If you’re like many homeowners, you cruise in and out of your garage without giving it much thought. While your garage is low-maintenance, it’s not a no-maintenance part of your home. For today's post, we wanted to shed some light into the areas you may not have considered for maintenance within your garage. With winter
For most homeowners, major appliances – refrigerators, washing machines/dryers, and dishwashers – account for the second-largest percentage of their monthly utility bills (just behind heating and air conditioning units). That impact is compounded if a refrigerator or washing machine is more than a decade old, causing homeowners to spend even more on energy. Today, most
Stress and noise can take a toll on your mood, energy and health. When homeowners call us about master bathroom remodeling, they’re also often looking for a way to “remodel” busy lives. For some, the dream master bathroom is like a den – equipped with fridge, wet bar and flat screen. For others, it’s a
Homes look so pretty during the holidays! But the holidays also shine a not-so-cheery light on things that you’d like to change about your home, like drafty rooms, cramped spaces, no place for the kids to play while adults chat, awkward guest accommodations, cluttered kitchen counters, and bathroom fixtures that are just plain in need
If your current home no longer meets your needs and you feel you need a change, you have three basic options: move, remodel or build. You can move to a new home, remodel your current home, or build a new custom home in your neighborhood or in a new location. There are a great many
Can today’s playroom become tomorrow’s master suite? Can a home office become a private suite for in-laws? Yes, with a “think ahead" approach that can double the value of home additions. Home additions are a great way to enjoy the extra room you need today. But with a “think ahead” addition, you also enjoy living
Ask most homeowners to describe the function of their kitchen and “cooking” will be just part of the answer. In fact, to MDV Remodeling, kitchen remodeling has come to mean creating space not only for meal preparation, but also for entertaining, homework, bill paying, TV watching, internet surfing, and even working from home. Remodeling your
The annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is a spectacular event. More than 500 companies from the industry's leading brands present the latest trends in kitchen and bath design. Residential remodeling and construction professionals and other members of the event's sponsor, the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), come to be inspired by and
All Together Now! If you stop to think about it, the way we use family rooms has greatly changed over the past few years, and if you have a den that was designed for a "Brady Bunch" lifestyle, it's definitely time for an update. We're not just talking about that wood paneling. Televisions are bigger
Staying Cool, Calm, and Collected! Some people find that remodeling their home is fun and exciting – making big plans, dreaming about how it will look, selecting design options, picking colors and fixtures, and then watching as your house is transformed. But if you're someone who finds making design and remodeling-related decisions stressful, and the