Kitchen islands are a very popular and modern design choice in kitchen remodeling. If you have the room in your existing kitchen, having one professionally installed can be a great investment in your home and its equity. However, there are positive and negative aspects of adding a kitchen island in your home that you should…

Renovating your home can be very time consuming and stressful, especially if you try to do it yourself. That’s why it’s important to learn about practical changes and additions you can make and that you hire a professional to do them safely and correctly. These five projects are a great way to start your home…

Buying a new home is a major milestone in any person’s life, but building a home from scratch that’s entirely created through your own design is another accomplishment entirely. However, the process of a new construction takes time and patience, as well as a reliable, experienced team of homebuilders that you can trust to get…

Rehabilitation tax credits are available for heritage homes and certified rehabilitations. There are guidelines that you need to know before you do any historic remodeling. These guidelines are set by the National Heritage Preservation Service to help preserve and protect historic properties.   A “heritage home” is one that has been designated as having historical…

A custom home is one built especially for you. There are many benefits available when you choose to have a home built rather than buy a home that was a spec home or that was designed and built for someone else. Consider these eight benefits of custom homes:   Control The overriding benefit of a…

Even if you are addicted to home improvement TV shows, you should never “attempt this at home.” It’s amazing what these professionals can do, but that’s just it. They are professionals. For the do-it-yourself aficionado, bathroom remodeling may seem simple enough, but take the following into account.   The kitchen may be the most popular…

When you bought your house years ago, it may have been perfect, but a growing family might mean that the house no longer fits your needs. Perhaps the house was never what you originally wanted but the price and neighborhood was right. Today, the house seems small and outdated but you still love the neighborhood.…

Owning an older home is tough, as most older homes require a lot of work to make them “livable” by modern standards. If you own an older home, you understand this better than most. However, you also understand that your home has character, and that any renovations you make to it risks compromising that character.…