Winter is gone and warm weather is here to stay! If you’re feeling that irrepressible urge to change some things up for the season, you’re not alone. Clothes, food, hair, whatever floats your boat. We change up the beer to something a little lighter and brighter and wear swimsuits to work. Just kidding, no one really wants to see us in swimsuits…
When it comes to your house, we would normally try to talk you out of following trends (trendy remodeling is tough to resell a few years down the line) but, done right, seasonal refreshers give you all the variety you crave without costing you on the backend. Below are some simple spring decorating ideas for you to try. Just remember to pay attention to the fixed elements in each room (furniture, flooring etc.) to be sure that your seasonal changes don’t clash. Read more…
Your garage gives you extra storage space, vehicular protection from the elements, band practice, indoor space to do outdoor projects, an escape from wife/husband/children/in-laws … it’s different for each home, but we all appreciate that little 300-600 square foot unfinished chunk of concrete.
Sometimes I think that new home builders add bathrooms as an afterthought. “Should we add a closet here? Oh wait, we forgot the bathroom! I’m sure it will fit in this crawl space…”.
Continuing our maintenance series, today’s post is all about that evil drywall crack you’ve been glaring at forever. Even the best built houses will eventually settle a bit and that means that these little devils will always be a pain in your butt. But don’t worry, it’s not all that hard to fix, and after reading this, you can make them all disappear…
Though it may sound like the metaphorical “loose screw” concept, we are actually talking about a literal brick here. Kansas City seems to be chock full of the little red building blocks. And, especially when it comes to the older buildings, those bricks will occasionally try to jump ship. It’s not terribly surprising if you consider that water is the arch enemy of masonry. And of course, KC embraces water in all forms: humidity, rain, snow, flooding, glaciers… ok well, maybe not really but it certainly felt like it this winter…
Of course, you know we prefer that you decide to remodel- it’s just way more fun! But when your living space is less than ideal, we understand that a serious decision lies before you. Move or remodel? Remodel or move? So many factors go into this decision that it makes sense that we deliberate over it more than a kid in a candy store!
Showers. One of the great conveniences of the modern world. Women complain that men never take them, men complain that women hog them, but we all enjoy a hot shower to get the day going. Of course they’ve developed over the years, and the features available now go a bit beyond basic plumbing and a fancy shower head.
For us, remodeling is never depressing, we LOVE it! What we’re talking about here is the fact that a lot of remodeling is done to spruce up the home just before selling. But how stupid is that?! Pour in money, time and energy to make your house a dream home… for someone else. Has anyone else ever felt the irony here? Cleaning, painting, landscaping, little updates. All these things could easily have been done at any point, but we do them when they will only be enjoyed by the future home occupant. Depressing. The point is, do you really want to wait until you’re flying the nest to make it spectacular? 
