There are many reasons why you may be considering finishing the basement in your home. Whether you want to create more recreational space for the family, you are planning to build a home office for yourself, or you are seeking to sell the home soon and want to increase your return on investment, an unfinished basement is a great place to start. This in-depth guide will provide you with a solid ju...

If you have kids or dogs, you’re very familiar with the “drop zone” that can accumulate around entryways. Even if you live alone, the areas near your garage or mudroom entrance can quickly become cluttered with shoes, bags, coats, and a variety of other items that are the artifacts of daily living. If you’re looking to tame the clutter, there is no better solution than mudroom cubbies ...

When we talk about decorating trends, we know that some are transitory. For example, while advancements in wallpaper make it easier to put up (and remove) now, for years this decorating idea fell out of favor but is making a return to popularity. However, wainscotting is different. It almost doesn’t seem fair to call it a trend. As a trim carpentry feature, wainscoting has remained consisten...

Interior painting on the Main Line, and in areas nationwide, is now all about using gray paint. This fashion forever color is now in its fifth year of growing popularity. It has garnered such attention that homeowners are now even using it on trim, doors, and built-in cabinetry. In thirty years of owning a painting company, I have rarely used gray as a finish paint, if at all as a quality interio...