4 Kitchen Features Designed for Entertaining

Modern kitchen with dark cabinets, open wooden shelves displaying pottery, a stainless steel stove, patterned tile backsplash, white subway tile walls, and a large window above the sink.

4 Kitchen Features Designed for Entertaining The kitchen is the heart of the home and a natural gathering place. Homeowners are embracing the kitchen as an entertainment area and looking for ways to make hosting easier and more enjoyable for all. Whether you’re planning to renovate your current kitchen or are buying a new home,…

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Greening Homes Steps in after Whole-Home Renovation Goes Wrong

A person wearing work gloves uses a hammer and crowbar to remove ceramic tiles from a wall during a renovation project.

Greening Homes Steps in after Whole-Home Renovation Goes Wrong After purchasing a 100-year-old home, the new homeowners decided to undertake a whole-home renovation. The house needed upgrading, and one of the new owners had a medical condition that made indoor air quality very important. Knowing that the renovation was going to be a long and…

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What’s the Big Deal about Cash Deals?

A person holding a clipboard with an estimate form in a modern kitchen, with focus on the form and the kitchen slightly blurred in the background.

What’s the Big Deal about Cash Deals? “What’s wrong about wanting to get the best price on my home repair work? Lots of people do deals for cash.” When homeowners repair or renovate, cash deals are all too common. No contract, no paperwork, nobody’s the wiser. Contractors shave their prices by eliminating taxes; consumers pay…

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Your Renovation – Deciding Who to Hire

A couple sits on the floor by a couch, looking at a laptop and holding architectural blueprints. They appear to be discussing house plans or renovations in a cozy living room.

Your Renovation – Deciding Who to Hire You’ve been planning your home renovation for months, been to all the home shows, and spent countless homes online looking at renovation projects and products. You’ve also interviewed  a number of renovation contractors, checked their references and received written price quotes from those you are interested in hiring.…

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