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KEEPING YOUR KITCHEN RENOVATIONS UNDER BUDGET
Updating your kitchen can have a great pay-off when it comes to increasing your home’s value, and simply making the home owners experience a more enjoyable one. Many times, home owners will see a significant return on this investment, sometimes as much as 75% or more. Either way, conducting a remodel is a wise decision for any Toronto resident. However, when you are conducting your kitchen remodel, it can be easy to get carried-away and end up spending more than you otherwise should. You needn’t cut corners to save money when renovating your kitchen either. If you approach the project with consideration, and take into mind a number of solutions…
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Green Bathroom Renovation Tips for Toronto Residents
If you have been considering renovating your Toronto home in a more environmentally sound fashion, the bathroom is the perfect room in which to get started. The bathroom is the easiest room in which to make a large positive environmental impact for multiple reasons. First, the room is smaller than most, so the project can be accomplished quickly and easily as an introduction to green renovation. Second, the bathroom is an active consumer of both energy and water, and as you already know, the green renovation movement’s primary focus is the conservation of energy and water. The bathroom renovation specialists have the knowledge, skills, and experience you need in order…
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Sprucing Up Your kitchen Through Professional Kitchen Renovations
When it comes to the kitchen, there is no other place in the house where people like to congregate more. And we all know that the better the kitchen looks, the more positive attention that it will get. That’s why kitchen renovations are available. Your kitchen needs and desires should be taken into consideration. Creating a whole new look for a kitchen means updating the old and adding on. Most kitchens, in older homes, are outdated and may need to be updated for insurance purposes. Ask yourself if it’s worth the investment that you’re going to make. Kitchen renovations can be very expensive and may not be worth what you want to…
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Basements Design Projects
Basement Courtyard Basement projects in East Toronto we constructed a courtyard to maximise the natural light brought into the basement and for added outside space. We designed a practical space that is easily accessible from both inside the property and outside with stairs leading up to the front of the house. With large windows and glass doors surrounding the courtyard, it provides a unique alternative to having a light well to bring in light into the basement. A courtyard provides homeowners with privacy, sunlight and can be utilised in a number of ways. Richmond hill BASEMENT COMPLETED A basement in Richmond hill where the floor was lowered, the external walls…
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Nifty Gifts From the Designer in You
Sometimes Buying Holiday gifts that your friends will love is difficult. As we get older, our tastes become more defined and often refined and our home looks the way we’ve always wanted it too. We’re all guilty of buying the Christmas tree shaped cookie platter, giving the turkey themed gravy boat, or re-gifting the snowman shaped candle. But, gifts should liven a friends home and build on their aesthetic as we be useful year round. I am a huge fan of personalized gifts. Monogrammed pillows are a high end, beautiful product that can be personalized to fit your friend or family member’s home. You can even order these products online, which…
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The Foyer
Whether you pronounce it “foy-er” or “fo-yae” the entrance to your home is introduction to your interior style. Like the hostess at a restaurant, the foyer is the first thing a guest will see when they enter and the last when they leave. So maybe you don’t have a grand staircase to impress, but there’s a way to make any entrance way impress. If you have a grand staircase, get some great flooring and feel free to ignore the rest of this blog. Great lighting is key to a great entrance. Big windows for the day and a great ceiling lamp for night will make any entrance inviting. Know your…
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The Remodel
Among st all the amazing homes I get to work on, I come across remodels all the time. Of course, a remodel doesn’t necessarily mean the whole house. Sometimes the best remodels are updates to your everyday spaces that reawaken your home. While a lot of time and planning should go into a full remodel, there are quick things, in addition to longer term changes, you changes you can make to update your space. When looking to redo a kitchen or a bathroom, one of the best ways to update the feel and add a touch of luxury is adding a backspace or changing up the tile. Glass tile can…
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2022 Trend: Comfortable Chic
Maybe you think we’re looking to the future too quickly. But a new year means a fresh start and a chance for change, as a person and in the home. This year the contemporary design palette has been largely neutral and even leaning towards modern. But this year we’ll see more emphasis on making the home comfortable, sophisticated, and inviting. Who says comfy and high end don’t go together? Studding has been a growing trend over the past few months and will only continue to become more popular. Studding your favorite office chair or a set for the kitchen table will bring a high-end, fashion forward decadence to your favorite…
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Curtain Call
Choosing drapes for window treatments is a challenge. But, any decorator will tell you, curtains make a room. When it comes to window treatments, it’s a matter of color and fabric, length and lining, and custom-made versus off-the-shelf. With so many decisions, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, so we asked the pros for advice on narrowing down the options and selecting the right curtains for your home. For me Height is everything. Draping ceiling to floor can make a room feel taller and more luxurious. Simple panels are one of the easiest and most popular window-treatment options. To spice up the living room’s neutral palette, Choose wide stripes and contrasting…
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The Power of White
Pure, pristine, and always chic, white rooms make a dramatic impact that’s always right. Typically an all white room is thought to be boring, however think again! Decorating with white-on the walls, with furniture, even for your floors- brightens a room and creates the illusion of a larger space, highlighting the architecture. The best part about decorating with white is that it can suit any taste or style including contemporary or traditional. If you’re looking for a more modern look you are going to want to go with bright whites however if you’re goal is to add warmth to a room I recommend going with warmer whites to add a sense of…
