a few windows in your home. As a licensed general contractor, we measure the windows from opening to opening. Often times homeowners that are DIY and just want windows because they believe they can replace them themselves. Many times they measure incorrectly and then have huge delays when windows arrive and do not fit in the opening.

Building Advisor: Poor space planning. This can be clashing doors, uneven floor transitions, or inadequate clearances in kitchens and baths. Take the time to plan your project with accurate scale drawings, models, or full-size mock-ups. Problems are easy to fix now, but nearly impossible after the fact.

 

Tim Anderson Architect: Remodeling becomes remuddling when the original character and integrity of a house are lost in the renovation process. This happens when changes are inappropriate for the period and style. Misguided improvements confuse and diminish character, as will additions that overwhelm the original scale and features of the house.

 

Pathway Design and Construction: Planning ahead and making sure all materials and products have been selected, purchased, and double-checked for size, style, or content before the project begins. Time, frustration, and waste are minimized when you can get all of your supplies in (and make sure they are correct) before you start. You may run the risk of not getting enough of a product and it no longer being available when you’re only halfway through and discover you’re short.

 

Blue Diamond Remodeling: Thinking how easy the project is due to seeing it on TV, they don’t show the difficulties on TV with the jobs, they show it to be smooth and easy. When homeowners have failed with the DYI project they end up calling professionals for help.

 

Originally Published on Redfin

Filed Under: Design, Dream Home, Remodel Tips

With so many different types of materials available for your surfaces, how do you choose? With everything from marble, quartz, or granite to more unique materials such as concrete and butcherblock, there is something for every style and budget on the market.

Today we want to talk about a high-end material that is making a big splash in the design world… Precious Stone Slabs. These slabs are custom designed with precious stones such as quartz, amethyst, and agate. These materials that used to appear mostly in jewelry can now be used on counters, backsplashes, showers, accent walls and more!

 

There is a lot that goes into the making of a precious stone slab. The stones have to be individually cut, hand assembled and glued together with a special kind of resin. This ensures that each slab is not only unique but is a one-of-a-kind work of art. Oh, did we mention that many varieties of precious stone slabs can be backlit? That’s right, backlit! So not only do you have a beautiful work of art on your counter or backsplash, but it is also perfectly lit to display every facet of each beautiful stone in the slab.

Here’s the best part… it’s super durable and easy to clean! Unlike many surface materials, it doesn’t require any sealants or waxes to maintain. These surfaces are truly artistic in nature, low maintenance and long-lasting. But here’s the catch, they aren’t cheap. They are a high-end surface with a high-end price tag. But with their unique beauty, original design, and practical use, it is well worth putting a bit more of your budget towards!

 

We are currently working on a project with one of the beautiful slabs and we are so excited to share it with you when it is all finished. But for now, here is a photo of the slab itself! Isn’t it beautiful?

Ready to start on your remodeling or addition project?

Let our expert designers help make your home dreams come true!

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Filed Under: Design, Dream Home, Remodel Tips Tagged With: Precious Stone, Surfaces

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