Whether you’re picking wood finishes for cabinets or deciding whether to go with granite or quartz for counter surfaces, there are so many aspects of design to think about when you want to update your home! The fixtures and finishes you choose for your kitchen, bath or other remodeling project will reflect your taste and …
Update Your Home by Layering the Lighting
You take a lot of care with every aspect of your home’s appearance: room layout, furniture selection, artwork displayed, and the colors the walls are painted. But if you overlook the kinds of light fixtures in a room, then nothing else can be fully appreciated because it’s all hidden in the shadows. Proper lighting influences …
In Sync with New Sink Styles for Your Kitchen Remodel
You might not have ever thought about it, but one of the most important choices you’ll make for your kitchen remodel is the sink – because you’ll probably use it more frequently than any other item in your new kitchen. All the talk of trends in kitchen renovation seems to focus on cabinets, countertops and …
A Guide to Kitchen Counter Materials
How to Avoid Countertop Confusion There are always lots of choices to make when you’re remodeling your kitchen ─ selecting appliance options, picking colors, and deciding on fixture styles and finishes. It can be fun making plans and imagining how it will look when it’s all done. For many of the decisions, you just need …
Color Trends for Your Home Remodeling Project
When you’re ready to do a remodeling project, there are a lot of decisions to be made. You’ll certainly have preferences for the layout and use of the newly remodeled space, and you can do research to compare appliances and fixtures, but what do you do when it comes to choosing colors? There are several …
Cork Flooring and Maintenance
Cork flooring is a resilient flooring option outside of the traditional wood or carpeting. Cork is a product of bark of a cork oak tree that is shed every 9-15 years and offers a beautiful alternative flooring option. Cork flooring can also be used under wood and carpet floors to add cushion or “give.” It …
Maintaining Stainless Steel
Stainless steel has been used for many different products over the years and more recently, it has been found in many homes throughout the world. Stainless steel appliances have become very popular for their strength and aesthetic. Stainless steel does not corrode, rust or stain with water as ordinary steel does making it ideal for …
Caring For Quartz Surfaces
Natural quartz is a very strong, resilient material making it perfect for countertops and flooring in homes and businesses. Quartz is an excellent surface for kitchen countertops, bathrooms and floors as it is extremely resistant to stains that are typically long-lasting such as those from wine, fruit juice, food coloring, nail polish remover, tea and …
Questions to Ask Your Prospective Remodeler
Here is a list of questions you might want to consider asking a prospective commercial contractor or NJ home remodeling company. Ask them all or select the ones you feel are most important to you. 1. Do they provide design/build services or just construction? 2. Do they do background check on all of their subs, …
Questions to Ask References
Here is a list of questions you might want to consider asking a prospective remodeler’s past clients. Ask them all or select the ones you feel are most important to you. 1. What was the nature of the project the remodeler did for them? 2. When was it done? 3. Was it their first time …