A kitchen remodel is one of the most popular home renovations people make. It not only adds to your property value, but it makes life faster, easier and more comfortable. Foster Remodeling can help you choose the ideal design for your kitchen remodeling project. One aspect to ponder is how to change your kitchen cabinets? [...]
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Selecting a Remodeler
by: Carin Demmon, Design Consultant Do you dream of cooking in a modern kitchen or watching the Redskins in your new sunroom? Does your bathroom do little to make you feel refreshed? If so, you may be thinking about remodeling your home, but where do you start? Finding the right designer or contractor can be [...]
Kitchen Backsplashes
There are many options these days for kitchen backsplashes, from the simplest to the most detailed. The basic principle of a backsplash is to protect the wall between the countertop and the upper cabinets from spills and/or splashes, obviously nowadays backsplashes are more often used as a decorative surface, but however simple or complex they [...]
What were they thinking?
That is a question I get asked by many homeowners when I’m in their house trying to find solutions to design flaws or problems. While it’s very hard to say what a designer was actually thinking when they put together the plan for a home that can often be over forty years old, one thing [...]
Remodeling your Split-level home
Split-level homes first appeared in the 1930s but became popular after World War II, in the 1950s and 60s. Today, many split-level homes feel dated and in need of remodeling. The classic split-level home generally includes a one-story side and a two-story side. In the single story, you may have the entry, living room, kitchen [...]
Spring Cleaning
Spring Renewal and Home Maintenance Spring is here! That means baseball games, flowers blooming and… spring cleaning? Yes, with longer daylight hours and open windows, we all start seeing (and feeling) the dust that has accumulated over the past winter months. Spring is the time for replenishing, repairing, and revamping, so why not some remodeling? [...]
Think Green While Remodeling
If it’s time for a Northern Virginia home addition or an interior remodeling project, consider making a few eco-friendly adjustments.
Deciding on a Custom Remodeling Project
When you first think about doing a home remodeling project, it is easy to get sidetracked. The idea might start out as a kitchen remodel because there are too many cooks in the kitchen and not enough room.
The REALITY of Reality TV
The reality of Reality TV…. Home renovation looks so easy on TV. A complete kitchen or bath remodel move quickly and smoothly from start to finish, and the results are always beautiful. But somewhere between “before” and “after” there are always at least a few speed humps and lots of “I wish I had known [...]
Smart Remodeling
“Smart Remodeling” In today’s current economic environment we’ve seen a shift in remodeling trends from the “Like to Have Done” projects to the “Need to Have Done” projects. The new construction boom of the last decade and subsequent new housing bust along with the overall aging inventory of housing has left many homeowners with properties [...]