November 17, 2022
Sometimes a prospective client will ask, "What's the cost per square foot for building a home addition?" When most people ask this question, they simply want to get some idea in advance of what their addition is going ...
June 9, 2022
Although many of the homes in the Metro DC region were built 50, 75 years, or even longer ago and they have gone through several generations of ownership, the exterior most likely ...
April 28, 2022
Selecting details that bring your kitchen design theme to life As you scroll through pictures on Instagram, Pinterest, and Houzz to imagine your kitchen renovation, did you ever ...
April 14, 2022
Remember your first apartment, with the fluorescent ring light — or if you were lucky a few straight fluorescent lights in the middle of the kitchen — that never quite stopped ...
April 7, 2022
Modern kitchen layout has developed alongside modern kitchen design — which today emphasizes an open plan concept. While many older homes in the metro DC area were built in the ...
January 27, 2022
Downsizing to a smaller home doesn’t have to be complicated, but it’s never as simple as you imagine. And while it took some doing to get to the final goal, Marie Duellman and ...
January 19, 2021
Suppose your home was built during the post-WWII era. In that case, you might be living in a layout that was better suited to a time when one rotary phone was state-of-the-art ...
September 28, 2020
You've been spending a LOT more time in your kitchen since the early spring of this year. It's been great having time as a family preparing and eating meals, so that's been a real ...
December 18, 2019
Kitchens and baths are prime spaces when it comes to renovation projects. Sometimes the need is obvious. You purchase a home with an outdated kitchen that will never meet your ...
December 10, 2019
When you look at your kitchen, there’s nothing exactly wrong with it. It’s functional and has served your family well. Nothing’s broken, so why fix it? Well, if you are ...
August 28, 2018
It is not uncommon for owners of older homes in places like Arlington and NW Washington to crave more space especially with a kitchen addition. Utilitarian brick houses were built ...
August 21, 2018
A remodeling project is the perfect way to create your ideal kitchen, tailored to your family’s specific requirements. But a full kitchen renovation can take 10 to 12 weeks to ...
May 11, 2018
Why Kitchen Remodeling Takes Time The home remodeling programs on HGTV are fun to watch. Magic happens in minutes. Presto! Old and outdated becomes new and modern. This is the ...
May 3, 2018
If your Kensington Maryland home was built during the post WWII era, there’s a good chance that its fundamental layout is still the way it was when televisions only had 3 channels ...
April 26, 2018
If building an addition is not an option because of budget constraints or space limitations, don’t give up on the idea of remodeling your kitchen. Kitchen designers know how to ...
April 12, 2018
Beautiful + Practical: The Art of Kitchen Remodeling Inundated by decades of dazzlingprogramming on HGTV and The Food Channel, America’s passion for kitchen perfection shows no ...
April 5, 2018
You’ve suspected it for a while, but now you’re sure of it: Your kitchen isn’t working. Whether it’s too small, laid out improperly, or just plain outdated, a poorly-functioning ...
March 24, 2017
Smart Homes, the Internet of Things, Home Automation—all of these terms are the new vernacular for the place you call home. Smart home technology is no longer a futuristic ...
April 28, 2016
According to one of the homeowners, the old kitchen was ugly! A previous home remodeling at this Chevy Chase residence had made room for a breakfast area and powder room. But ...
December 11, 2014
The home remodeling programs on HGTV are fun to watch. Magic happens in minutes. Presto! Old and outdated becomes new and modern.
December 4, 2013
The End of Granite Countertops in Kitchen Remodeling Are we sick of the slab yet? Starting about eight years ago there were remodeling industry predictions of an end to the great ...
October 29, 2013
Make Your Kitchen Feel Bigger & Function Better: Interior Renovation & Reconfiguration This happens a lot in metropolitan Washington, DC. We encounter older homes with ...
September 24, 2013
Avoid the Pain: Work With a Kitchen Designer Kitchen remodeling? Please, don't do it yourself! If you hire a smart, seasoned kitchen designer you won't have to worry about ...
May 8, 2012
Kitchen Remodeling Means Thinking Inside the Box In condo kitchen remodeling, size does not matter. The design process is the same. The kitchen designer has to make an assessment ...
February 24, 2012
Give a Young Guy a Hammer Give him a pry bar, set him loose in an empty house--and you better believe some stuff is going to get wrecked up.
September 26, 2011
What's Wrong with This Kitchen? Nothing really.... This Cleveland Park, DC kitchen had been remodeled about 10 or 15 years earlier. It's fine. Stone countertops, adequate ...