Architect Doug Walter, contractor Tom Owens, and interior designer Kristi Dinner teamed up to modernize this tiny powder room. The key to gaining more space was replacing the in-swing door with an out-swing unit.
Remodelers find ways to use every inch of usable space in small powder rooms.
When remodeling an old house, what can be more tempting than to vault the ceilings or add a large dormer? The attic joists don't seem to be doing much.
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The Universal Design Alliance (UDA), in Suwanee, Ga., is a nonprofit group committed to raising awareness and expanding knowledge of universal design.
Flexible design comes from the understanding that homes outlast lifestyles. Family configurations change. Technology changes. “Things that suit our lifestyle today may not suit it 15 years or 150 years from now,” says Fernando Pagés Ruiz, owner of Brighton Construction in Lincoln, Neb., who...
It's no secret that remodelers and architects have endured a historically adversarial relationship.
When the design/build team for a neglected 1909 bungalow in downtown Orlando, Fla., first discussed how to restore and remodel the house, they envisioned a likely buyer. A mature couple or family, probably with an older teenager still in the nest and perhaps an elderly parent to care for, the...
An experienced architect and a thoughtful contractor pull off a successful rowhouse renovation in the nation's capital.
When we want to define one space from another, we typically use a wall. But once there is a wall, there is also an impenetrable barrier to views and to conversation, which is not always desirable.
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During the seminar "Blueprint for the Custom Crafted Kitchen," speaker Carol Lamkins covered the 9 centers that designers and remodelers should address in a kitchen design.