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Energy Guzzlers: Your Home’s Big Three
It may feel like a lifetime ago, but there was a time when the electric bill was referred to as the light bill. Those were the days when electricity was used mainly for lighting because there were few other appliances … Continue reading
Tips to Winterize Your Home
Winter rolls around like clock work, and it always seems to get here all of the sudden. Get ready for it. Be proactive. You’ll be happy you did. Here’s a list of items that you should check: Prevent freezing Garden … Continue reading
Pros and Cons of Different Cooking Technologies for Your Next Kitchen Remodel
When remodeling a kitchen, homeowners must make what seems like an endless number of decisions. Some of those decisions will often include choosing new appliances. In the old days it was pretty simple to choose your cooking appliances – electric … Continue reading
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Tagged appliance, convection, cooktop, duel fuel, halogen, induction, kitchen, kitchen remodeling, maryland, microwave, montgomery county, northern virgnia, oven, range, remodeling, summit design remodeling, trivection
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Bringing Light into Your Remodeling Project
With summer coming to an end and fall fast approaching, we are often asked by clients how to bring more light into a home. The easiest solution would be to add recessed lights or sconces, or even paint the interior … Continue reading
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Tagged daylighting, fairfax, home remodeler, home remodeling, Low E, maryland, maryland design build firm, md, olney, Pella, skylight, summit design remodeling, sun tunnel, va, Velux, virginia, window
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Design Tip – Hiding Cords & Cables with an AV Cabinet
When you are planning your next remodeling project, it’s a great time to look at your existing space and decide what can be done to have more organization and a cleaner, neater look. One of our recent clients in Reston, … Continue reading
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Tagged AV Cabinet, design build firm, design tip, fireplace, home remodeler, home remodeling, maryland, maryland design build firm, Northern, northern virgnia, Reston, va, virginia
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Olney, MD Students Repair Homes in Appalachia
Olney, MD — High school students recently packed their bags and headed to a once-bustling coal town, Chavies, Kentucky, for a week of community service, mending homes and lifting hearts. The forty students and thirteen adults from Oakdale Emory United Methodist … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian service project, design, fairfax, home, maryland, md, oakdale emory united methodist church, olney, remodeling, summit design remodeling, va, virginia
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Types of Countertops – Pros & Cons
As a home remodeling designer, I am frequently asked about the pros and cons of various types of countertop materials. Each type has its pluses and minuses and which one is right for you depends usually on the overall look … Continue reading
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