Lessons For Kitchen Remodeling
You can’t stand it another second. That old kitchen of yours is getting remodeled right now and not a moment too soon. So where to start? Here are a few lessons we have learned at Cornerstone having done hundreds of successful kitchen remodels. We know these will make your life (and our job) easier: Do […]
Amping Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal
You may have gotten a bargain when you bought your house and saved money with a fixer upper. Over the years you may have put lots of money into the property, remodeling the kitchen, renovating the bath, solving the big problems and never quite getting around to the cosmetics—what is known as the “curb appealâ€. […]
Accessible Remodeling For The Bath
Not everyone who can benefit from a remodeled bath made accessible is already wheelchair bound or even yet physically challenged, but all of us are getting older and sometimes remodeling with our future physical limitations in mind can help us stay in our homes for many more years. There are certain tips, tricks and dimensions […]
Your Bath: A Smooth Operator
When you are picking finishes for your bath remodeling project, consider smoothing out your sanctuary with glass. Glass tile brings shine, drama and depth to your home’s surfaces and its lovely luminescent quality makes it an ever more popular choice for baths. True, it is a little more expensive than ceramic tiles, but the artistry […]
Custom Cabinetry: Which Wood Is Which?
Woods are all unique, with differing characteristics, and choosing just the right one as your custom cabinetry for your remodeling project can be confusing. Here is some information about the characteristics of different types of woods to help you choose: Cherry can take on a deep red patina over time, but its natural color ranges […]
Home Remodeling: Open A New Window
If you are remodeling an older home in Naples, Fort Myers or anywhere in Southwest Florida, you may be faced with an often-seen relic of the past—a dark kitchen. Kitchens used to be smaller than is the fashion now and all-important wall space was used for cabinets, not “wasted†on windows. But today’s larger kitchen […]
Is A Contemporary Kitchen Right For You?
It is your kitchen remodeling project and there are different strokes for different folks. For everyone who loves carved cabinetry, multi-colored mosaic tiles decorating every surface, dramatic window coverings and lots of nooks and crannies in their kitchen remodel, there is another type of person who likes things, modern, geometric and uncluttered. This client might […]
Farewell To The Triangle?
Remodeling a kitchen always means you must pay strict attention to dedicated areas for meal preparation, cleanup, and storage when you are considering the layout. Back in the day, that meant that during a kitchen remodel, a classic triangle was used—where the total distance from the sink to the stove to the refrigerator and back […]
Storage & Remodeling: Everything In Its Place
Remodeling not only gets rid of the old, it makes room for the new. So, if you are planning a kitchen remodel or a bathroom remodel rethink the storage situation and how you might best take advantage of all the new room you have. Consider Function: Cookbooks need to be near the cook and those […]
Color Is The Tie That Binds In Remodeling Design
When it comes to kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling or general remodeling of your whole home, boxy little rooms, all decorated separately, is dated design. Today’s savvy homeowner wants sight lines to and continuous flow between rooms. Such a flow creates harmony, but carving out a connection between rooms in the open floor plans favored these […]