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So you’re planning to remodel all or part of your home. You want to be “green” but you don’t know where to start or are confused by all the green product hype.

My client was unsatisfied with the builder-grade master bath. A new vanity, countertop, sink, faucet and paint did the trick.

Among the most frequent request from my clients is for more daylight. Here are 5 tips for adding daylight to your home.

When you live in a place that fits you and your family to a tee, and that embodies your sense of beauty – you’re happier and healthier. These 4 concepts will help you understand whether you’ll get your investment back at resale.

In 2005, during the height of the housing boom, you could recoup 90% to 100% of your cost for many home improvement activities. And in hot areas – such as Washington, DC where I practice – you could recoup more than 100% of your cost on kitchen and bath remodeling as well as many outdoor rooms. Today the picture is quite different; the national averages show few home improvements return more than 80% of their cost and most return between 60-70%.

I got a question recently on a post about Remodeling Price Drivers asking: “When is a bump out no longer a bump out but rather an addition?  And when doing a cost estimate, is the cost of a bump out the same as an addition, approximately $200 per square foot?” The short answer is that, [...]

Here are some of the areas that are sometimes overlooked but that make a big difference in the efficiency of your remodeled kitchen.

My clients own a 1920’s federal style duplex. When they called me, their basement included a partially finished laundry room with a toilet. We succeeded in giving them everything on their wish list including:

My client’s wish list for a remodeled master suite in the upper Northwest Washington, DC neighborhood of the Palisades included an enlarged bath and dressing area and bumping up the ceiling to create a tray ceiling.

What does it cost to renovate a kitchen? I’ve had 3-4 contacts within the past few weeks from homeowners who wish to renovate their kitchens for budgets ranging from $15,000 to $25,000. In their words, they want to gut their kitchens and replace everything from cabinets to lighting to flooring.