#home-renovation

#home-renovation

"Our intention was always to honor the original character of the home while giving it a modern refresh. Going dark with the color felt like it would keep the home classic and not combat all of the natural beauty surrounding the home."

We still had nails in the walls from the previous owners! We had focused so much on other areas of the house that we completely neglected our bedroom. It felt boring, uninspiring, and very disorganized.

When you interview home service providers, be sure to compare apples to apples. A low price for a given service may be attractive, but if the company isn't licensed or expects you to handle permit applications for the work, you aren't getting the better deal.

"I decided to make the change not just to increase the property value or to give me a dedicated master bedroom or bathroom, but also to fulfill a vision I had when I toured the house."

When we saw this home - with its east-west exposures and windows that could be seen on both sides - we were immediately sold. It was the third house we looked at, and we were so lucky the owner accepted our offer. It was a very competitive moment for home sales in the neighborhood, and the fact we were able to make it happen felt like a dream.

"We bought it for $650,000," LaMonica says of the house. "Of course, we could never afford to buy it now."

Energy-efficient appliances are designed to reduce energy consumption, reduce their impact on the environment, and reduce your utility bills. Old, outdated, and inefficient appliances draw more power than they need or run longer to achieve effective results.

To heat the home, I wanted hydronic floor heating. This is a system that uses warm water in PEX to heat the home. However, hydronic systems are uncommon which makes it difficult to find an installer. I managed to get one quote and it was about $120,000. No thanks! I decided to take on the project myself. It took an immense amount of planning and a lot of labor, but I got it done for about $18,000.

Kelce is simply replacing "9 windows and 6 doors" at her two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in Orlando. The breathlessness with which TMZ reported the news echoed across X, where people responded to the story with perhaps even more fervor than when Kelce's son Travis and Taylor Swift announced their engagement.

Set on nearly a quarter of an acre, the remodeled Spanish-style home has a Hollywood pedigree that includes prolific producer Frank Konigsberg and, before him, playwright John Wexley of "The Last Mile" fame. Berkus and Brent bought the property in 2015 for $2.36 million, records show.

I believe in reusing and preserving anything you can. Why throw out beautiful windows and replace them with ugly vinyl? The long windows that open onto the frontyard from the living room and master bedroom retain their thick, leaded glass. And built-in drawers and shelves throughout the house have been smartly incorporated in the home's reconfigured open floor plan.