Design - Home

If you are building a new garage, you need to have a new garage door. Most people don't know much about garage doors. They have no idea just how different they can be, so they just decide to get a standard garage door. Of course, this is a problem for a big reason.

All-glass garage doors are beautiful, impressive, and chic. They are often seen on design shows on TV, in magazines, and maybe in your visions of a dream house.

If you are trying to give your home a new look, one great idea is to update your garage door to a more current style. While you are at it, you can also add some new outdoor lighting to really perk things up.

Did your new home come with a builder’s grade bare bulb in the garage? Or are you building a garage and need advice on the best type of lighting? Choosing lighting solutions doesn’t need to be tricky. Today, we will give you our top tips for finding great fixtures for any garage.

Whether you’re building a new home or renovating, one of your main concerns is going to be making sure that the colors all work together. A good color scheme makes your home look inviting and welcoming. So, how should you coordinate the colors?

Have you been searching for a way to spruce up the exterior of your home and increase its curb appeal? Often people turn to landscaping and patio furniture and overlook the largest element of their exterior – their garage door. The garage door takes up quite a bit of real estate if you will, especially if you have a two-car garage door. In fact, did you realize that the larger the garage door appears, the bigger your house appears? It just gives this illusion of grandeur and space, even if it’s not exactly true.

Renovations can be a lot of fun…until they’re not! Turning your garage into a living space can be a creative and even ingenious solution to a lack of additional space. Millions of people have done it, and whether they’re creating a guest room, a playroom, or any other living space, they all seem to make it look easy. But before you pick up a sledgehammer and start going to work on your garage to turn it into a living room, office, or guest room, take a moment to inform yourself of a few big mistakes to avoid.

An important aspect of homeownership is ensuring that the value of your investment is maintained, if not increased. Included in this is your choice of garage door as you want to make sure you install a high quality door built with the best workmanship and guaranteed to last for decades, while also adding to your home’s curb appeal. A cost-value study published in the magazine “Remodeling” about the 2014 national averages shows that midrange garage door replacement projects recoup 83.7% of the garage door cost when the house is sold.

It is not uncommon for those who own homes to run out of storage space. Often times we end up with more belongings than we can store in the space that is currently available. We would like to show you how you can create a garage in an existing basement room to increase your storage capacity. In this example, the homeowner took out his patio door and installed a 6’10” by 6’6” garage door, and included an electric garage door opener.

Your home’s curb appeal is very important. It is what makes people look at your home and either say “wow” or “yuck”. You definitely want the former. It means your home looks great, and it might even mean that it has a higher value than it would without curb appeal. Quite a few things go into the appeal of your home’s exterior, and they all need to work well together in order for you to present a truly beautiful property. Landscaping is a huge part of it, as is the condition and color of your home. A nice paint job or attractive siding can make a big difference. Additionally, you have to think about the color of the garage door.