Category : home remodel
Why are so many remodeling their homes?
The availability of new or previously owned homes is not keeping up with the number of people wishing to buy a home. If your sell your home for what seems like a huge profit, finding another home read more...
Are your closets too small?
This depends on how many clothes and shoes you have, doesn't it? There are some of us who prefer keeping our supply of clothing minimal, but for the majority, we need clothes for specific activities, read more...
Updating your home to make it more livable
What would make your home feel more cozy this winter? No, this post is not about insulation and triple pane windows, although it wouldn't hurt to upgrade, but this is about the interior of your read more...
Home update ideas
Not all remodeling jobs are glamorous, but all of them are important! Here are some that may not be on your list, but should be included when you plan that next remodel:
Provide a pull-out in read more...
Upgrade your home for a mood changer
We all crave the creature comforts of a cozy, well-designed home. What changes would make your home into your favorite place to be?
For many, it is opening up the home by perhaps removing a read more...
What makes a house perfect?
The ideal house satisfies all your needs, functions like dream and simplifies your life. The perfect house is made up of common sense features that give satisfaction no matter where you live, or how read more...
If you are feeling down around the holiday this year, here is one way to remedy that.
The homestead looking a bit ragged after living and working at home for 6 months?
Maybe that laminate countertop is looking a little worse for wear or a previous owner had an, uh, eclectic taste read more...
Updating your home in 2020
Well, it will be 2021 before you can snap your fingers, but it's never too late to update your home. A popular remodel is removing old flooring and having wood, bamboo or a wood look-alike read more...
Has your life changed so much that you need to update your home?
Some significant design trends are becoming evident as a result of coronavirus-related lifestyle changes according to various reports.
Among changes in the kitchen are requests for larger, more read more...
How to improve the lighting in your home
The amount and quality of light in your home will make a huge difference in the way it feels. This is an often neglected element of interior design, but it also happens to be one of the most read more...
Spending too much time at home?
Studies are showing (and it just makes common sense) that since most of us have had to spend a lot more time at home, we are thinking about how to make the home work better for us. This means setting read more...
Are you a do-it-yourself type when it comes to your home?
It's always tempting to try to save money, and lets face it, home maintenance and upgrades can be expensive. That said, it is way to easy to assume we can "do that", by watching an online video or read more...
How to be happy in your home
If you find yourself one of the army of workers who now work from home, you may find the previously rarely-used-home-office could use an upgrade. Having a wall and door installed in the basement, for read more...
What happens during a home renovation?
What would be totally awesome is that the wild statements on some internet and TV shows were true; a complete kitchen or bathroom overhaul in 2 days!
However, that simply cannot be done, not in read more...
Home Offices
Since so many of us are working from home these days, it stands to reason that home offices are in high use. Sometimes it is harder to discipline oneself to work at home because we can't avoid seeing read more...
Keeping remodeling costs reasonable
Most of us have a budget when we plan a remodel or addition, and yet we want the best bang for our buck, right?!
There are many ways to ensure the work stays within your budget, and here are some read more...
Now that fall is pretty much here –
The days are getting noticeably shorter! Not looking forward to that. Oh well, part of living in the northern hemisphere. Good old 48.7519 degrees N, 122.4787 degrees W (Bellingham, WA)
So you may read more...
Should you renovate or build new?
Renovating so that the home functions better for the residents is a good idea, as long as the upgrades don't hurt the home's value or decrease usable space. More efficient homes are also more read more...
Clutter-free kitchens
Do you have a "thing" about clutter? You don't have to be OCD to appreciate a pristine countertop. Whether your kitchen is large or small, that countertop clutter can sneak up on you.
Small read more...
What is your unique home style?
We are all individuals, and so it is no surprise that each homeowner has a desire for a home interior style that will be different from the previous owner, or the builder's style.
So it's no read more...
Is there a labor shortage in the construction industry?
The short answer is Yes! That is one of the reasons why so many homeowners wait in a bit of frustration for their remodel or new construction work to start.
However, at Rose Construction Inc, we read more...
Long winter nights inspire us to improve home lighting
In spite of the 16 hour nights we have in Bellingham during winter months, we do not want the lights on full blast! What works best is incremental and task lighting, better known as workspace lights read more...
Does winter make us unhappy with our homes?
During our long winter nights in the Pacific Northwest, we tend to spend more time indoors - after all, it gets dark around 4:30! So what this means is, we start to see all the projects we need done read more...
Fall and winter can be dreary – turn your home into a cheery place
Now that we have had to turn our clocks back, it is getting dark really early! Now is the time to assess the state of your home and decide what it may need to turn winter into a cheery, pleasant time read more...
How to imprint your personality on your home
What makes every home unique are the details each homeowner includes in their home. Even something relatively minor, like kitchen cabinet hardware (hinges, knobs, pulls) and interior and entry door read more...