What I Learned on My Summer Vacation Across the Pond
This week, I ran across a wonderful Remodelista article featuring an older Danish home restoration that included a stunning thatched roof. It caught my eye because I had just returned[...]
The “Spend Once” Approach: Quality Condo Solutions That Last
Over the years, we've worked on many Philadelphia condos in older historic buildings — and we find that many of our clients are drawn to them because they offer nice[...]
Condo Reno: Meeting the Unique Challenges of City Projects
We just started a new project for a repeat client, for whom we previously renovated a kitchen, dining room, and added a finished family room with full bath in the[...]
In the Works: Center City Trinity Gets Underway
This week, we are in the framing and rough-in phases for our Center City trinity project. Because of this home's small, tight spaces, we are approaching the renovations a bit[...]
Center City Trinity: Small Space Expert Design Solutions
With the advent of the tiny house and sustainability movements, and the popularity of books like Marie Kondo’s "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and[...]
New Homeowners: Thinking About Renovating? Don’t Miss These 6 Vital Tips
As design-build general contractors, we get a lot of calls from folks who are either house shopping or have recently closed on a "new-to-them" older home that needs renovating. Most[...]
Sneak Peek: Center City Pied-à-Terre Project in Pictures
Here, we share just a few images of the exciting progress being made on our Lombard Street project. The
One Great Project Ends; Another Begins
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be winding down an extended multi-phase whole-house renovation in a historic twin home in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. While the last of the[...]
Sustainable Choices: Critical to Our Collective Futures
Part I in a Series on Adaptive Reuse, the basis of an upcoming presentation by Tamara Myers at the 2016 Las Vegas NKBA Kitchen and Bath Industry Show and NAHB[...]
What’s Old Is New Again — and Better Than Ever
We have spent decades becoming experts at breathing new life into old structures throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. And now Tamara is busy preparing a presentation on this topic —[...]