A Whiter Shade of Pale
If you are thinking of renovating or remodeling your bathroom, why not keep it clean and stick to white? The latest remodeling trend in Southwest Florida is for the clean, crisp, coastal look and nothing so bespeaks simplicity and serenity as an all-white palette. Here are some suggestions from Kohler to help your renovation benefit […]
Fixing Stains On Marble Part 2
You took the plunge and made the not insubstantial investment in adding marble to your renovation or remodeling project. In a previous blog, we discussed the proper care of your new marble, but what do you do in the event of a stain? Here is what you need to know if that beautiful marble, installed […]
Why Choose Laminate Flooring?
If your remodeling or renovation project requires new flooring in one or more of your rooms, you might be considering whether to choose hardwood or laminate flooring. While no one would dispute the beauty of hardwood, if you are trying to keep your remodeling project within a tight budget or you just want a floor […]
Making A Small Bath Bigger
It’s renovation time and the first thing you want remodeling is that small bathroom. To finally feel like you are not in a box when you close the door is worth the investment to you and a good remodeling firm, like Cornerstone Builders of Southwest Florida, is here to help. Here’s some ways to make […]
Kitchen Remodeling: Pantries
If you are remodeling your kitchen, getting a new pantry may be one of the big reasons you undertook the renovation project. You need more space. According to the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), space is the number #1 reason homeowners want to remodel their kitchen and if that describes you, you may be […]
Kitchens: The New Family Rooms
When it comes to remodeling your kitchen, it’s not just food preparation and serving you need to think about. In modern kitchen renovations, very often the kitchen is the gathering place of the home. So, when thinking of remodeling, why not combine the kitchen with a family room? Our great-grandmothers might have worked in a […]
Considering a Backyard Fire Pit?
Staring into flames is not just a solitary pleasure anymore—now it is a group activity. We remodeling companies are being asked to design firepits with almost every outdoor renovation we do. Once relegated to camp and bonfires, gathering around a home fire pit is now something homeowners are clamoring to add to their outdoor landscape. […]
Caring for Marble Part 1
When it comes to renovating your home, look to history. There is a reason all the grand buildings of the ancient world were clad in marble. It was the most beautiful of stones and thus deemed worthy to honor the gods in temples and churches throughout history. When people decided to build their own sanctuaries—their […]
Adding An Indoor Fireplace
Many transplanted Southwest Floridians have memories of gathering around the fireplace from their childhood up North and would like to replicate that feeling by adding a fireplace as part of their remodeling or renovation project. With cooler nights soon to be upon us, we at Cornerstone Builders of Southwest Florida would like to give you […]
Adding A Conservatory
Isn’t it silly to consider a remodeling project where you add a conservatory to your home? Isn’t a renovation adding a sunroom redundant when we live in Paradise? The answer is “noâ€. While our weather here is often spectacular—windy and balmy—in the summertime, it can get very hot and humid or rain like a monsoon. […]