Project: Bathroom remodel

Early in March, we decided we would move Villa, our thirteen year old company, back to a home based business office. The surroundings are familiar, welcoming and warm. Obviously, my commute is terrific.

Most of our homeowner clients are referred to us and many become repeat clients. Although we have in the past, we haven’t been spending money advertising in magazine and newspaper ads. We’ve all but disappeared from the print yellow pages—I was...

The stuff you will never see after your remodeling project is finished, is some really important stuff.

During design for your remodeling project, you may feel the temptation to try to spend less money or opt for a cheaper product selection. Instead, consider the initial cost of your remodeling project as a short term hurdle and place higher value on...

Project: Master bath renovation

With my morning coffee, I read an article about the post-recession “landscape” of remodeling in this past Saturday’s Washington Post. It reminded me of a piece I had previously written before the major economic downturn, “How we protect your money...

The Owner was remodeling her master bath, it was almost finished. The electrician hung her lights and they were quite clearly too big and bumping into her medicine cabinet. She bought the lights 90 days ago.

1. LOW maintenance does not mean NO maintenance. Plastic Composite and PVC decks need cleaning at least twice a year. There are a number of cleaners on the mark et that do not require scrubbing or power washing. Try Cabot’s Composite Deck Cleaner or...

I love wood entry doors! Painted or stained, I think they have real down to Earth (Grounding) feel to them. It’s a feel completely different than steel or fiberglass door. Not that they are completely horrible, but I prefer to have my customers...