“Big Picture” Renovations: Pulling Together the Pieces to Make a Grander Whole
Sometimes, we take on project homes where the individual main rooms are in good — or even great — condition, but the house needs an overall upgrade. That was the[...]
Retirement Planning: Design With an Eye to the Future
Here in our office, we are seeing an uptick in calls from prospective clients who are preparing for retirement. Some are planning ahead for "aging in place," if they plan[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 9: Cabinetry Completion, Countertop and Flooring Prep
If you are following our Mt. Airy kitchen renovation on Facebook, you know that the cherry base cabinets were unloaded and installed late last week. Because the upper cabinets are[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 8: Cabinetry Pre-Installation
As we head into the holiday weekend, you can see that the new custom cabinetry is being assembled for our Mt. Airy kitchen. The clients chose rich "bamboo" stained solid[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 6: Drywall
Customers often find the drywall phase the most uncomfortable phase of any project. Drywall is dusty, and it gets everywhere. In the case of our Mt. Airy kitchen, the clients[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 5: Pre-Closing
This week is all about framing, wiring, plumbing, and HVAC rough-ins. These items must be 100% complete before our Mt. Airy kitchen's scheduled mid-week inspections. after which we will seal[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 4: Prepping for Inspection
There are many things happening this week in our Mt. Airy kitchen remodel as we prepare for inspection. This will require a lot of coordinating between the clients, all of[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 3: Insulation and Framing
This panoramic photo shows the action going on behind the walls in our Mt. Airy kitchen renovation. You can see how well the crew cleaned up after the demolition, and[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel — Step 2: Demolition
As you can see, we are now well into the demolition phase of our project house in Mt. Airy. This is when all of the "old stuff" in the room[...]
A Day in the Life of a Kitchen Remodel: Step 1 — Planning
Our Mt. Airy kitchen remodel is in full swing this week. We began with an on-site review to discuss the existing space and the planned changes. We were able to[...]
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