Few interior design trends are as synonymous with the 2010s as the modern farmhouse look, with all-gray and all-white interior color palettes, and shiplap transforming walls throughout homes into rustic farm scenes. Many design professionals are now hoping this trend has peaked, and they are eager to see the farmhouse craze draw to a close. Sherwin-Williams surveyed 700 interior design …
Wet Rooms – The Hot Bathroom Trend!
Wet rooms are quickly becoming one of the hottest trends in bathroom design. They’ve always been around, mostly as a solution for cramped quarters where space for a bathroom is limited, but this style is now being seen in newly built high-end homes, and in luxury remodels. At this point, some of you may be asking, “what exactly is a …
The Changing American Home
Owning a home has been a hallmark of the American dream for centuries, but the homes we live in have changed a great deal, especially over the last 100 years. From building materials to average size, the homes built today look almost nothing like the homes built for our parents and grandparents, and when we purchase an older home, we …
Old or New, Which Home is For You?
When shopping for a home, are you looking for a newer home with all the modern conveniences and current design trends? Or are you more inclined to attend an open house for a mid-century bungalow or renovated 1920s farmhouse? When shopping for a home, most buyers have already made up their mind about the relative age of the home they …
The Housing Market is Booming!
When the housing market crashed in 2008, the average home lost over a quarter of its value, and many Americans were financially devastated, especially those who had bet their entire financial future on the house flipping craze. Flippers who had been making hundreds of thousands of dollars on each house they flipped were going bankrupt, stuck with houses that were …
Use That Extra Space!
Does your home have unfinished or unused basement space? Even homes sold with “finished” basements often have one or two rooms that have not been finished fully, or have simply been left empty and unused. While the average basement remodel costs anywhere from $5,000 to $20,000, the return on investment can be as much as 70% when it comes time …
Pantry Door Ideas!
Upgrading your pantry doors is a great way to change the look of your kitchen, especially if you’re just not ready for the expense and trouble of completely refacing cabinets or redoing your floors. The pantry tends to be a focal point of your kitchen – you go in and out multiple times each day, and it’s likely the largest …
Kitchens are Getting Smarter!
Refrigerators with built in touchscreens, ovens you can turn off or change temperature from your phone, coffee makers that can add coffee to your shopping list when you are running low – it seems the advances in smart technology for your kitchen are endless. We can all expect the appliance companies to continue trying to outdo each other in terms …
Upgrading the Great Outdoors!
Are you starting to make small upgrades and changes in order to sell your home? Or do you just want to know what you can do now that will make your home easier to sell in case you decide to move in the future? Don’t neglect the great outdoors when looking for ideas to increase your selling price. From small …