Janet Cook In the days before Pinterest and Houzz, to get an idea for remodeling, one either had to buy magazines or travel around to model homes and take photos. Social media makes gathering ideas and images easy. We can do it right from home! Blog articles that synthesize what professional journals are reporting…
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Features, February 2018
The Remodeling Center
Janet Cook With the growth in popularity of online forums like Houzz (40 million users) and Pinterest (150 million users) rather than experts trying to predict what they are seeing as up-and-coming home remodeling design trends for 2018, homeowners are mining data from these sites of what is gaining in popularity. Of course, the…
Features, October 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook October is national kitchen and bathroom remodeling month. Since my last column was on the latest trends in kitchen remodeling, let’s look at what is growing in popularity in bathroom remodeling: adding a second full bathroom and walk in closet to create a second master bedroom! Couples who choose to remodel to have…
Features, August 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook The benefit of hiring a design-build remodeling company with an experienced kitchen designer is that you will more likely be very happy for a long time with the results of your kitchen remodeling project. The results will go beyond avoiding annoyances like having drawers and doors that interfere with each other, but having…
Features, June 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook Houzz does an annual survey of its members about their home remodeling and renovations. According to Houzz 2017 Home Survey, home remodeling spending increased in 2016, and that is good news. Of the 107,000 surveyed, over half did a remodeling project in the past year. Of those who did not, over half reported…
Features, April 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook Earth Day is April 22 this year, a time to celebrate innovative products to help conserve energy and natural resources. According to the Green Building Advisor, remodeling an existing house is inherently greener than building a new home. Here are a few award-winning products that will make your home improvement projects green for…
Features, February 2017
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook There is so much good news to love about home remodeling! The national average home value increased double digits last year. Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies are predicting remodeling in 2017 to be at the highest level. Homeowners are responding by doing larger remodeling projects to customize their home to facilitate their…
Generals, December 2016
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook It’s the holiday season! Here are some award winning products that you may not have heard about that could be an extra special something to give yourself to make life at home that much better! All of us love low home maintenance! Keeping tile, grout, and especially glass walls or door in the…
Features, October 2016
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook October is National Kitchen and Bath month. The rooms are so important to the overall experience and value of the home that they get national attention! If it has been 10 years since they have had an update, with the help of an experienced designer, you can be confident that with the better…
Features, August 2016
The Remodeling Corner
Janet Cook Home remodeling is primarily an investment in one’s quality of life, and a monetary one as well. A savvy homeowner thinks long term, including aging in place and green remodeling elements that will save money as well as make for a healthier home environment. By specifying products that will save on energy and…