Remodeling

Improve your home with a remodeling project or two

Remodeling projects can range from replacing flooring or a faucet, to installing new trimwork or tile and replacing windows and doors. Remodeling can also take on the form of revamping or adding a bathroom, redoing a kitchen, overhauling your home's exterior for improved curb appeal, or completing an addition to increase your home's square footage and add valuable space. Big and small changes can both have an impact and will improve the way your home looks and functions, increasing its value and making it more enjoyable for you and your family. Below are some examples of the latest trends in home remodeling.

Remodel Your Bathroom
Old tile getting a little grungy? Bathrooms are the hottest project, we think it's due to the economy. Baths cost less than a kitchen or addition and most houses have more than one bath, so there are more available to be remodeled.

Warming Up The House
Warmer tiles and colors are coming back. People tend to be moving away from minimalist, white designs in favor of cozier, earth tones. The trend, however, is not rustic. Instead, it is a mash-up of earthiness and modern design.

Getting Decked Out
It appears that people want to sit outside again and are staying at home more frequently.

Opening Up Rooms
Open floor plans are in, so we're removing interior walls and opening up the spaces in older houses to modernize them. Open floor plans help families be more flexible with the square footage they already have.

Bronze Age
Along the with warmer tones in homes are warmer tones in metallic features. Oil rubbed bronze, aged bronze, or distressed hardware will be big in the coming year.

Going Green
Bamboo floors, grass thatched roofs, and bark siding may sound like something from "Jungle Book," but they are just a few of the newest green home products. In addition, people are getting energy efficiency upgrades. Upgrades on glass will be continue to be big, people are even asking for tri-pane windows.

Industrial Flair
Exposed beams will continue to be popular, but so will stainless steel cable and architectural products.

Creating Relaxation Space
With home values still falling in many areas and a new prediction of three more lousy years of real estate, homeowners are more stressed than ever. So it's no surprise that when they are developing new spaces, tranquility comes to mind. People are asking for "zen-like" bathrooms. The bathrooms don't have to be big-but they have to be relaxing and soothing. They seem to prefer showers with the works-steam, seats, body sprays, etc.