award-winning designs

Award-Winning, Blog, Home Improvements, Trends

Two hands hold an interior design sketch over a desk filled with color swatches, material samples, and art supplies, capturing the creative process of room design inspired by Remodeling Trends for 2022.

Remodeling Trends for Updating Your Home in 2022

Lisa

Outdoor Living Space, Award-Winning, Blog, Family, Home Improvements, Trends

A modern two-story house with beige stucco walls, a balcony, and a pergola offers a stunning outdoor living space. Bright pink bougainvillea and desert plants grow in the rocky yard, all framed by a metal fence under a clear blue sky. — Award-Winning Outdoor Living Space

Fall Trends in Outdoor Home Improvements

Lisa

Award-Winning, Blog, Contractors, Home Improvements

A wooden house cutout framed by yellow measuring tape is surrounded by tools, a paintbrush, color swatches, calculator, notebook, and drawing compass on a wooden surface to symbolize home renovation—helping you ensure a smooth project from start to finish.

HOW TO ENSURE A SMOOTH PROJECT

Lisa

Blog, Award-Winning, Contractors, Home Improvements, Home Remodels

A red coffee cup, a silver pen, and a napkin with the words Ask the right questions written in blue text are placed on a wooden table with blue paint marks—reminding you to choose the right contractor.

TWENTY-ONE QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT CONTRACTOR

Lisa

Blog, Contractors, Home Improvements, NARI Certified

Two people stand in front of a house under construction, reviewing blueprints. A table in the foreground holds a yellow hard hat, rolled plans, and a laptop—perfect for discussing the 9 things to look for when building your dream home. One person points toward the house.

9 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN A CONTRACTOR

Lisa

Blog, Contractors, Home Improvements, NARI Certified

A clipboard with a document titled Home Renovation, surrounded by a calculator, tape measure, and US dollar bills, suggesting planning and budgeting for the cost of your project.

THE COST OF YOUR PROJECT IS MORE THAN LABOR AND MATERIALS

Lisa

Home Organization, Blog, Lifestyle

A modern, organized laundry room reflects the principles of organizing with white cabinets, shelves holding towels and baskets, a sink, two front-loading washing machines, hanging clothes, and potted plants by a large window.

10 Principles of Organizing That Work in Every Room

Lisa

Kitchen Remodels, Lifestyle, Trends

Modern kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances, black countertops, a subway tile backsplash, wood flooring, and a glass door—showcasing one of the 8 remodeling design trends for smaller kitchens in 2021.

Kitchen Remodel Trends: Making the Most of Less Space

Lisa

Bathroom Remodels, curbless showers

Modern bathroom with a walk-in glass shower highlights one of the 5 REASONS TO CONSIDER A CURBLESS SHOWER, featuring a wooden vanity with vessel sink, round hanging lights above, mirror, waste bins, and neutral-toned tile walls and floor.

5 Reasons to Rethink the Shower: Why Curbless Showers Rule

Lisa

NARI Certified, Award-Winning, Home Remodels

Spacious living room with vaulted wood ceiling, large stone fireplace, round wall clock, and cozy seating designed by a Certified Professional. Award text reads: “NARI CotY 2020 Regional Winner, Entire House, $250,000 to $500,000.”.

WHAT IS NARI AND WHY CHOOSE A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL?

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