Interested in being on the cutting edge of kitchen remodeling and design? The staff at Tom’s Best Quality Remodeling of Schaumburg, IL want to highlight a few of the 2014 trends presented by HGTV and add our own insights, tips, and tricks. (For the full HGTV list, check out this article on the 17 Top Kitchen Design Trends.) We hope this list gets your kitchen remodeling design ideas kickstarted!
Is your basement currently unsightly? Do you try to steer clear of heading downstairs, unless you have to throw in a load of laundry or dig something out of storage? Tom’s Best Quality Remodeling of Schaumburg, IL, recommends that you turn that creepy, outdated, or unused space into a livable area for you and your family. Consider the following benefits of basement finishing from Tom’s Best.
When your IL kitchen remodeler, like the trusted professionals at Tom’s Best Quality Remodeling, starts gutting your kitchen to implement the new design, you’re going to need to devise a system so that you can perform daily meal prep and cooking duties. Below are some tips to help you plan ahead for your limited access to the kitchen area. Food Prep: One of the most difficult parts of kitchen remodeling is finding the space to clean vegetables, wash dishes, and perform other necessary meal preparations. If you have a utility room with a sink, this is the perfect place to set up your new home base. Foldable card tables or ironing boards make great surfaces for chopping up ingredients as well. Appliances: Unless you plan on lugging your fridge into the living room, you may want to invest in a mini-fridge. These pint-sized iceboxes can store plenty of food and … Continued
Suburban Chicago contractor company Tom’s Best Quality Remodeling celebrates its 15th year of success in the home improvement business during 2012. The company has been successful thanks to its practices of offering free design consultations, providing five-year warranties, and executing projects with high-quality craftsmanship, which all help to ensure customer satisfaction.
One of the easiest home improvement projects you can accomplish in a short period of time is painting. If you are wondering what paint color to choose, you can ask your Schaumburg handyman for advice. If you want to play it safe, try a neutral paint color. Neutral paint colors match a variety of furniture and accessories. Neutral paint colors are also a great choice if you know you will be selling your home in the near future. If neutral paint colors are too plain for you, try adding some color to your home with accessories. Neutral paint colors are safe, but sometimes boring. Bright colored accessories can add a hint of color that complements the room’s atmosphere. Before selecting your accessories, choose what accent color would work best with your neutral paint color. Your contractor can advise you on what color would work well. After deciding upon an accent … Continued
Many bathrooms can give off a very industrialized feeling. This makes your home bathroom seem anything but inviting. If you are tired of your boring bathroom, it may be time for your Arlington Heights home improvement contractors to remodel your bathroom. Your bathroom remodelers can create a natural, inviting atmosphere in your bathroom. Consider using more natural materials in your bathroom remodel to create a more natural bathroom environment. Stone easily creates a natural feel to your bathroom. If you plan on using tile for the flooring, consider slate tile. Slate tiles are often darker and will help create an earthy environment. Brown, green, and blue are colors that are found in nature. This makes them great color choices to decorate your bathroom. If you use a lighter brown shade for your granite countertops, light blue would work great as your wall color. The possibilities of using these colors are … Continued
If the size of your kitchen has been preventing your Arlington Heights home improvement project from moving forward, don’t let it. Just because you have a small kitchen, doesn’t mean it can’t be as functional or beautiful as a larger kitchen. If you plan carefully before your remodel, you can create a stylish and efficient kitchen in your home. Kitchen space can be created in several different ways. Double-stacked cupboards, or cupboard mounted directly above each other, will use more vertical space rather than horizontal space. Most people don’t need space up that high, so this will create more space in your small kitchen. Installing drawers below the cabinets will also create more space in your kitchen. Rather than putting all your utensils in the drawers, you can use hangers on the wall. This will create much more storage space in your kitchen. After implementing some of the mentioned changes, … Continued
A great way to increase the amount of living space in your home is finishing your basement. There are a number of things you can do in a finished basement, but a home gym is a very popular choice. Working out in your home is convenient, but gym equipment can clutter your home. A finished basement is a great option for an exercise room because it has the least amount of foot traffic. As with any Arlington Heights home improvement project, you must research before you can begin the basement finishing. Make sure you have enough space in the basement for exercise equipment. Measure your basement for height and width. Draw up a working layout of the space and the equipment on paper or on the computer. If you need space for aerobic exercise, you may want to consider installing a mirror on the wall. Consider rubber flooring rather than … Continued
You know you need to paint your walls for your next Arlington Heights home improvement project, but you’ve been putting it off. Not knowing what color to paint a room can make the task seem daunting. Choosing white, ivory, or another neutral color may seem like the right choice, but those colors can be a little too plain and boring. If you don’t want to choose a boring color, it may be time to accessorize your room and add some color. If you need color inspiration, take look at your favorite accessory or furniture piece in that room. Often times a color scheme can be built around the simplest item. Simply find something you like and make it the focal point of the room. A colorful rug would be a great choice to draw inspiration. If you are painting your kitchen, plates or a table cloth could serve as your … Continued
If kitchen remodeling is the next Arlington Heights home improvement project you’d like to tackle, a kitchen pantry could be a great addition. Kitchens require utensils, bowls, pans, and more. A kitchen pantry is not only useful, but it helps organize a hectic kitchen. Your kitchen pantry can have pullout shelves or open shelves. Pullout shelves are great for storing pots and pans, but open shelves display colorful dishes nicely. Your Arlington Heights home improvement contractor can easily put doors in front of the shelves. This can help keep dust out of your bowls and pans. It is also a good idea to include some hangers for your aprons. A pantry should be well lit, so you can read food labels. Talk to your contractor about installing proper lighting in your kitchen pantry. If you add a larger pantry, it could make a great space to plan and prepare for meals. … Continued