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Homeowner Guide 5 Tips for a Successful Home Remodel Released for Download

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Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) September 30, 2012

Northern Virginia home remodeling company Merrill Contracting & Remodeling, Inc. announced the release of the newest edition of its popular consumer e-guide to home remodeling. The e-guide 5 Tips for a Successful Home Remodel is now available free for homeowners to download at http://www.merrillcontracting.com.

The e-guide includes useful tips that help homeowners have better home remodeling experiences, such as the importance of selecting the right remodeling contractor. The homeowner e-guide to successful remodeling provides links to pages on the Merrill Contracting & Remodeling website where additional and more detailed information can be found, such as methods of setting home remodeling project priorities, specific questions to ask contractors and references, and red flags to look out for when selecting a remodeling contractor as well as other tips about remodeling.

David Merrill, president of Merrill Contracting & Remodeling commented Perhaps the single most important decision a homeowner makes that affects the success of a remodeling project and the nature of the home remodeling experience is the selection of the contractor they use. Its not always easy to determine what company will be best. Some of the secrets in our new e-guide, and articles they link to at our website, will help homeowners learn how to determine if the company they are considering for their remodel is right for them, their project, and their budget. Merrill also said, While our company only works in Northern Virginia our homeowners guide would be helpful to any homeowner in the country planning a remodeling project. The home remodeling tips we offer are universal.

Located in Arlington, Virginia, Merrill Contracting & Remodeling provides design build home remodeling services to homeowners in Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, McLean and other areas in Northern Virginia. The company provides architectural design and construction services for projects such as whole house remodels, home additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basement finishing, green remodeling, interior and exterior remodeling, as well as other home remodeling projects.







New Free Guidebook Educates Homeowners How To Survive A Home Remodel

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Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2012

HartmanBaldwin is releasing the third edition of its popular Home Remodelers Survival Guide. First published in 2003, the new publication takes a more strategic approach to shaping the readers remodeling goals by helping them make informed decisions before hiring an architect and contractor. This guidebook answers difficult remodeling questions, provides tools to help shape your goals and manage the process, and shows effective ways to recruit, select, and communicate with a design/build team.

From this guidebook a lecture series was born that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Home Remodelers Survival Guide Workshop. Now in its 9th year, this interactive workshop helps homeowners identify and get passed the fears that have held them back from realizing their remodeling goals. Fun and enlightening exercises help attendees (especially couples) prioritize a wants-and-needs list and also learn how to balance their scope with the budget to avoid over investing for their neighborhood.

Workshop leader, Bill Judson is an Architect at HartmanBaldwin Design/Build and heads HartmanBaldwins consulting team. He and his team of design/build consultants are grounded with the practical know-how necessary to provide innovative solutions to the toughest remodeling dilemmas.

People don’t plan to fail, but they often fail to plan. This is especially true where home remodeling is concerned, explains Bill Judson. Since remodeling is a complex process with many details to be planned, coordinated, and anticipated, even before the first nail is driven, homeowners are faced with several important decisions: Will the design project meet my family’s needs? How can I hold everyone to my budget? What compromises will I have to make? How do I protect myself and my investment? This one of a kind guidebook and workshop offers the chance to address these issues and help attendees obtain a clearer vision of how they can successfully manage a remodel of their own home.

To receive a FREE copy of The Home Remodelers Survival Guide call 626.486.0510. To register for an upcoming workshop online visit http://hartmanbaldwin.com/sgw-registration.asp Seating is limited; workshop fills up fast. People are encouraged to rsvp early. Light food and refreshments will also be served.

About HartmanBaldwin – HartmanBaldwin Design/Build, Inc. has been remodeling and restoring homes in Southern California for nearly 30 years. It has won numerous local and national awards for design and building, including the Gold Nugget Grand Award, sponsored by the Pacific Coast Builders Conference and Builder Magazine; several Renaissance Design Competition Grand Awards, sponsored by the NAHB Remodelers Council and Remodeling Magazine; and numerous Architectural Commission Excellence in Design and Construction Awards.







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Portland Interior Designer Garrison Hullinger completes historic remodel that respects Craftsman heritage while adding new luxury and comfort.

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Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

Portland interior designer Garrison Hullinger recently announced completion of a whole house remodel that introduces 21st century luxury living to a 1901 Portland Craftsman. According to Hullinger, the project’s success was built on a process of discovery that helped uncover the clients’ wants and needs for their remodeled home.

“The clients wanted to preserve the aesthetics and elegance of this historic house they bought, but they also needed a fully-appointed modern home,” said Garrison Hullinger, principal of Portland’s Garrison Hullinger Interior Design. “Thanks to our understanding of the homeowners, this new remodel achieved both.”

The original house had a strong Edwardian influence, with floors divided into many rooms. The first floor included a dining room, brandy room, extensive pantry, kitchen living room, and half bath. The second floor housed five bedrooms, each with a tiny closet, and one bathroom.

“We really wanted to pay homage to the home and resist the modernist tendency to just open everything up,” said Hullinger. “So we were committed to the Edwardian aesthetic but we also needed to carve out some space.”

Hullinger and his Portland team of interior designers dove into intensive space planning mode, reducing the five bedrooms of the second floor down to three, and adding a second full bath to that floor. The GHID team used new, generous closets as buffers for the newly configured bedrooms, providing separation and privacy between rooms. Hullinger also designed a full guest suite in the attic space, and created nooks throughout the house for reading, phone conversation, or the iPad.

(For a portfolio of the interior design of this Portland craftsman remodel visit http://garrisonhullinger.com/portfolios/interiors-classic-remodel or view a video slideshow of the project at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJwv0CBqOA&feature=plcp)

In tune with the Portland home’s historic narrative, Hullinger worked extensively with salvaged and restored materials in the remodel. An original leaded glass window provided inspiration for the new windows in the kitchen. Reused countertop remnants recovered from the house found new life in several rooms of the home. A rescued and refurbished handrail now graces the central staircase. And salvaged doors and windows abound, most notably the oval leaded glass window discovered by the builder during preparation for a full bathroom addition on the main floor, still installed but covered inside-and-out by drywall and siding.

In decorating the interiors of the home, the Garrison Hullinger Interior Design team chose the subtle and diverse over the sterile and uniform. In the kitchen, for example, the variety of metal finishes on the fixtures, the La Cornue stove and the range Vent-A-Hood create an inviting and comfortable pastiche. The design approach also finds expression in the living room d

From Adolescence to Sophistication in Ann Arbor: A Whole House Remodel

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Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) May 10, 2012

“From adolescence to sophistication” was the goal expressed by Architectural Resources Ann Arbor client at the beginning of a master-planned, multi-phased whole house remodeling and addition project. Originally designed many years ago by the self-proclaimed ‘recovering architect’ homeowner, the home was in need of updating and attention. The project included a completely remodeled first floor, including a new bedroom wing and ‘Tree House’ sanctuary overlooking a beautiful setting with ponds and natural landscaping. For additional information on the project, visit http://www.arcrestour.com.

This home is the fourth of 10 stellar projects featured on this year’s NARI Tour of Remodeled Homes, an annual event showcasing the best in residential remodeling design and construction. For additional information and to download the tour brochure and annual NARI membership directory, visit http://www.narisemich.org.

Project Background

The homes original 1980s design was steeped in “post modern” architectural folly. In the clients own words, the home needed to grow and mature from adolescence to sophistication to match the homeowners style and attitude. A careful, sensitive design approach and the art of understatement and restraint were utilized to make subtle but significant changes to the existing home, including two modest additions carefully scaled to complement the main home.

To the north a new main floor and fully accessible Master Suite Pavilion wing with a Home Office “Link” connector was added. The Master Suite Pavilion was designed with “long life-loose fit” strategies in mind, recognizing that the homeowners needs will change over time.

The main house family gathering space received an authentic Rumford-style, full masonry fireplace as a stunning focal point, along with new ridge beam and skylights to open up the space visually. The new functional and elegant floating slab stairway to the west of the family gathering space was exquisitely crafted from sustainably harvested Brazilian Cherry.

Although the kitchen maintained its essential layout, it was completely redesigned in a subtle yet effective manner. Major changes included a custom cast concrete topped island and a redesign of the “post modern” inspired window array to open the views of the meadow and ponds to the south. The new elevated “Tree House” sanctuary to the south of the home was an exciting introduction, as it allowed for elevated viewing and a connection to nature with the meadow, gardens and ponds below.

About the Architect: Architectural Resource

Architectural Resource is a nationally recognized, award-winning architectural design firm specializing exclusively in residential design. Architectural Resource is Michigan’s leading green residential remodeling design firm responsible for Michigans first three USGBC LEED Platinum remodels. Experts in Not So Big

Hatchett Design Remodel Set to Participate in the All-American Homearama

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Newport News, Virginia (PRWEB) June 16, 2012

Virginia Beach remodeling contractor Hatchett Design Remodel will showcase its services at the All-American Homearama slated for June 16 through July 1.

In addition to gaining kitchen and bathroom ideas for adding comfort and style to their homes, show visitors can also take advantage of Hatchetts sizzling summer bath promotions. Promotions include $ 1,000 off on the installation of a walk-in tub or tub-to-shower conversion. Homeowners who have a bathroom fully remodeled will receive a free vanity and mirror, a $ 1,000 value. The discounts are limited to one per household and are valid through July 31.

The 2012 All-American Homearama will be held at Culpepper Landing in Chesapeake and will feature eight new homes, each fully decorated, furnished and landscaped. Hatchetts booth will have a festive Jimmy Buffet theme and visitors can enter to win a Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Maker. In addition to Hatchett Design Remodel and over 100 other exhibitors, the Homearama will feature outdoor grilling demonstrations, culinary taste tests and interior design roundtables.

A family owned and operated business, Hatchett Design Remodel offers kitchen and bathroom remodels, room additions, vinyl siding installation and replacement of windows and doors as well as other home improvement projects. For more than 50 years, the company has offered services for home improvement in Virginia Beach. From design through construction, Virginia Beach homeowners can rely on Hatchett Design Remodel to bring their dreams to life.

About Hatchett Design/Remodel:

For three generations, Hatchett Design Remodel remains a family owned and operated business privileged to serve Hampton Roads home owners for all their remodeling needs from design through construction. Hatchett provides kitchen remodeling, bath remodeling, additions, sunrooms, vinyl & James Hardie siding, replacement windows, doors, and manages various types of home remodeling and construction projects.







A Swimming Pool Remodel Takes Indoor Living Outdoors

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Covington, LA (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

One of the latest trends in home remodeling is creating an outdoor living room. Everyone wants a space where they can entertain and relax and at the center of this outdoor paradise is the backyard swimming pool. This is not the plain rectangular or kidney shaped pool of the past the new swimming pool remodel design includes fountains, fireplaces, lighting, kitchens, swim-up bars, hot tubs and waterfalls. It also includes the latest energy-efficient products such as variable speed pumps and saltwater chlorination.

Creating a natural pool environment with boulders and rock formations is a big trend in pool remodeling. Many homeowners are now incorporating slides, fountains and waterfalls into the boulders – while adding stone steps. In addition to the boulders and rock formations, homeowners are also adding other popular resort-like features such as sun shelves, tanning ledges, gradual slopes and infinity edges. Infinity edges work particularly well with homes with a scenic view.

One of the most popular trends in pool remodeling is the addition of swimming pool lighting. In the past, most pools had one large light in the pool to safely illuminate the pool area for nighttime swimming. Now, the addition of a lighting plan for the swimming pool area extends the backyard entertaining experience. An illuminated pool and spa area allows the time spent in the backyard – whether swimming, relaxing or entertaining to extend into nightfall. Because of their energy-efficiency and longevity, there has been a significant increase in the use of multicolored and white LED (light-emitting diode) lighting features. By utilizing the digital circuitry within the LED lights, mixing the primary colors offers an abundance of light shows and color effects, controlled easily through automation systems.

Another idea to bring the indoors out is adding a custom outdoor kitchen and fireplace. Imagine resort living: lounging by a custom designed swimming pool bar while entertaining and cooking in a new outdoor kitchen with friends and family. As the sun sets, relax under the stars with a roaring fire in an outdoor fireplace or firepit.

Remodeling a pool area is also a popular project for those that choose to make pools more energy-efficient. With innovative pool equipment such as high-efficiency pumps, pool covers and automatic timers, the heating and energy efficiency of a swimming pool area can be greatly improved.

Though traditional chlorine pools have been a suburban backyard staple for several decades, many homeowners are now deciding to remodel to saltwater swimming pools. In addition to being a healthy alternative for your skin, saltwater swimming pools have several advantages over chlorine pools, including fewer chemicals, lower cost of upkeep, and minimal maintenance.

Just because the summer has hit, its not too late to think about a backyard swimming pool remodel. The average pool remodel takes only nine days! Not sure where to start? Visit SwimmingPool.coms 6 Easy Steps to Remodel Your Pool. It will guide with everything from getting started with a new surface to adding features and choosing a pool professional.

Need a little financial assistance to get the job done? Many options are now available for those constructing or remodeling a swimming pool. Visit Swimming Pool.com for more details.

Want the opportunity to remodel or construct the swimming pool of your dreams? Be sure to enter The SwimmingPool.com New Pool Sweepstakes. One lucky homeowner will win a New or Remodeled Swimming Pool valued up to $ 30,000. The new or remodeled swimming pool will include a full line of the latest Energy Solutions