Choosing the right color palette for your home office can improve both your mood and productivity when working from home. In this blog, kitchen remodeling contractor JLR Home Renovation offers tips on selecting the right colors for your home office.
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Tips on Using Recessed Kitchen Lighting
Most kitchens incorporate several types of lighting, such as ambient lighting and task lighting. Recessed lighting is a type of general-purpose lighting that works in all kitchen styles. In this blog, remodeling contractor JLR Exteriors Home Improvement shares tips on using recessed lighting in the kitchen.
Clutter and Spacing: A Guide to Maximizing Your Floor Space
If you bought a home built in the 90s or earlier, chances are it has a partially open space plan rather than a completely open layout. If your taste runs contemporary, this layout may seem stuffy and cramped to you. [Read more…]
The Easy Connect Joining System: What It Can Do for You
Renewal by Andersen® recently introduced an innovative product called the Easy Connect Joining System to the window replacement market, which won the Best Window and Door Product Award at the National Association of Home Builders’ seventh annual Best of IBS Awards. This feature even managed to best other big-name brands in the competition, winning Best in Show Award, a prize awarded to the product that has the best combination of design, functionality and innovation.
The Biggest Kitchen Trends of 2019
Nowadays, kitchens are more than just cooking and food preparation areas. In many homes, the kitchen is a multi-purpose area used for entertaining and spending time with family. Some homeowners even use their kitchens as an office!
Choosing the Right Shower Enclosure for Your Bathroom
There are a variety of shower enclosures available today, all designed to enhance a bathroom’s look and functionality. Choosing the wrong type of enclosure for your bathroom remodeling project, however, is sure to result in some problems with function.
What Can You Do With a Finished Basement?
There are many advantages to finishing a basement. According to the recent “Cost vs. Value” Report from Remodeling Magazine, a finished basement can net you a return of over 70% of your initial investment, placing it high on the list of most cost-effective home improvements, right up there with deck construction and kitchen remodeling projects. Moreover, your basement offers plenty of additional space for your family’s activities.
Pet-Friendly Home Remodeling Ideas
For many, pets are important members of the family. In a survey by the National Association of Realtors, about 61% of U.S. homes own a pet or plan to own one in the near future. Of this number, over half (52%) have commissioned a remodeling contractor for pet-friendly renovations. These projects can range from adding a simple doggie-door to a full perimeter fencing.
Tips for Designing a Transitional Kitchen
Finding a kitchen design that strikes a perfect balance between a traditional and modern aesthetic is a common design conundrum for many homeowners. In earlier times, kitchens were used solely for the purpose of cooking food, but in modern times, the purpose has expanded. Now, instead of just being a room for preparing meals, the kitchen also serves as a lounge area, dining area and mini-bar. That’s where a transitional kitchen design comes in. It is the combination of two styles, traditional and modern, creating a new style all its own. Want to build one? Here are helpful kitchen remodeling tips from JLR Home Renovation to achieve this design:
4 Basement Remodeling Ideas
Whether your basement is a small room housing a fuse box, a water cylinder and some storage boxes, or takes up an entire floor of your home, there are many options when it comes to using the space effectively. Maximizing this space means getting the most out of the room, which could involve transforming it into a usable family room or creating functional storage. These basement remodeling ideas from JLR Home Renovation will help you make the most of this underutilized area of your home:
