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To learn firsthand the benefits of incorporating holistic design to your remodel, join us Saturday, March 7 at our Remodeling + Design Seminars event! For years people have bought a house based on a number of bedrooms, school district, commute to work, or a price point.  All logical reasons to include when purchasing a house.…

Questions to Ask Yourself When Planning a Home Remodeling Project

Planning a home remodel should be approached carefully. Whether you’re thinking about purchasing a house that needs renovations or looking to refresh your home of many years, preparation is the key to success. Our experienced designers have valuable tips and resources to share as you begin your research. Most important of all is to ask…

5 Best Basement Remodeling Ideas for 2020

Need more space in your home? The answer may be right under your feet!  Basement remodels have become incredibly popular over the last few years. We’ve helped many of our clients turn dark unfinished basements into fully functional living spaces that add value to their home and happiness to their lives. Take a look at…

Must-Have Luxury Kitchen Remodeling Features

Kitchens now are about more than just preparing meals, they’re the heart of the home. While they must be highly functional and serve as a traditional kitchen, they also create a place for you and your family to relax and feel comfortable.  In this post, we’ll take a look at features that will help make…

5 Reasons to Add Onto Your Home

Home additions allow you to transform your home’s function and beauty without the hassle of moving. In this post, we’ll outline 5 reasons why home additions are a great way to improve your home and transform your lifestyle.   #1: You Need More Space The biggest reason we see clients opt for a home addition…

Coronavirus Precautions

Check out our Coronavirus Precaution videos! Job Site Precautions – We have been very busy preparing the job sites to take proper precautions as it relates to COVID-19 and thought we would share what the protocols are/will be on all job sites during this time. For as exciting as a job site precautions video can…

Split-Foyer Transformation

Do We Move or Stay? Question Leaps Barrier at Couple’s Heart “It was spectacular,” Gini says. “We had an ugly house, and it was as nice and ugly as it could be, but spectacular because it had the proper number of bathrooms to support 200 people at our reception.”  “We’ve made the decision to stay…

5 Essential Guidelines to Designing With Purpose

Build vs Design Approach Why approach the design with purpose?  Often a remodel starts when something breaks, doesn’t work quite right, or you want to improve something (whether it’s a specific function or cosmetics).  If you were looking to remodel a kitchen, for instance, from what I refer to as a “build” approach it may…

Thriving in Place for Mom

I remember my childhood home.  A typical split-foyer found in almost any Northern Virginia neighborhood built between the 50s and 80s.  I remember scaling the upper level railing, hanging over the foyer, as I played Barbie and pretending to be falling off the “cliff” during – what I referred to as – my jungle Barbie…

Understanding Holistic Design

For years, the majority of folks have been obsessed with how a space looks and functions. We are pivoting to a time where we want to live in spaces that support us not just from a functional and visually appealing way but to a space that can also support our inspirational desires. We want to…