(813) 732-8121If you’re looking for a simple yet effective way to add a touch of elegance and refined taste to your home, look no further than crown molding. Whether you choose a standard design or delve into something more customized, crown molding can achieve any number of design goals and truly transform your house into a more beautiful version of itself. What is Crown Molding? Crown molding is used as a graceful flare where the top of the wall meets the ceiling. Typically made in today’s world of plaster or wooden trim, the molding doesn’t sit with the wall or the
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Unique Custom Project Ideas
If you like your house and feel comfortable with its design, but don’t feel any passion toward how you have designed and decorated it, perhaps it is time for a change. With the help of a contractor, you can make a unique project idea come to life and transform your home. Whether it’s your dining room, kid’s room, or office that needs a facelift, these ideas could provide a bit of inspiration. For the Kids: Built-In Bunks Picture this: an extra tall wall that is customized to house a permanent bunk bed rather than a shelf or dresser. With a
Three Reasons to Choose Built-In Furniture
Built-in furniture has become something of a lost art in the last few years. When home builders make plans for new construction, they are usually only concerned with maximizing their profits. That means squeezing as many homes into a neighborhood as possible and only investing the most basic effort into the design and development of each. Unfortunately, that means that built-in furniture is rarely even considered, let alone implemented. The good news is that you can create your own built-in furniture to add a great deal of character and class to your home, regardless of what the original builders did.
How to Make Your Ceiling a Focal Point
A normal ceiling is flat, white, and a little bit boring. If you find the right construction company, you can transform your standard ceiling into a gorgeous focal point. Certain architectural details in the ceiling can bring a room to life even more than colorful area rug or brand new furniture. Best of all, there are different options for every style, so whether you are rustic or urban at heart, your home can enjoy a boost of personality. Ceiling Medallions Ceiling medallions are a special kind of decorative molding installed in the center of a ceiling. They’re most popular in
The Benefits of Custom Cabinetry
There’s no denying that your kitchen cabinets serve as the room’s focal point, so you want to make sure you choose a quality and design that will provide your kitchen the unique and personal atmosphere that you want to achieve. Whether you would like a kitchen that’s sophisticated and distinguished, charmingly rustic, or a classic contemporary, custom cabinetry can instantly create your vision. At their essence, cabinets are doors and drawers designed to artfully hide all of your kitchenware and small appliances, but custom cabinets are really so much more. Building custom means that you have a world of selection,
Make the Most of Your Fireplace Mantel
Nothing creates an instantly cozy and warm atmosphere quite like a fireplace, especially during chilly winter weather. But the fireplace itself is only half of the ambiance. A fireplace mantel is also needed to give your home a warm, welcoming feel. A fireplace mantel is a decorate frame around the fireplace and its surround, or filler panel. The right home construction company can build you a gorgeous mantel, but first you must determine the taste and style you want your fireplace and mantel to convey. Are you a modern or antique style? Do you prefer wood, brick, tile, marble, or
When Stairs are More than Just Steps
Imagine an English castle from the movies (or, if you’re lucky enough, personal experience from traveling), and you’ll realize that stairs are used as a main focal point. They aren’t just meant to connect Point A to Point B; stairs are meant to make a statement and lend a sense of beauty and character to a home. Curved, straight, wood, wrought iron, decorative, simple, straight, rounded, bent, colorful or plain—there’s no doubt that the options for stairs are as diverse as with any other home design project. The right construction company can renovate your home to include an unforgettable staircase
Which Cabinets Will Complete the Look of Your Kitchen?
The kitchen is very often the center of a home’s activity, from eating and talking to entertaining and doing homework. A well-designed kitchen can achieve a sense of comfort and coziness, the kind that makes visitors want to stay rather than return to their own houses. “Kitchen Envy” is definitely a real thing! Rather than feeling jealous of your friends with gorgeous kitchens, create your own! Cabinetry is the most major piece of the kitchen, so its design can give your home an entirely different feel even if you can’t renovate everything in the kitchen simultaneously.
Your Home Needs Built-in Furniture: Here’s Why
Built-in furniture can change the entire appearance of a room and the entire atmosphere of a home. Most well-built, high end homes have built-in furniture because it lends any room a sense of seamless customization with a sophisticated look that other furniture, no matter how expensive, just can’t achieve. It’s exactly what it sounds like; furniture that is built into the space of the wall instead of free-standing against the wall. This maximizes space, adds storage, and brings a sense of refined style into your home. Imagine the possibilities for build-in bookshelves, fireplace mantels, hutches, media storage, armoires, bars, and
3 Unique Ways to Breathe New Life into Your Home
When I was growing up my mom had a friend who would buy a huge, gorgeous house overlooking picturesque farm land, decorate it like something from a magazine, and sell it a few years later to start the process over. Every single time we visited that friend throughout my childhood, she lived in a different (exquisite) home. Perhaps you can identify with her need for change but you’re not quite ready to sell your whole house in order to add a bit of variety in your life. Fortunately for you, there are many different minor construction techniques that you can