by Site Admin | Jun 19, 2014 | Home Building and Remodeling
As our life expectancy increases, so must our foresight. We need to plan how we want to live in our golden years. Many of us have had the responsibility of caring for our elderly parents. If you’ve experienced this firsthand, you probably became more empathetic and...
by Site Admin | Jun 13, 2014 | Custom Home Building, Home Building and Remodeling, Home Remodeling
Windows and doors play a critical role in your home’s design; that’s the crux of this short-and-sweet blog post. For those of us in the Chicagoland area, this is particularly important because the style of homes found in our city and suburban communities vary...
by Site Admin | May 30, 2014 | Home Building and Remodeling, Kitchen Remodeling
Five tips to ensure your kitchen remodel is done with top quality that stands the test of time. I recently read that the lifespan of the average house is 100 years or longer. Within this 100-year-average, there are many designs, materials and products that vary in...
by Site Admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Home Building and Remodeling
Guest blog post written by Hinsdale IL interior designer Donna Hall, ASID, NCIDQ, founder and principal designer of Savvy Interior Design, Inc. It’s such an ambiguous word: Transitional. Wikipedia’s explanation: Well that explains … nothing. Lucky for you, I have an...
by Site Admin | Mar 24, 2014 | Custom Home Building, Home Building and Remodeling, Home Remodeling
If you had the ability to control your home’s lighting functions with a touch of a button or voice command, would you? Of course you would. Does the thought of monitoring your home through your smartphone when you’re away appeal to you? Of course it does. So maybe now...
by Site Admin | Mar 22, 2014 | Custom Home Building, Home Building and Remodeling, Home Remodeling
Guest blog post written by Dan Wanzung, licensed landscape architect and partner, American Gardens, Inc. Fire evokes memories and emotions. Fire is an element that most all of us associate with our experiences in the outdoors. Campsite fires in Scouts or family...