Monthly Archives: May 2025

Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations

Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations – Pulling off a living room makeover—even if you’re just moving furniture—doesn’t always seem like a walk in the park compared to remodeling other rooms.  After all, this is where the whole family hangs out!  No pressure or anything!  I’ve seen a lot of living room remodels over the years, and I have a list of things to avoid when tackling this room.  So, today I’m continuing the Things I Wish I Knew series and I’m talking about all things salon!

10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting A Living Room Remodel 1. Why is it so important to start with you before making a purchase or showing anything?

Upgrade Your Abode: Renovation Inspirations

If you don’t start with “why”, you’re just wasting your time and money! A design that doesn’t work doesn’t “work” and if it doesn’t work for you, you don’t like … Read the rest

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties – Private spaces make us feel comfortable and free. Depending on your personality, privacy can be crucial to your enjoyment. Design ideas that create privacy can be highly effective, but often affect the feel and function of a room in the process.

Below we will go over some privacy ideas, and share some tips on how to reduce the impact of privacy measures on your overall landscape design.

Privacy Measures For Residential Properties

Designing for privacy involves creating barriers of one kind or another. While barriers can block the view of prying eyes, they can also hinder circulation in a design. As a best practice, especially when space is at a premium, designs should maximize free-flowing spaces and minimize barriers that separate them.

Survey Finds Large Majorities Favor Policies To Enable More Housing

Barriers tend to shrink spaces. A small room enclosed by tall hedges … Read the rest

Where To Start When Renovating A Home

Where To Start When Renovating A Home – You’ve got your first home! How now? Why not start with a renovation! Also, you’re not a fan of the kitchen either. Now that begs the question, how do you deal with modifications? Create your own? Hire a contractor? Let’s dive into where to start when remodeling a home. 

Sometimes, wanting to remodel something like your bathroom doesn’t mean you want to completely change it. Sometimes you just want to replace the vanity, or maybe the shower and toilet. Establishing what you want to do and leaving any ambiguity will make the process easier at first. 

Where To Start When Renovating A Home

When you ask yourself “Where to start when remodeling a home?” many of the ideas you may have for your renovation look great, but it’s important not to get too ahead of yourself. Setting your budget will not only … Read the rest