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Bathroom Designs: When asking ahead can save you a headache

I have my head knee deep in bathroom designs these days. Right now, I’m working on A master bathroom and a fun powder room for one family. Another master bathroom, master closet, main bath, and the addition of a main floor laundry space for another family. In both instances, I did something that I’ve learned […]

The Nix Color Sensor: Get ready to amp up your space

This past week I had the privilege to attend the Benjamin Moore VIP event. While attending the event, we were invited to walk around and learn about new, innovative products. One little gem caught my eye: the Nix Color Sensor. Nix Color Sensor I have to admit, I’m a little bit of a tech geek. […]

Transforming a bedroom to a Guest Bedroom for under $1000

Glass half full – it’s taken me less than a year to transform my daughter’s old room to a guest bedroom. You see, when we developed our basement and our daughter moved to her new room, I had a great plan with what to do with her bedroom upstairs. Of course, I was going to […]

Faucets for your home: what are you getting for more money?

When working with clients in pulling together budgets, there is typically room to manipulate the budget when selecting products. When working on a kitchen or bath project, we are always discussing faucets for the home. I have written a number of blogs about how we go about pulling a budget together. A comment on this […]

It costs money to renovate

You need money to renovate – that’s called simple math. But how much money do you actually need? How much should you be investing in your home? How does one go about finding WHAT it’s actually going to cost? My blog contains affiliate links. Any purchases, that are at no additional charge to you, are […]

Kitchen cabinet hardware: 5 things to consider for your kitchen

When it comes to designing kitchens, the majority of the focus typically revolves around the function. But once the function has been all planned out, then it’s time to turn that function into a pretty functional space. When it comes to kitchen cabinet hardware, there are 5 key areas that I help my clients with. […]

The Ultimate Lighting Guide for a kitchen: 3 areas to consider

I am working on so many kitchen designs, I’ve got my head-space all around kitchens! When it comes to designing a kitchen, I also plan out lighting. Since I design many kitchens, I thought this would be a good topic to cover. My blog contains affiliate links. Any purchases, that are at no additional charge […]

Exactly how many decisions need to be made in a powder room?

This past week, I’ve been designing a powder room for an upcoming refresh project for my clients. Powder rooms are typically a half-bath meaning they have vanity and a toilet. So really, there’s nothing special about them and they’re typically not a huge space. I was once told by a good friend and colleague of […]

3 Ways to hide duct work: what are your options?

Oh…hiding duct work is not always an easy task! In doing some research for this blog, I wanted to first clarify what I mean by ductwork vs a soffit. A soffit is area between the top of the wall cabinets and the ceiling (and can also be known as a bulkhead). A bulkhead, in my renovation world, means we […]

Two-toned kitchen: This cute little kitchen gets a massive refresh

It isn’t very often that I design a two-toned kitchen. In fact, this is my very first one that I have designed. Can you believe it? Crazy right? I was so delighted that very dear family friends of ours reached out to assist them with their kitchen refresh project. Two-Toned Kitchen – The Before I […]