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Renovation Solutions: Do we stay or do we go?

October 15, 2016

Many homeowners clearly understand if their current house is not working for them and/or their families. The home may be too small, too large, in need of major updates or repairs, or unworkable in countless other ways. What is not always clear is what to do about the situation. Is it wise to stay and…
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Exterior Updating, Miscellaneous, Outside Spaces, Remodeling Tips & Advice, Year – 2016
Renovation Solutions: Tips for choosing an exterior paint color for your house

June 24, 2016

Choosing an exterior paint color is an intimidating exercise. Looking at those minuscule swatches and picturing what any one color will look like spread over your entire house is tough. It really feels like a make-or-break decision as far as the curb appeal of your house is concerned. Paint has one advantage over other exterior…
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Exterior Updating, Home Styles, Materials, Finishes, Appliances & Fixtures, Outside Spaces, Remodeling Tips & Advice, Year – 2016
Renovation Solutions: The difference between design, decorating

April 1, 2016

Our company motto is “Making the world a better place, one home at a time.” We enjoy having a positive impact on our community and in our clients’ lives. We get an occasional “hot mess” to fix up, but more often it is a matter of taking a good house and making it better. Homes…
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Additions, Basements & Attics, Bathrooms, Laundry & Mudrooms, Designing Principals, Dining Rooms, Energy Efficiency & Green Design, Exterior Updating, Family, Living, & Great Rooms, Front Porches, Garages, Home Styles, Interior Design, Interior Remodeling, Kitchens, Master Suites & Bedrooms, Materials, Finishes, Appliances & Fixtures, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Office, Outside Spaces, Remodeling Tips & Advice, Staircases, Teardowns, Year – 2016
Renovation Solutions: Tricks to front porch additions

October 12, 2015

When clients come to us looking to enhance curb appeal, we often recommend a front porch addition or upgrade. A front porch can do wonders for the look and feel of a house. In addition to helping define the style, the front porch also serves to add to a home’s functionality for residents and guests…
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Additions, Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Front Porches, Outside Spaces, Year – 2015
Empty nesters find family togetherness in new remodel

September 25, 2015

As we move through life, we need different things from our houses. Different ages and stages bring different expectations, needs and wants. College campuses have dorm rooms because all a young college student needs is a place to study and to sleep. That obviously changes as we get older. Once a person decides to put…
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Additions, Designing Principals, Interior Remodeling, Kitchens, Outside Spaces, Remodeling Tips & Advice, Year – 2015
Tudors or craftsman home styles offer a lot

June 18, 2015

About once a year, we discuss the importance of understanding the history, style and architecture of your home. This knowledge is crucial when designing an addition or renovation. The popularity of several predominant home styles has endured over the past few centuries in the United States. They include the fairy-tale Tudor revival, classic craftsman bungalow…
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Home Styles, Outside Spaces, Year – 2015
Renovation Solutions: 5 tips to avoiding costly remodeling mistakes

June 12, 2015

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about avoiding common remodeling mistakes. The first is “Avoiding common home remodeling mistakes” and is on deseretnews.com in the Family section. Also, portions of this column were previously published deseretnews.com. Last week, we started a discussion on common remodeling mistakes. This week we will continue by…
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Additions, Designing Principals, Exterior Updating, Family, Living, & Great Rooms, Interior Remodeling, Miscellaneous, Outside Spaces, Remodeling Tips & Advice, Teardowns, Year – 2015
Designing your own ultimate outdoor kitchen

March 19, 2015

Annie Schwemmer and Ann Robinson, Deseret News – as*@*******************up.com Mar 22, 2015 The outdoor entertaining season is almost here. Even with the occasional spring showers, the pleasant weather lately is practically begging us to take dinner parties outside. It is hard to imagine spring and summer without a little outdoor cooking. Eighty percent of all…
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Exterior Updating, Kitchens, Outside Spaces, Year – 2015