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Whether it’s just one room or an entire house, renovations are a major undertaking. These projects require time, energy and cash. From investors planning to rent out or flip a property to the [...]

If you’re planning on remodeling your kitchen this year, these trends (in quotes) from leading online home design platform, Houzz, are worth considering. These are not style points, like mixed [...]

Bathrooms are functional spaces, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a statement with design. Right now, the most popular design styles for bathrooms are transitional and contemporary. [...]

OPINION: Renovating continues to be one of New Zealand’s favourite pastimes. Whether you’ve been watching renovations on TV or doing it for yourself in real life, I’m sure many [...]

It wasn’t that long ago that future-proofing your bathroom meant being forced to choose from hospital-like stainless steel and ugly plastic add-ons. Fortunately for home-owners looking to ensure [...]

Even if you have no immediate plans for leaving your home, it’s a good idea to approach renovations with resale value in mind. Upgrades that are likely to appeal to future buyers protect your [...]

STAMFORD — Keisha Taylor, who has lived in her West Side apartment for 21 years, got a note in the door last Friday that said she’d soon get a new bathroom. Work would start Monday, the note [...]

Even if you have take-out restaurants on speed dial, just about everyone dreams of that stunning, well-designed kitchen. It’s the room with the heart—where family congregates, where we entertain [...]

Planning a bathroom renovation? Before you start such a big job, don’t make the mistake too many homeowners make — hiring the first contractor who walks into their house. That’s a really big [...]

When we first started putting basements under houses, the space was mainly used for storage, laundry and as a place to keep the furnace and hot water tank out of the way. But as our lifestyles [...]