Remodeling tips

Cabinet Hardware Backplates - How To Easily Transform Cabinetry!

Cabinet Hardware Backplates - How To Easily Transform Cabinetry!

If you’re looking for a really simple way to make your cabinetry look high-end and custom for less, then you need to check out cabinet hardware backplates. With tons of options available for every aesthetic, this small investment can pay out big dividends in style and "WOW factor! If you have been with me for awhile, you will know that cabinet hardware is one of my very favorite things. Knobs and pulls are truly the jewelry of any room! For kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, to built-ins and bars, there are so…

How To Choose The Best Size Pulls For Your Cabinets

How To Choose The Best Size Pulls For Your Cabinets

If you’re wondering what size pulls you should choose for your cabinets, you have come to the right place. When doing kitchen and bathroom remodels, cabinet hardware is something that is always an important thing to consider. Pulls are like jewelry that complete the look of a space by adding that finishing touch to the design. When working with clients, they often ask our opinion about choosing the right size…

The Best Home Improvements With A High Return On Your Investment

The Best Home Improvements With A High Return On Your Investment

When planning home improvements, knowing your potential for return on the investment can often inform your decision. This is especially true if you plan to sell within the next 5-10 years, as certain improvements can show to pay off in a big way. As a savvy homeowner, you want numbers, as those educate your final decision about which projects to spend on and where you can save. In order to…

Creative Bathtub Tile Ideas And Inspiration

Creative Bathtub Tile Ideas And Inspiration

If you’re looking for creative design inspiration to give you bathtub tile ideas, you have come to the right place! Planning a bathroom remodel has so many moving parts, and choosing tile can be one of the most fun to do! Tiling a bathtub surround can really set the tone for the look of a bathroom. Tile around the tub has the ability to create a bold statement, a clean contemporary feel, or really anything that you can dream up for your bathroom design! With so many possibilities for tile designs, it might be…

Dual Mount Kitchen Sinks: What You Need To Know

Dual Mount Kitchen Sinks: What You Need To Know

If you’re someone who likes to have options, then a dual mount kitchen sink should be added to your “must-have” list for your kitchen remodel. When remodeling, there are so many different options that you have available to you. Many of our clients start out with a big vision for their projects, and as we get down to the…

Our List Of The Most Useful LED Garage Lighting Ideas

Our List Of The Most Useful LED Garage Lighting Ideas

Welcome to our list of LED garage lighting ideas to make your shop or workspace more functional! When you’re planning to use your garage for more than just a place to park a car, those single bulb fixtures or the limited light from a garage door opener just wont cut it. If you’re looking for functional shop lights to improve the overall brightness of your garage, you need want lighting that is both practical and cost-effective to…

The Best 5’ x 8’ Bathroom Layouts And Designs To Make The Most Of Your Space

The Best 5’ x 8’ Bathroom Layouts And Designs To Make The Most Of Your Space

Are you thinking about remodeling your 5’ x 8’ bathroom and in need of layout ideas? We are here to help! Planning a bathroom remodel means searching for the best layouts and designs to create your dream space. One of my favorite parts of every project is the design. It is when you can dream up all the possibilities for your space. Even in small bathrooms with limited…

The Best Glass Shower Doors For Your Tub

The Best Glass Shower Doors For Your Tub

Would you believe it if I told you that adding glass shower doors to your tub could completely transform the look of your bathroom? Swapping out an old shower rod and curtain for glass doors on your tub really can make a world of difference in the overall …

How To Choose The Best Corner Kitchen Sink

How To Choose The Best Corner Kitchen Sink

If you’re looking to find a the right size and design for the most functional corner kitchen sink for your home, we can relate. We have noticed when remodeling homes, many from the 1960’s and 1970’s specifically, that corner kitchen sinks often seemed to be a popular choice. Although it might not be the first place we would choose to put a sink now, for remodeling client’s not looking to move the location of their sink, either because…

The Best Easy-To-Install Fireplace Mantel Kits For Your Home

The Best Easy-To-Install Fireplace Mantel Kits For Your Home

Be honest - do you like your fireplace mantel? Really, if you had any choice in the whole world, would you choose the one you currently have? If you’re not in love with your mantel and considering a change or if you’re building a new space and adding a fireplace you might be intimidated by all your choices. Well, I want you to know you don’t have to be! Fireplace mantel kits are a simple way to…

Get Inspired By This Modern Bathroom Makeover

Get Inspired By This Modern Bathroom Makeover

We recently had the pleasure of working with a couple looking to makeover their small master bathroom into a modern bathroom oasis. Their existing master bathroom was a standard layout that many people see in their home: a small vanity with a single sink, a standard toilet, and a fiberglass tub/shower combination insert. When we first met they immediately shared their…

The Best Kitchen Faucets With A Pull-Down Sprayer

The Best Kitchen Faucets With A Pull-Down Sprayer

If you’re planning a kitchen remodel, you probably already know that kitchen faucets with a pull-down sprayer are a kitchen’s new best friend! It isn’t surprising when you consider how practical it is to have a sprayer connected to the faucet. Gone are the days where you have a separate sprayer hose on…

How To Choose The Best French Door Handle Sets For Your Home

How To Choose The Best French Door Handle Sets For Your Home

Choosing the right french door handles be a tricky task. The configuration of french doors adds some complexity to installing door handles, especially when you need them to lock. When trying to choose the right french door handle set configuration…

5 Tips For Choosing The Best Vessel Sink For Your Bathroom

5 Tips For Choosing The Best Vessel Sink For Your Bathroom

If you’re looking for the best vessel sink for your bathroom, we totally get it. Recently we were on a search for the very same thing for some of our wonderful clients. That search is what us inspired to share some of our vessel sink knowledge will you! So, What Is A Vessel Sink? Unlike a typical sink that is dropped into a countertop or installed under the countertop, vessel sinks are…

3 Super Easy Ways To Reduce Dust During Your Remodel

3 Super Easy Ways To Reduce Dust During Your Remodel

Reducing dust and debris in the air can make a big difference in your overall experience during a remodel. Especially when you’re still living in the space, it can be difficult to come home and find every surface covered in a layer of dust. Demolition of a…

The Best Resources To Help You Plan Your Dream Kitchen

The Best Resources To Help You Plan Your Dream Kitchen

If you’re planning to remodel your kitchen, you might be overwhelmed with all the details. We get it! That is exactly why we have pulled together all of the best information and resources in one place to help you plan your dream kitchen…

How To Choose The Best Towel Warmer For Your Bathroom & Our Top Picks

How To Choose The Best Towel Warmer For Your Bathroom & Our Top Picks

Looking for the best towel warmer to keep you warm and cozy year round? Then you have come to the right place! Let’s be honest, the thought of stepping out of a warm shower into the cold morning air is something most of us dread. Luckily, there is an easy way to keep your those warm feelings just a little while longer with one simple addition to your bathroom: A towel warmer!

How To Choose The Best Island For Your Kitchen

How To Choose The Best Island For Your Kitchen

Remodeling a kitchen is a complicated process that involves what can feel like endless decisions. In almost every kitchen remodel appointment we attend, clients seem to tell us they want to incorporate an island into their…

The Best Resources To Help You Estimate Your Remodel Cost

The Best Resources To Help You Estimate Your Remodel Cost

If you’re looking for the best ways to estimate the cost of your home remodel online, you have come to the right place! Without picking up the phone or meeting with a contractor, you can easily find average costs for home projects to begin estimating your remodel…

7 Things I'll Do Differently in the Design of My Second Home

7 Things I'll Do Differently in the Design of My Second Home

I’m sure you’re familiar with the saying: “You don’t know what you don’t know”. That statement couldn’t ring more true to me than when I consider the purchase of my first home. It was 12 years ago, I was moving back to Minnesota from California and I wanted to find somewhere in one weekend. I had been renting and …