Which is Better – Wood or Composite Decking?

When deciding to add a deck to your home, one of your biggest decisions will be the type of material you choose. While most decks are constructed with pressure treated lumber (PTL), there really is a large variety of materials from which to choose. Most people choose some type of wood or composite material to…

Pre-Planning Your Outdoor Deck

You’ve made the decision to add a deck to your home. Now the fun begins! When planning for the addition of a deck to your home, there are a lot of things to consider. Where will the access point from your home be? Will your deck be an extension of an existing part of your…

Customize Your Deck With Accessories

Develop a Theme for Your Outdoor Deck There are options galore for accessorizing your outdoor deck! From furniture to plants to lighting, creating any theme you desire should be exciting. Probably the best way to approach your decorating will be to determine the main function for your deck. Since you may have completed your pre-planning…

Best Bathroom Remodel Features & Ideas

Three New Bathroom Remodel Features & Ideas When considering a bathroom remodel, you will want to give this some thought and planning. This is the room in your home that you use each and every day to look your best. Your bathroom, especially your personal bathroom, you  want it to reflect your personal style and…

Common Kitchen Layout Mistakes to Avoid

Three Tips to Avoid the most Common Kitchen Layout Mistakes Kitchen remodeling is a major renovation project. Many homeowners often overlook some basic things that are crucial to ensure their kitchen remodel is done properly the first time around. The last thing anyone wants is to look back on it a few months, weeks, or…

Smart Kitchen Remodeling Strategies

The time has finally come: your old kitchen just isn’t cutting it anymore, and you’re finally ready to redesign it the way you’ve always wanted it. But we probably don’t need to tell you how daunting that task can actually be...

Bringing ADA Vanity and Cabinet Remodeling within Reach

ADA bathroom remodeling can seem like a daunting task. There’s a lot to remember: grab bar requirements, toilet seat heights, and shower and bathtub accessibility. But it’s relatively simple when taken one step at a time. Something that doesn’t usually come to mind right away when it comes to an ADA compliant bathroom is the…

Remodeling a Home for Wheelchair Access

If given the choice, almost anyone would choose to stay in their own home as long as possible rather than relocate to a place of assisted living or to a nursing home. It’s your own space, which means you’re more comfortable in it, and you probably also have a certain sense of pride associated in…

The Ins and Outs of In-Law Suite Construction

The first thought that could come to mind when the idea of having an in-law move in with you could be one of hesitancy or uncertainty. Not to that in-laws are bad (not all of them, at least), but you’ve worked hard to create a space that is your own with your spouse and the…

Future-proof Your Bathroom–Prepare for Grab Bars

Building a new bathroom (or the task of general bathroom remodeling) can be a daunting task in and of itself. You spend a great amount of time planning what you want the bathroom to look like and how you want it to function after it’s complete, but there is a lot to be said for…

Accent Kitchen Lighting

The different purposes the kitchen serves calls for variations on the lighting you need to set the mood and environment. Learn about the difference between task lighting, ambient lighting, accent lighting, ideal light placement as well as ideal lighting elements and methods.

Elements of an ADA Aging-in-Place Bathroom

It’s an increasing ideal: staying in a single home for a number of decades. Things change in that amount of time, and as much as we might care to deny it, one of those things will be you and the people you care about. A home can only grow with you so much before you…

Plywood vs. Particle Board – Your Cabinet of Comparison

When it comes to kitchen remodeling, one of the age-old questions and debates comes in the form of using plywood vs. particle board as your primary building material. Because of their varying forms of construction, each substance can help you achieve different kitchen cabinet quality goals. Depending on the kitchen design ideas you have in…

Combining and Balancing Living Spaces

You live in a house that has one or more rooms adjacent to, say your kitchen, for example. You may think it would be nice to open up the space by combining two rooms into one with more open space. However, before this vision of yours for a grand formal dining area can become a…

The Kitchen Work Triangle

Maximizing efficiency is an important aspect of kitchen design and remodeling. One of the most popular and tried-and-true kitchen designs is known as the Kitchen Work Triangle, which breaks down the location of the refrigerator, stove and sink in your kitchen.