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This New Tech Turns Any Countertop into a Wireless Charger
FreePower for Countertop has swept awards for its innovation—and the company claims installing it is "as straightforward as cutting a sink"
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Pro's Picks: A Quick Install Composite Stone
This pro completed a high volume facelift project months ahead of schedule
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Pella's New Debut Promises Faster, One-Person Window Installs
The window manufacturer promises 3.15x faster installation with its Steady Set system
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Marvin Releases Switchable Privacy Glass Window
The privacy glass windows can be purchased from Marvin's Direct Glaze windows
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Design Trends to Watch in 2024
To peer into the crystal ball of home design trends, look no further than current events. Today’s housing market, economic conditions, and post-…
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Color of the Year 2024 Announced by Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams has selected a light blue, Upward SW 6239, as its 2024 Color of the Year. The hue symbolizes relaxation and peace, two emotions that…
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Michael Valente Swims in His Own Direction
When Renovation Sells went into its second year of business, it exploded—figuratively. The company’s CEO, Michael Valente, chalks it up to doing…Exterior Products
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Kitchen Expansion
The owners of this eight-year-old colonial-style home in Hopkinton, Mass. called upon its original builder to update its traditional floor plan to suit their family’s changing needs. One key area to address was expanding the kitchen to make it more functional for everyday use as well as entertaining.
Accessible Remodel
A contractor turns his own house into an accessible home and a remodeling showplace. It's a great home for the owners and their three teenagers; it provides easy living for Karen's resident parents; it's accessible for guests, including children and Karen's wheelchair-bound aunt; and it's an impressive showroom for the Shustars' Glen Ellyn, Ill. design build company.
Kitchen Remodel Lets the Views Shine In
Moving one wall, and partially removing several others, transformed the dark and cramped kitchen in this 42-year-old residence in Potomac, Md. into a bright and inviting social center for its owners who are thrilled with their modern Zen-inspired space. See how.
Selling Green Remodeling
In these days of energy-efficiency and sustainability, what does it take to sell green to an uninformed customer? How do you define or describe green remodeling? Green remodeling is incorporating into the design and construction processes an emphasis on sustainability and thinking about the environment.
September 2007 Remodeler Product Preview
Blåkläder Pockets abound in the heavy-duty worker shorts from Blåkläder. The company is known for its tremendously durable products, and this…
Products and Technologies to Speed Up the Remodeling Process
Speed your next remodel with 6 proven technologies from the PATH Concept Home that result in faster installation of plumbing, floors, switches and egress systems. Some of these technologies will also enhance the beauty and environmental performance of your project and may cost less to install.
Remodeling an Outmoded Kitchen
Remodeling a 1920s kitchen to expand the space and update appliances to accommodate the owners' love of cooking.
Window Watching
An overview of new window styles from double-hung tilt sash from Milgard, a neo-classical fromWeather Shield, Stormblocker from Hy-Lite and Round Tops from Marvin, among others.
Creating the Ultimate Luxury Bathroom
The Homeowners in this Lakeville, Minn., home had several remodeling projects under their belt to boost the curb-appeal of their home, but the master bedroom and bathroom was a space they never fully connected with. They commissioned College City Remodeling, also in Lakeville, to redo the space and saw the project as the final chapter of their efforts to make the home truly their own.
Updated Kitchen
This 1950s kitchen was in desperate need of an update. SawHorse was able to bring it into the 21st century by blending modern features with traditional looks.