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Masterful Master Bedroom Suite Makeovers

Master bedroom suite makeovers have become a valuable renovation. Your bedroom doesn’t just have to be a place to sleep or get dressed. Treat yourself to a luxury hotel experience without leaving home, and create a place that is “home suite home.”

Posted: 1 May 2012 | more Arrow

When Bad Additions Happen to Good Homes

Additions can add real value to a home, except when the addition goes terribly wrong! Some top problems with additions are highlighted, along with six tips for ensuring that a bad addition doesn't happen to your home.

Posted: 23 April 2012 | more Arrow

Could Your Great Room be Greater?

Sometimes, a home’s great room might not be living up to its name. Yes, it’s large in scale, but is it providing the comfort and function you want? Maybe it’s time rethink your great room, and focus on how to make it even greater.

Posted: 16 March 2012 | more Arrow

Making the Most of a Small Space

Remodeling small spaces in a home can create big challenges. You have to consider every single element that goes in the room,  in order to maximize every opportunity to make the room functional, appealing, comfortable, and in synch with the rest of your home.

Posted: 3 March 2012 | more Arrow

Dungeon to Dream Space

Does your basement feel like an afterthought? Is it just an overflow space where you stash your holiday decorations and those things you just can’t part with…yet? Maybe it’s time to take your downstairs room from dreary dungeon to dream space, creating some fun and functionality down under.

Posted: 24 February 2012 | more Arrow

Wood Flooring 101

When thinking about wood flooring for your home, you can choose between solid hardwood, engineered wood, and a laminate floor. Once you have selected a flooring type, you can choose the wood species and color that goes with your décor.   Here’s a short primer on the three flooring options.

Posted: 28 January 2012 | more Arrow

Quartz Countertops

Today, the trend is towards quartz-based counters, many which use recycled ingredients in their mix. Boasting the best qualities of laminate and stone, quartz began appearing in U. S. homes just a few years after gaining popularity in Europe.

Posted: 2 December 2011 | more Arrow

Cork Flooring

Are you one of those people who saves wine bottle corks thinking you will someday do something creative with them? These days, cork flooring is looked to as a great “green” building material but truth be told, it first came into use at the end of the 19th century.

Posted: 2 December 2011 | more Arrow

The New Necessity - a Generator

Interest in generators is escalating! As we recover from the second major storm in eight weeks with even more widespread extended outages than we had with Hurricane Irene, people are getting serious about making some arrangements to "up" their abilities to generate power during a CL&P outage.

Posted: 2 November 2011 | more Arrow

The Challenge to Buy Made in America

By buying more "Made In America" products on our projects, we can make a difference in creating opportunities for jobs for other Americans.  If you watch the ABC Evening News you may be following a recent series of stories dedicated to creating jobs by purchasing products Made In America.

Posted: 15 October 2011 | more Arrow

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