Should you be replacing your baseboards in 2021?

As the New Year gets into swing, it’s good to take a look round your home and seek out any small improvements that add together to make a big difference. A good example of these is baseboards, which are useful in covering any gaps at the joint between your floors and walls. Especially after a…

Custom kitchen cabinets for your lifestyle

Although the standard kitchen cabinet has had a fairly familiar layout for decades, it may not have always suited your needs. Thankfully, there are endless options and styles available when you consider custom cabinetry. From built-in lazy Susans for large households needing to cook quickly, to deep drawers to house your largest pots and pans,…

Stay well-stocked during winter and emergencies with custom cabinetry

Stocking up on bulk food items is a wise way to prevent food shortages in your home during winter and natural or man-made emergency events. Whether you have an existing pantry or root cellar that needs more accessible and efficient storage or you want to add this type of storage to your basement, garage or…

Kitchen cabinet color trends

Choosing the right color for your kitchen cabinets can make your kitchen the stand-out room of the house. So why not consider some of these current trends in kitchen cabinet styles? For knock-out cabinets, two-tone shades are a faultless choice. Pairing complementary colors or mixing textures like paint and wood grain can make for an…

If your door is squeaky

There can be several reasons as to why your door is squeaky, from poor lubrication to lose nuts and bolts. However, one of the common causes of squeaky doors is improper installation. Simply put, when you hire an inexperienced door company to install your doors, they’re more likely going to make some mistakes that impact…

Selecting the right wooden exterior door

When it’s time to give your house a little facelift, a wooden door is a classic choice. But you’ll need to select among three different kinds of wooden doors: solid wood, solid core, or hollow core. Wooden doors are some of the highest quality doors on the market. With regular maintenance, wooden doors can last…

Custom cabinetry can solve junk drawer disorganization

Homeowners and renters often set up a junk drawer in their kitchens that contains a variety of useful and not so useful odds and ends, such as batteries, ties and rubber bands, receipts, charger cords, writing instruments, sticky notes, paperclips, stickers, stamps, mesh bags, and even condiment packets. As anyone who has a junk drawer…

Why do homes have picture rails?

There are many advantages in adding picture rails to a room. Incidentally, they were first introduced simply to allow people to hang pictures on them rather than damage traditional plaster walls – a frequent result of hammering nails straight into the surface! Nowadays, they offer a striking decorative addition and can also add an impression…

Flat or raised?

Although these might sound like terms you would use when playing a card game, we’re actually talking about your kitchen or bathroom cabinet doors! These two choices can add a different finish to your project: FLAT center panels deliver the clean and streamlined contemporary look that you may be seeking. However, this finish can also…