POSTS IN THE CATEGORY 'REALESTATE'
Guidebook, Step Seven: Renovation Challenges
Roger Hazard · Step seven of the design process addresses some of the challenges you may face during your renovation. While most problems can be avoided through careful planning, all kitchen renovations are bound to uncover a surprise or two. Here are a few of the most common challenges faced in kitchen renovations, and some suggestions on how to minimize them through careful planning and fact-finding.
CUSTOMCUPBOARDS · GUIDEBOOK · KITCHEN · KITCHENS101 · REALESTATE · RENOVATION · TIPS
Guidebook, Step Six: Dealing With Contractors
Roger Hazard · Step six of the design process addresses working well with your general contractor. A good working relationship with your kitchen renovation contractor can be the factor that determines the success of your project. Here are seven key tips for creating and maintaining a harmonious partnership.
CUSTOMCUPBOARDS · GUIDEBOOK · KITCHEN · KITCHENS101 · REALESTATE · RENOVATION · TIPS
Tiny and Reclaimed
Chris Stout-Hazard · Here's a Texan tiny home that's constructed from reclaimed wood. Just 184 square feet, this one runs contrary to the meme that everything is bigger in Texas.
LITTLEHOUSELOVE · REALESTATE · VINTAGE
Toronto's Tiniest Home
Roger Hazard · Only 300 square feet, but it has a patio!
LITTLEHOUSELOVE · REALESTATE
Somewhere In Time
Eileen Gill · It's going on week sixteen of our house remodel (but that's a whole other blog!) and we found out today that our sheet rock is going in soon. Yippee! Well, I joked to our general contractor that we should put a time capsule in the wall before they seal it up. He said all they ever find in the walls is old beer cans - which I thought was odd!
AUSTIN · REALESTATE · RENOVATION
Guidebook, Step Five: Making Informed Budget Decisions
Roger Hazard · Step five of the design process addresses working within your budget and making informed decisions. After you've spent some time working out the scope of your renovation and begun consulting with a designer to get a better feel for the overall cost, it's time to lock down your budget and put together a plan that gives you the kitchen you need without breaking the bank.
CUSTOMCUPBOARDS · GUIDEBOOK · KITCHEN · KITCHENS101 · REALESTATE · RENOVATION · TIPS
Consider costs carefully when deciding to move or renovate home
Roger Hazard · As the housing market continues its gradual recovery, families seeking more space and nicer appointments are weighing their options. Selling and moving to a larger home might offer a more immediate solution, but many are opting instead to stick around and renovate their current house.
DESIGN · FURNITURE · REALESTATE · RENOVATION · STAGING
Deconstructing a Kitchen: Clarksville Bungalow
Roger Hazard · I tackled this tiny Austin kitchen in the premier episode of my TV show, "Sell This House: Extreme." In just a few days, my team and I completely renovated the kitchen ? as well as the living room, dining area, both bedrooms, and the front yard. While all of the changes we made were important to increasing the value of the home, the kitchen transformation packed the biggest punch, helping boost the asking price by $100,000.
AUSTIN · BEFOREANDAFTER · COLOR · CUSTOMCUPBOARDS · DECONSTRUCTINGAKITCHEN · DESIGN · KITCHEN · KITCHENS101 · PAINT · REALESTATE · RENOVATION · SELLTHISHOUSE · TIPS
The Ten Minute Tidy Just Might Save Your Sanity
Eileen Gill · Often I show houses and think, "Whoa, is this house really on the market?" There are dishes in the sink, unmade beds, clothes in hampers that are sitting in playrooms and bedrooms, all sorts of things piled on the stairs, carpets that need to be vacuumed, bathrooms with wet floors - and tons of apologies from the owner! Then I think, "Well, they must have never heard of the Ten Minute Tidy."
CLUTTER · KIDS · REALESTATE · TIPS
Ten Ways To Increase Interest In Your House
Roger Hazard · If the "for sale" sign has been in your front yard longer than you had hoped, don't despair. Instead, consider one or more of the following ten quick fixes to catch the eye of buyers.
DESIGN · REALESTATE · STAGING · TIPS
