Articles by Category

Additions | Basements & Attics | Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms | Designing Principles | Energy Efficiency & Green Design | Exterior Updating | Family, Living, & Great Rooms | Front Porches | Garages | Home Styles | Interior Remodeling | Kitchens | Master Suites & Bedrooms | Materials, Finishes, Appliances & Fixtures | Miscellaneous | New Homes | Remodeling Tips & Advice | Teardowns

Additions

• Architects' focus is remodeling jobs
• Attic Remodeling: Attic renovations add usable space to a home
• Capitalize on views and natural light
• Home Additions: Small home addition can make a remarkable difference
• Home's entry should be warm and welcoming
• Old frat house getting makeover
• Decks add value and fun to a home
• Extend 'remodel' to the outside
• Home takes form with foundation, framing
• Screens make porches usable
• Blend inside, outside spaces
• Craftsman Bungalow House re-Design: Home remodeling results in new old home
• Detailed planning keeps remodeling on track
• Remodel, move both have costs
• A neighborhood-friendly remodeling project
• Creatively add space with purpose
• Couple remodeled rambler for retirement retreat
• Split-level home updated for a more gathering space
• Survival tips for living while remodeling
• Tips to designing seamless outdoor spaces
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses

Basements & Attics

• Attic Remodeling: Attic renovations add usable space to a home
• Redo that dark, scary basement: Basement Remodeling
• Add on by excavating basement: Digging out.
• Trusses are popular roof choices
• More space lurking in basement
• Go downstairs for extra space
• Insulation will lower heating bills
• Leaky basements can be prevented or remodeled
• Beautify basement window wells
• If your house needs a little extra room, look to your attic
• Digging out your basement to add new space
• Split-level home updated for a more gathering space
• Design tips: Remodeling your basement can lead to wonderful, usable spaces downstairs
• Homeowners dodge awkward basement remodel

Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms

• Good laundry room design can ease laundry task
• Mudroom design helps keep the house organized
• Bathrooms can make big splash
• Adding bathroom adds value
• Sink can greatly add to beauty of the bathroom
• Freestanding bathtubs are a relaxing retreat
• New countertops can add pizazz
• Countertop options are almost endless
• Mudrooms make sense
• Go for luxury in shower
• Lots of options in bath remodel
• Sinks can add beauty to baths
• Tubs help bathrooms become relaxing retreats
• Bathroom may need partial redo
• Bathtubs can be refinished with ease
• Remodel pulls laundry out of the dungeon
• Plan for future, efficiency with your bathroom design
• Mudrooms are everyday storage solutions
• Top home-improvement trends of 2012
• Expert advice on creatively maximizing your space
• Busy families choose mudrooms for entrances
• Creative storage space ideas
• Holiday season tests your home the most and sparks remodeling discussions

Designing Principles

• Connect inside of your house with the beauty outdoors
• Home renovations should keep to original style to retain value
• Tap unused space in house, garage for extra storage
• Capitalize on views and natural light
• In architecture, bigger not always better
• Master plans save time, money, sanity
• Home Renovation: Before home renovation, know home's style
• Craftsman bungalows are simply beautiful
• Cape Cod is an American classic
• House Style Remodel: Ranch (Rambler) home is American original
• Customize House Plans: Considering public & private space is key to floor plan design
• Customize House Plans: Plan pathways to create flow in home
• Rearrange a home's rooms for better use of its space
• Programming key to good design
• Universal design just makes sense
• Windows add natural light, style to home
• Practical or aesthetic, design details can be devilish
• Attention to details is important outside, too
• Uncover house's former glory
• Color is a huge design element
• Tradition marks colonial home
• Victorian homes charming, popular
• Eclectic style came after Victorian
• Spain, Italy influence Eclectic homes
• Modernism brought radical new look
• Create stunning views inside home
• Rearranging interior may be best
• Detailed planning keeps remodeling on track
• Elevator can keep home livable
• Do homework to help define your style
• Analysis comes before remodel
• Family designs house for casual lifestyle
• Contractor choice is critical step
• Architects valuable in redesign
• Lighting key to comfort, design
• Use color to create a mood
• Homes have public and private spaces
• Ceiling beams and other ceiling finishing touches
• Save money tomorrow with a master plan today
• Being decisive will help streamline your remodel
• Combating McMansion craze
• Multitask your rooms, make better use of space
• Replace windows to capitalize on property's views
• Design should focus on flow of public, private spaces
• Living Room Design: Opening up living space helps entertain guests
• Design guidelines have pluses and minuses
• Bungalow transformed into city-style loft
• Practical, aesthetic details make home shine
• A neighborhood-friendly remodeling project
• Good design transforms home, lives
• Natural colors often best when choosing paint
• Details important when remodeling older, boxy homes
• Strive for year-round functionality in holiday remodels
• Consider future when remodeling (not-so) empty nest
• Architect provides solid foundation for remodel project
• Finding your own design style is a revealing process
• Avoid pitfalls of overbuilding for your neighborhood
• Conscientious remodeling: Dealing with the neighborhood
• Tips to designing seamless outdoor spaces
• Building a remodeling team alleviates horror stories
• Analyze your house and your needs before you remodel
• Want to remodel? Here's what to do before you get started
• Multitasking rooms to best use space
• Capitalize on views by updating windows
• Creating appealing interior views essential to home design
• Frankenhouses: horrifying home remodels
• Tips to designing seamless outdoor spaces
• Spring is the perfect time to give your ugly patio a face-lift
• How architecture can change lives
• Using design elements in your home can renew life
• Three home design elements to better your home
• How to create better interior views
• Defining space with ceiling design

Energy Efficiency & Green Design

• Consider 'green' building ideas
• Green Design & Building: Remodeling offers plenty of ways to go green
• Want to do your part for conservation? Remodel
• Vanquish 'energy vampires'
• Easy ways to lower your heating bill
• 'Green building' tips for remodeling
• Tankless water heater nice for Earth and you
• 7 steps to a net-zero home — start with conservation
• Solar water heaters add to home's energy efficiency
• Time for cooling-system upgrade? Here are the basics
• Swamp cooler is an inexpensive way to beat the heat
• Updating exterior doors saves money and energy
• Green upgrades add little to property's appraised value
• Real estate industry should add an Eco rating system
• Another chance to get cash for your 'green' upgrades
• Calculating real benefits of making your home greener
• Going green from the ground up is important for family safety
• Remember to address air-quality issues inside your home
• Sealing drafts can save a bundle on energy costs
• Updating your old furnace will pay you back in savings
• Fireplaces add warmth and ambiance to homes
• Top home-improvement trends of 2012
• Bringing light inside the home with skylights
• Adding insulation will combat high heating bills
• Remodeling for energy efficiency

Exterior Updating

• Connect inside of your house with the beauty outdoors
• Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitors
• Give 'vanilla' exterior a timeless, attractive style
• Ideas for an exterior nip and tuck
• Craftsman bungalows are simply beautiful
• Cape Cod is an American classic
• House Style Remodel: Ranch (Rambler) home is American original
• Charming historic districts bear responsibility
• Home's entry should be warm and welcoming
• Help garage fulfill its potential
• Enhance home with new garage
• Be active part of neighborhood
• Spruce up your deck for spring
• Extend 'remodel' to the outside
• Split Level. Embrace your split-level's personality
• Options for Replacement. Replacing windows in your home
• Attention to details is important outside, too
• New garage door can add zing
• Engineered wood offers ease, style
• Craftsman Bungalow House re-Design: Home remodeling results in new old home
• Get porch ready for summer
• Windows complement house
• Choose window materials well
• Spruce up your porch for summer
• Give the deck a face-lift
• Right roofing material is key to blending home addition
• Garage remodel enhances home
• New garage door adds curb appeal
• Welcome spring with porch remodeling
• Improving and enjoying outdoor living spaces
• Garage Renovations: Remodel garage and simply organize to best use space
• If design is right, outdoor areas can be living space, too
• Well-landscaped yard adds beauty and value to home
• Need instant curb appeal? Replace your garage door
• Add home improvements to your spring cleaning
• New deck adds value
• Adding curb appeal with exterior upgrades
• Tips for designing a welcoming home
• Tricks to front porch additions
• Time to plan the patio project
• Planning the details of your patio design

Family, Living, & Great Rooms

• Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitors
• Great rooms are gathering places
• Remodel to add gathering space
• Great rooms are great places for gatherings
• Family designs house for casual lifestyle
• Digging down erases steep driveway
• Renovation turns ordinary house into something inspiring
• Consider future when remodeling (not-so) empty nest
• Creatively add space with purpose
• Make sure a remodel adds value to your home
• Split-level home updated for a more gathering space
• Survival tips for living while remodeling
• Expert advice on creatively maximizing your space
• Removing a structural wall is tricky but not impossible
• Remodeling should focus on comfort, not size
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses
• Holiday season tests your home the most and sparks remodeling discussions

Front Porches

• Well-designed porch looks good and welcomes visitors
• Screens make porches usable
• Get porch ready for summer
• Spruce up your porch for summer
• Welcome spring with porch remodeling
• Welcome spring with porch remodeling
• Split-level home updated for a more gathering space
• Tips for designing a welcoming home
• Tricks to front porch additions

Garages

• Tap unused space in house, garage for extra storage
• Help garage fulfill its potential
• Enhance home with new garage
• New garage door can add zing
• Garage remodel enhances home
• New garage door adds curb appeal
• Garage Renovations: Remodel garage and simply organize to best use space
• Family's new garage finally functions like a garage
• Need instant curb appeal? Replace your garage door
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses

Home Styles

• Cape Cod is an American classic
• House Style Remodel: Ranch (Rambler) home is American original
• Tradition marks colonial home
• Victorian homes charming, popular
• Eclectic style came after Victorian
• Spain, Italy influence Eclectic homes
• Modernism brought radical new look
• Duplex remodel maintains historical charm
• Know home style before renovating
• When renovating, capitalize on home's particular style
• You can renovate colonial home without losing charm
• Victorian homes are a charming challenge
• Eclectic movement focuses on being true to earlier architectural styles
• Modernist architecture can't be ignored
• Bungalow transformed into city-style loft
• There are many options when remodeling split-level home
• East Millcreek remodel aims for rustic, Southwestern look
• Challenges of remodeling Tudors and craftsman bungalows
• The Cape Cod and the California Ranch
• What to do before remodeling a condo
• Dealing with the challenges of remodeling Tudor style homes
• Renovation Solutions: Stay true to your Craftsman bungalow
• Ways to enhance your Cape Cod-style home
• Ways to enhance your Cape Cod-style home
• Remodeling the California Ranch

Interior Remodeling

• Plan now for a fireplace remodel
• Dog Shower makes life easy for pet, owner
• Ceilings: the lowdown on what's up
• Storage needs vary for each family
• Consider 'green' building ideas
• Radiant heat: a way to warm the tootsies
• Tips on window frames and glass
• Former fraternity house gets new guts in remodel
• Drywall helps home take shape
• Wood floors add warmth, beauty
• Frat house becoming luxury home
• Door options open up possibilities
• Construction of doors varies
• Patio doors connect home, yard
• Spruce up home with paint
• Choose right paint for project
• Banish lead paint from home
• Fireplace remodels add charm
• Fireplace remodels add charm
• Media rooms on most-wanted list
• Some concrete ideas for home remodeling
• Boomers have their own style
• Redo closet in a weekend
• Pet-friendly home reduces stress
• Vanquish 'energy vampires'
• Improving and enjoying outdoor living spaces
• Living Room Design: Opening up living space helps entertain guests
• Renovation turns ordinary house into something inspiring
• Remodel makes home more accessible — and usable
• Remodeling can free up time, money spent on older homes
• Find freedoms in home remodels
• Bungalow turned loft: Homeowner wouldn't change a thing
• Multitasking rooms to best use space
• Be prepared for remodeling 'unknowns'
• Changing ceiling gives feeling of more space in your home
• Expert advice on creatively maximizing your space
• Repurposing a home's underused space
• Removing a structural wall is tricky but not impossible
• Designing the perfect 'away room'
• How to create better interior views

Kitchens

• Kitchen Design: Blending function & aesthetics to design kitchen remodeling project
• Sink some time into planning kitchen
• Built-in seating expands your kitchen
• Cabinetry is key component of kitchen remodel
• New countertops can add pizazz
• Countertop options are almost endless
• Remodel to add gathering space
• Extra storage makes life easier
• How to carve out a better kitchen
• Living Room Design: Opening up living space helps entertain guests
• Open design: Kitchen design reignites owner's love of cooking
• Recycling centers, pantries among top kitchen upgrades
• Remodeling kitchen? Remember elements of good design
• Make sure a remodel adds value to your home
• Remodeling on the rise
• Multitasking rooms to best use space
• Split-level home updated for a more gathering space
• Kitchen remodeling trends for 2012
• Doing a kitchen remodel in phases takes planning
• Truth about updating kitchen without a full-scale remodel
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses
• Creative storage space ideas
• Carving out a better kitchen
• Built-in seating gets you more out of your kitchen
• New countertops are quick, painless upgrade
• Outdoor kitchens are gaining popularity

Master Suites & Bedrooms

• Master Bathrooms: Master bedroom designs, a luxurious getaway
• Master suite often is the crown jewel of renovation
• New master suite can go up or out
• Rearrange existing space or add on to create master suite
• Duplex remodel maintains historical charm
• Renovation turns ordinary house into something inspiring
• In child's room, focus on lighting, shelving and the bed
• Master a 'suite' bathroom remodel
• Make sure a remodel adds value to your home
• Be prepared for remodeling 'unknowns'
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses
• Creative storage space ideas
• Holiday season tests your home the most and sparks remodeling discussions

Materials, Finishes, Appliances & Fixtures

• Consider 'green' building ideas
• Radiant heat: a way to warm the tootsies
• Learn facts about carpet before purchasing
• Types of smoke detectors, fire alarms: Pros and Cons
• Tubular skylights are bright idea
• Rain gutters whisk water away
• New materials liven up a home
• More space lurking in basement
• Green Design & Building: Remodeling offers plenty of ways to go green
• Driveway Heaters: Tired of shoveling driveway?
• Affordable snowmelt solutions
• New carpet one of the easiest ways to renovate rooms
• Hardwood flooring is great way to dress up any space
• Tiles almost limitless in their variety and uses in home
• Right roofing material is key to blending home addition
• Skylights add light, warmth, dimension
• Give fireplace a cost-effective face-lift
• Heating a driveway melts winter shoveling
• Snowmelt systems can make home safer
• 'Green building' tips for remodeling
• Keep your toes toasty with radiant heating in floors
• Remodel fireplace to enhance its charm and safety
• Tankless water heater nice for Earth and you
• Working with experts makes window shopping easier
• Be prepared with your kitchen appliance choices
• Time for cooling-system upgrade? Here are the basics
• Swamp cooler is an inexpensive way to beat the heat
• You, too, can now live the 'Jetsons' lifestyle
• Trim work adds beauty and sense of purpose to a room
• Consider one more summer project: painting
• Adding an interior design pro to your team has its benefits
• Fireplaces add warmth and ambiance to homes
• Top home-improvement trends of 2012
• Specify products for remodeling project
• Heated floors are making a comeback
• Ways do-it-yourselfers can save even more
• Spring is the perfect time to give your ugly patio a face-lift
• Finding a design style is a revealing process
• Bringing light inside the home with skylights
• Home improvements that impact appraisals
• New countertops are quick, painless upgrade

Miscellaneous

• Architects' focus is remodeling jobs
• Give the gift of architecture for Christmas
• Keep house dry to avoid mold
• Lofts are on the rise in downtown S.L.
• Remodeling offers practical, emotional benefits
• Outdoor kitchens can enhance backyard barbecues
• Governments offer various controls on remodeling
• Design guidelines have pluses and minuses
• Well-landscaped yard boosts value
• Send in your renovation questions
• Consider a guy's interests when designing a 'man cave'
• Remodel or move? Don't forget all the hidden costs
• Women are starting to see advantages of a man cave
• Welcome change in seasons with some spring cleaning
• Garden rooms bring floral beauty to your home
• Renovation Solutions: Remodel project moves into construction phase
• Deciding to remodel or move
• Time for fall cleaning, home maintenance
• You, too, can enjoy the ambiance of a well-designed fireplace
• Removing chimney opens up myriad design possibilities
• Adding central vacuum system to the home
• Wall thickness can be used as design tool
• The problem of asbestos in home remodels
• 10 years later, architects reflect on their story
• Brave do-it-yourselfer spends time, saves money
• Remodeling for seismic upgrades

New Homes

• Building home a big task, but you get what you want

Remodeling Tips & Advice

• Home Remodeling Costs, Options vs. Move: Architect can help
• Allow plenty of lead time for that remodeling project
• How to fund your home remodeling jobs
• Do homework before renovating
• Programming key to good design
• Phasing a project can make cents
• Get right permit before demolition
• Interior designer is worth money
• Get it in writing before work begins
• Remodeling: pain before gain
• Plan remodeling around trees
• Make your home fire-resistant
• Updated home may require updated insurance
• Work goes on — even in winter
• Be aware of restrictive covenants
• Find best contractor for the job
• Buying a home? Do homework
• Master plan can ease remodel
• Protect yourself with seismic safety
• Understand the dangers of home's structure
• Safeguard home with seismic upgrades
• Have a remodeling resolution?
• Do homework to help define your style
• Analysis comes before remodel
• Make interior designer part of team
• Contractor choice is critical step
• Take initiative with major remodel
• Architects valuable in redesign
• Home should be checked for radon
• Save money tomorrow with a master plan today
• Being decisive will help streamline your remodel
• Give the gift of architecture
• Combating McMansion craze
• Weigh pros and cons of remodeling vs. buying new home
• Analyze wants, needs before starting remodeling project
• Be safe when tackling a remodel on your own
• Safely, sanely living through your remodeling project
• Cost of adding on to home twice that of using existing space
• Remodeling Tips: Remodeling Contractor, Architect saves money on remodeling
• Be remodel's boss and save money
• Breaking remodeling job into phases helps budget
• The construction phase is critical
• 'Green building' tips for remodeling
• Details important when remodeling older, boxy homes
• Be thorough when selecting a general contractor
• Architect can be valuable in bidding process
• Move, build or remodel? Each has pluses, drawbacks
• Remodeling now could save homeowners a bundle
• Renovating? Upgrade home's earthquake resistance
• Architect provides solid foundation for remodel project
• New EPA rules affect renovations
• 3 tips on house remodeling, to ease the pain
• Before remodeling, get professional plan and real budget
• Gather plenty of information to prepare for your remodel
• Choose your architect wisely
• Avoid pitfalls of overbuilding for your neighborhood
• Remodeling? Here are 4 questions to ask architects
• Beach house concepts can work with Utah homes
• Trying to do it yourself may cost more in the long run
• When remodeling, look to sustainable, timeless designs
• Building a remodeling team alleviates horror stories
• Planning ahead will save money on your remodel
• Avoid the remodeling project snowball
• Architects bring added value to project
• Remodeling? Here are some survival tips
• Tips for saving money when remodeling
• Survival tips for living while remodeling
• Changing ceiling gives feeling of more space in your home
• Specify products for remodeling project
• Tips to cut remodeling costs without cutting any corners
• Ways do-it-yourselfers can save even more
• Finding a design style is a revealing process
• Repurposing a home's underused space
• Navigating technical aspects of a remodel
• Home improvements that impact appraisals
• The key to successful remodeling, even if you do it yourself
• Remodeling lessons learned from office renovation
• Tips on making remodeling less stressful
• How to survive a renovation
• Tips for designing a welcoming home
• An architect's tale of the Frankenhouses
• Tips for surviving home remodeling
• Renovating the mother-in-law suite

Teardowns

• Building from ground up has plusses, minuses