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Building vs Buying Your Tampa Bay Home

Family moving into new houseAfter a long trend of the housing market plummeting, it is bouncing back all over the country and Tampa Bay is no exception.

Now is the time to invest in owning a home.

There are many things to consider but the biggest, aside from the actual purchase, is building vs buying a home.

The Tampa housing market continues moving up, yet remains very affordable compared with other parts if the country. Now is a great time to invest.

So, do you build or buy?Read More »

Remodeling Your Bathroom – What You Should Expect

Bathroom Remodel - Tampa FloridaYou would be hard pressed to find a room in your home that gets more use, in proportion to its size, than the bathroom. It stands to reason, then, that it should be the inner sanctum you want it to be.

Bathrooms are the most remodeled rooms in homes today. Despite their small size, without proper planning and professionalism, renovating them can cause some large inconvenience.

So, here is a straightforward, honest guide to your bathroom remodel, and what to expect going into it, so you can get through it more easily.

Expect Only A-1 Service from the Contractor and Designer

Few rooms in your home have plumbing, electrical, fixtures, cabinetry, HVAC, special flooring and much more all together in such a confined space. Therefore, expect to check out a few contractors and designers.

Expect a history of great work, timely completion and strong referrals. Anything less means Read More »

How to Upgrade Your Home to Give a Luxury Feel

We all love a little luxury. After all, we live in Florida! Here in Tampa, Clearwater and Pinellas County, our lifestyle and climate are luxurious compared with the rest of the US.

Of course, a little extra luxury never hurts. Upgrades and additions don’t have to be overly extravagant or expensive. With a little creative thinking, you can remodel to give your home a luxury feel without breaking the bank.

Luxury kitchen with new cabinets and slate floorFlooring

One of the first things anyone sees upon entering a home is the floor. Unique or distinctive flooring patterns can quickly provide a home with a luxury feel. Patterns of varying size tiles can be all it takes to lift a room to make it feel high class. Varying patterns, strips, colors or even a trellis pattern around each tile can make a huge difference.

Ceilings

The ceiling can provide a luxury feel to your home without huge effort. The design ideas are Read More »

Several Simple Tips for Redesigning a Large Kitchen

redesign large kitchenWe wanted to give you some tips for redesigning a large kitchen.

If your home has a large kitchen, count yourself lucky. You possess one of the best social assets and value enhancers a home could ever have. It’s a social asset because these days, the best parties and family gatherings take place more often in the kitchen than any other part of the home. A kitchen should be a home’s most open, relaxed and welcoming space. There’s also no question about a large kitchen being hugely important to a home’s resale value.

Perhaps your kitchen is looking a little “tired” or could use some remodeling. Big or small, every kitchen eventually needs updating and upgrading. It’s just that the extra space provides so many more options. So let’s see what you can do, you lucky person, to redesign your large kitchen.

Get the Shape You Want

When redesigning a large kitchen, it’s possible to feel a bit overwhelmed with the amount Read More »

Custom Building Your Dream High-Tech Home

high-tech home buildingA comfortable high-tech home in this day and age goes way farther than having a pool, four bathrooms, a hot-tub and a three-car garage. These days, comfort is defined by technology and convenience. The latest homes incorporate cutting edge technology, right from the design and construction phase, to make life so much more comfortable and rewarding.

And you deserve it all.

If you live in Pinellas County, especially the Clearwater and Tampa areas, here is your introduction to high-tech home building and bringing the ultimate in personalized lifestyle convenience to your residence.

Why Build a High-Tech Home?

First, to have the lifestyle you love, the way you want it. Technology is part of modern life, all day, every day. Bind it all Read More »

Five Luxury Home Remodeling Ideas

Luxury Home Kitchen

Everyone enjoys a little luxury at home. Or a lot of it. You can upgrade your home in a major way or just add a few features at a time to lift its appeal. These five luxury home remodeling ideas will make your home (more) luxurious and add to its value while improving your quality of life.

Go Eco-Friendly

Being friendly to the environment and lessening our carbon footprint is good for the planet and Read More »

A Home Office Remodel Can Increase Your Productivity

home office remodelAs we become more dependent on electronic gadgets, we are also learning that the workplace environment is changing. Rapidly. Productivity tends to suffer when people are holed up in what could be termed a “cubicle farm”. As such, working from home is becoming more acceptable and popular. Unused home spaces are being converted into offices. But home offices must be designed effectively so that work is efficient and productive. A home office remodel can create a better work environment that improves overall productivity.

On top of everything else, a home office remodel can be a significant tax deduction.

Lots of Natural Lighting

People get sick of corporate office settings because they’re often pretty grim. Fluorescent lighting is about as bad as you can get and does not promote health or feeling good. Your home office remodel, if you can swing it, should include adding windows in order Read More »

Luxurious Home Addition Ideas for Your Tampa Bay Home

Luxurious Home Addition IdeasWe’ve got it so good here in Tampa. Perfect weather, beaches, the best food, great lifestyle for people of all ages.

We’re basically living in luxury.

So why not crank that up a bit with some luxury home additions and these ideas for your Tampa home? You – and your guests – deserve the best.

 

Luxury Home Additions

Guest House

When guests come visiting, they can stay with you while having a fully self-contained place of their own. Win-win! A guest house has so many uses – for visitors, for elderly relatives, an office, a pool house, Read More »

Create a Classic Kitchen Look with Venetian Plaster

kitchen with Venetian PlasterVenetian plaster in the kitchen is elegant. It’s that simple. And it is an elegance that can match with any decor or era.

The Basics of Venetian Plaster

Venetian plaster has been used since the mid-1500s. The plaster is applied to walls with a trowel, then burnished and sealed with a glaze.

This elegant and striking faux finish creates a three-dimensional look that brings to mind stonework, marble and rustic motifs. In a kitchen, it gives the room a softness and a glow.

Forget plain old paint, wallpaper or tiles. Add texture, dimension and Read More »

The Best Countertops for a Modern Style Kitchen

Squeezer On Granitic CountertopToday’s kitchen is a home’s focal point. The modern style of kitchen has caught on for new homes and remodeled kitchens alike because of its aesthetic appeal, open space and improved functionality.

The range of kitchen countertops available has grown incredibly because of new stylings and Read More »

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