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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.…

Thriving-in-Place Remodel: Bringing a Family Back Together

Main-level living is a popular reason for many people to remodel their homes.  Thriving-in-Place, as we call it, often means that your lifestyle has begun to change as you grow and so will your needs.  The Harrison family in particular had very compelling reasons to seek out a one-level living remodel. After Frank Harrison survived…

It’s in the Process: Collaboration Takes a Vision Further

  Rex and Patti had been living in their Fairfax County home for the past sixteen years before it became time to acknowledge the lifestyle changes that their family was both experiencing and predicting.  Both are working professionals with three children, some of whom were off to college, while one was married.  They were looking…

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 Precaution VIDEO – 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…

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…